Constitution Hall Topeka presents “Civil Unrest on the Western Frontier”
On October 10, join Constitution Hall Topeka for an important historical presentation by scholars Dr. Durwood Ball, Dr. Donna Devlin, and Dr. Tony R. Mullis on the civil unrest that surrounded the Topeka Constitutional Convention of October 1855. Historian Robert Nelson will give an update on the Lane Trail byways project. Then reenactors from The Third Kansas Light Artillery Battery B will demonstrate uniforms, weapons, and tactics in the Kansas Territory and fire an antique cannon.
“Civil Unrest on the Western Frontier” is sponsored by Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area, Friends of the Free State Capitol, and the Shawnee County Historical Society. Attendance is free. Register by October 9.
Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (FFNHA) builds awareness of struggles for freedom in western Missouri and eastern Kansas. Established by Congress in 2006, FFNHA covers a unique physical and cultural landscape across 41 counties and 31,000 square miles. It promotes three diverse, interwoven, and nationally significant stories: frontier settlement, the Missouri-Kansas Border War and Civil War, and enduring civil rights disputes. FFNHA inspires respect for multiple perspectives and empowers area residents to preserve and share these stories, achieving its goals through interpretation, preservation, conservation, and education for all residents and visitors. It is one of 62 federally recognized national heritage areas across the United States.