Lone Star Lake: History with a Waterfront View

...for more on-site historical interpretation. Looking toward the future, it will be essential to provide kiosks explaining the site’s significance and history to keep the CCC companies’ legacy and effort... Read More

Research

...rush fee of $50 applies. Available dependent on staff availability. Imaging Fees: These fees are associated with the most commonly used research services. Image TypeReproduction FeeBlack and White Photocopy (PDF... Read More

Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War

...and extraordinary missions of the Civil War. Join us at the Watkins for a special author event. In her new book Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom... Read More

Underground Railroad Bus Tour

...tour developed by the Watkins Museum of History. Join us as we travel to three historic sites in Lawrence and learn stories of heroism and tragedy from Lawrence’s early days... Read More

The Oak Hill Cemetery Potter's Field Community Remembrance Project

...Caleb also wants to work for and with communities to help preserve cemeteries and especially work to remember those in the past who were often forgotten and overlooked. Caleb serves... Read More

Youth Education

...(grades K-3) Lesson Plan (grades 4-8) Lesson Plan (grades 9-12) Women of Wonder Learn about women who helped Lawrence develop and thrive. Lesson Plan (grades K-3) Lesson Plan (grades 4-8)... Read More

Embattled Lawrence

Project Overview In 2001, Dennis Domer and Barbara Watkins published Embattled Lawrence: Conflict & Community, featuring a collection of articles from historians, civic leaders, and community stakeholders. Today, Dennis Domer... Read More

War on the Wakarusa: A Living History Event

...the fellow Kansans that lived through it nearly 170 years ago. Living historians representing these citizens and soldiers will be recreating one of the nine infantry companies of James Lane’s... Read More

Wakarusa Underground Railroad (K-2nd Grade)

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Wakarusa Underground Railroad (3rd-5th Grade)

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Online Book Talk: Native Americans After World War I

4/21 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, author Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was... Read More

The Heroes of Quantrill's Raid

...and the Watkins Museum’s Natalie Vondrak explores the history of Lawrence or Douglas County and shares the stories of the people and events that have helped shape our community. The... Read More