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Red Cross Blood Drive
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesYour local American Red Cross is in urgent need of blood donations. Step up and save lives! The Watkins will host a blood drive on Tuesday, July 30. To make […]
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The Kansas Save the Flags Project
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesAbout 75 flags from Kansas' involvement in the Civil War are in the collections of the Kansas Historical Society. Tattered and torn, these irreplaceable pieces of Kansas' past need your […]
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Zouaves: The Civil War’s Most Colorful Soldiers
In their new book Zouave Theaters: Transnational Military Fashion and Performance, Carol E. Harrison and Thomas J. Brown chart the rise and fall of the Zouave uniform, the nineteenth century’s […]
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Presentation by Eric Smallwood: Men’s Summer Clothing in the 1860s
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesOur annual memorial service for the victims of Quantrill's Raid will be followed by a new presentation by clothing historian and tailor Eric Smallwood. Using original pieces from the collection […]
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Online Talk with Shae Smith Cox: The Fabric of Civil War Society
Military uniforms, badges, flags, and other material objects have been used to represent the identity of Americans throughout history. In her new book The Fabric of Civil War Society, Shae Smith […]
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Danger & Glory: The Life of a Civil War Soldier
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesOver three million Americans served in the Civil War, including twenty thousand Kansans. Join us in-person and online as historian Will Haynes tells stories of the adventures and harsh realities […]
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The Write Bridge Author Expo
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesThis program will be held in-person and also livestreamed on the Watkins Museum Facebook and YouTube.
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Watkins Tiny Tours: Artifacts All Around
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesTiny Tours is a popular, free museum series for kids age 3-5 and their grownups. Activities offer a play-based approach to learning and include stories, crafting, and more! Register your […]
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Creeping Glaciers and Ancient Oceans: The Geologic Story of Douglas County
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDid you know you can find fossils just by walking through downtown? Learn this and more with Andy Connolly, educator at the Kansas Geological Survey, who will talk about the […]
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Unsung Olympians: Behind the Scenes at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesThe Olympic Games celebrate athletic achievement and international cooperation. But the Olympics could never happen without the dedication of thousands of people helping to make the athletes shine. Join us […]
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