Oak Hill Cemetery selected for 48StateTour

...required. Participants will gain hands-on lessons in preserving historic cemeteries and stones. For more information, email Denise Pettengill, member of the Oak Hill Cemetery Committee, at pettengilldenise@gmail.com and visit 48statetour.com.... Read More

Dear Friends: Lawrence’s Literary Societies

...social spaces, as places of growing political and community influence, and as informal learning communities. While several literary societies are mentioned throughout, the exhibit commemorates Friends in Council’s 100th anniversary.... Read More

Walking Tour of Black Jack Battlefield

10/21 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm Experience the Battle of Black Jack in a walking tour led by legendary 19th century abolitionist John Brown (AKA local historian Kerry Altenbernd).... Read More

Walking Tour: Founders of Oak Hill Cemetery

...for creating it. The tour will begin from the Citizens Monument to the victims of Quantrill’s Raid. All ticket proceeds will go toward the committee’s work to preserve and beautify... Read More

Hands-On History: Building a Conversation

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109. Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Online Talk: How Do You Conserve a Cemetery?

...of the Oak Hill Cemetery Committee about the do’s and don’ts of conserving cemeteries and gravestones for the education and memorialization of ourselves and future generations. This event is a... Read More

Hands-On History: Saving the Last Word

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109.  Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Hands-On History: Personal Identity

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109.  Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Hands-On History: Identity & Names

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109.  Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Hands-On History: Connecting to the Past, Part 1

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109.  Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Hands-On History: Connecting to the Past, Part 2

...individual classes. Register by contacting Education Coordinator Shannon Hodges at shodges@watkinsmuseum.org or 785-841-4109.  Oak Hill Cemetery 1605 Oak Hill Ave Lawrence, Kansas 66044 View Venue Website Add to calendar Google... Read More

Monuments and Memories: WWI Memorials in Lawrence

...and how the legacies of the war continue to impact our community today. Stop and see it before making your way more WWI content in the ticketed exhibit On Two... Read More