Trails That Connect Us

1927 Moodie Rd.

Join us for the family-friendly Trails that Connect Us event! Come to the Free State Brewing Bottling Facility on the Burroughs Creek Trail Loop section, located at 1927 Moodie Rd., […]

Online Book Talk: Native Americans After World War I

Drawing from archival sources and oral histories, author Thomas Grillot demonstrates how the relationship between Native American tribes and the United States was reinvented in the years following World War […]

The Munsee Tribe in Kansas

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Through a grant from Humanities Kansas, the Munsee Tribe in Kansas has embarked on “Niiloona Munsiiw: We Are Munsee,” a cultural preservation project and series of events that will protect […]

Free

On Two Fronts: Kansans Fighting the Great War

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

In this special three-part exhibit, audiences will encounter the harrowing experiences of Kansans in WWI using first-hand accounts, artifacts, and interactives. The ticketed experience features the traveling exhibit, Life in the […]

$10

Tiny Tours: Springtime Planting

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Tiny Tours are a once-a-month program for children ages 3-5 who have not entered school. The tour focuses on an interactive and a hands-on activities based on Lawrence history. Tour activities […]

Free

Oak Hill Cemetery Tour: Black Civil War Veterans

Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave, Lawrence, Kansas

Join local historian Jeanne Klein for a tour of historic Oak Hill Cemetery. Jeanne will draw on her years of research to present this new tour on Black Civil War […]

$20 – $30

Homeschool History: 19th Century Schooling

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Looking for a fun event for your homeschool child? The Watkins Museum shares Lawrence history with homeschool students ages 5-12 every month throughout the school year. Each lesson studies a […]

Free

Homeschool History: 19th Century Schooling

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Looking for a fun event for your homeschool child? The Watkins Museum shares Lawrence history with homeschool students ages 5-12 every month throughout the school year. Each lesson studies a […]

Free

Pocket History Packets Summer Program

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

This summer, the Watkins Museum is offering a new program for Douglas County students who have just finished kindergarten through fifth grade in the latest school year. In June, July, […]

Free

Underground Railroad Bus Tour

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

IMPORTANT UPDATE: All seats have been reserved. Add your name to the waiting list here. Part of the Lawrence Juneteenth Celebration: a new bus tour developed by the Watkins Museum of […]

Free

Lawrence 1933 Walking Tour

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

Update: This tour is sold out. Thank you for your interest! What was it like living in Lawrence during the New Deal and the Great Depression? As we celebrate the […]

What’s That? Wednesdays

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

School’s Out! Want to have fun and see some cool stuff with your friends? Then stop by the Watkins to participate in our newest program What’s That? Wednesdays. Every Wednesday in […]

Free

What’s That? Wednesdays

Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United States

School’s Out! Want to have fun and see some cool stuff with your friends? Then stop by the Watkins to participate in our newest program What’s That? Wednesdays. Every Wednesday in […]

Free