Halloween at the Watkins!
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesBring the kids to the Watkins Museum during downtown trick-or-treating for candy and a ghostly scavenger hunt for prizes!
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Class: Census Research for Genealogists
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesFederal and state census records are filled with useful information for genealogists. Understanding how to interpret and analyze these records is a key skill for building your family tree and […]
$15 – $25
Showcasing a Collection: How to Effectively Display an Artifact
The Watkins Museum is partnering with the Douglas County Community Foundation on their year-end Giving for Good campaign to raise money to help us purchase display cases and custom mounts […]
Horsing Around Downtown: Holiday Scavenger Hunt
Downtown LawrenceAnnouncing the return of this popular holiday event! From December 2-9, look for the famous Watkins Hobby Horses in the windows of businesses in the 700 and 800 blocks of […]
Free
Ellie on the Shelf: A Kids’ Scavenger Hunt!
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesAnnouncing an electrifying holiday game: Bring the kids into the Watkins on December 3, locate the miniature versions of our mascot Ellie the Electric Car on all three floors, and […]
Free
Genealogy + Local History Spotlight
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDue to the success of our January 10 Genealogy + Local History Spotlight, we're hosting another one! Researching your house’s history, delving into genealogy, or exploring Kansas’s storied past? Join […]
Free
Class: Researching Your German Ancestors – Part 1
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesGerman genealogy research is so complicated, expert researcher Alisa Branham will cover this topic in multiple classes. This introductory class will cover basics and the particular challenges of German history […]
$15 – $25
Homeschool History: A Soldier’s Life in Pictures
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesLooking 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
Haskell Exhibit Public Presentation
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesJoin us for a special event during this month's Final Friday. The museum will be open from 6:00-8:00 PM for visitors to explore the new exhibit From Then to Now: […]
Free
Researching Your German Ancestors: Part 1
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesGerman genealogy research is so complicated, expert researcher Alisa Branham will cover this topic in multiple classes. This introductory class will cover basics and the particular challenges of German history […]
Homeschool History: A Soldier’s Life in Pictures
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesLooking 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
DNA for Genealogy Research
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDNA is a powerful tool for genealogy research, helpful for confirming your ancestry or identifying family members in situations like adoption. In this class, genealogy expert Alisa Branham will cover […]
$15 – $25
Online Book Talk: Varmints and Victims: Predator Control in the American West
Join us on the Watkins Museum YouTube, Facebook, and Twitter as we chat with historian Frank Van Nuys about his fascinating book, Varmints and Victims: Predator Control in the American […]
Final Friday: Amazing History at the Watkins
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesDrop by the museum to view exciting local history exhibits, including From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University and Creatures From the Vault: Animal-Themed Artifacts […]
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Potter’s Field History Harvest
Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont St.Share your story at the next History Harvest for the Oak Hill Cemetery Potter's Field Remembrance Project. If you have a story, photograph, document, etc. about the potter’s field or […]
Free
Book Event: The Life & Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate an exceptional Lawrence woman and the new biography written about her. In the engaging new book The Life and Legacy of Elizabeth Miller Watkins: A […]
Free
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 StatesThrough 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 […]
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Swimming in Change: Researching Lawrence’s First Integrated Swimming Pool
Outdoor Aquatic Center 727 Kentucky St., Lawrence, KansasJoin us at the Outdoor Aquatic Center as KU graduate student Maggie Brown-Peoples details her research into the issues around the creation of Lawrence’s first integrated swimming pool. From the […]
On Two Fronts: Kansans Fighting the Great War
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesIn 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 StatesTiny 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 […]
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Oak Hill Cemetery Tour: Black Civil War Veterans
Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave, Lawrence, KansasJoin 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 StatesLooking 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 StatesLooking 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 StatesThis 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, […]
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