The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Miller Watkins

...Archival Collections. (n.d.). Retrieved April 13, 2022, from https://archives.lib.ku.edu/repositories/3/resources/2801 Elizabeth Miller Watkins. (n.d.). Retrieved April 12, 2022, from https://www.kitchen8.org/ Elizabeth Miller Watkins Legacy Collection, 1909? 2010—Kansas Historical Society. (n.d.). Retrieved... Read More

Oak Hill Cemetery Committee

...Updates Learn about the latest Oak Hill Cemetery Committee news and projects here. August 30, 2024 | by Will Haynes Oak Hill Committee Photographed by Lawrence Parks & Rec On... Read More

The Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery

...Coast Conservation in October 2022. Later in the spring season, Shannon discovered little Charlie’s headstone was damaged and in pieces on the ground. It is not known what caused the... Read More

Structure and Story: Tour of the Robert H. Miller House

...to a close, now is the perfect time for us to gather and deepen our understanding of the Miller House during the Underground Railroad, Quantrill’s Raid, and ever since. During... Read More

About Us

...societies in Douglas County to share resources and preserve county historic places, and a partner organization in the Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area. The Watkins Museum of History gratefully acknowledges... Read More

Landmark Preservation: Oak Hill Cemetery Conservation

Cemeteries are valuable for understanding the historical and cultural landscape of a community. Preserving cemeteries respects the deceased and acknowledges the historical and cultural role they play for current and... Read More

Press Release: The Watkins Museum acquires painting portraying Quantrill’s raid

...WPA commission, but the mural was never executed. Learning about the never-completed mural in 1979, a Lawrence couple who collected Magafan’s work commissioned this version. When painting the commission, the... Read More

Soldiers Return: Coming Home from Vietnam

...support each other. In the following decades, many local veterans found ways to process their war memories through books, articles, and poetry. This exhibit expresses, in their own words and... Read More

Confronting the Past: The Douglas County Community Remembrance Project

...city’s history. The Community Remembrance Project, a group of community organizations – including Watkins Museum of History—working to install a marker near the site of the lynching held a soil collection ceremony... Read More

Wakarusa Pocket History Packets

...Heritage Museum. Supplies to complete the activities include crayons, colored pencils, markers, scissors, and glue sticks. Grades: K-2nd Underground Railroad FArming Pioneers Grades: 3rd-5th Kansas Agriculture Early settlers Underground Railroad... Read More

How do You Conserve a Cemetery?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dE9MP3TjK0E&t=4s Lawrence’s Oak Hill Cemetery is undergoing a dramatic restoration! We spoke with Lucinda Linderman, Sculpture Conservator with Pacific Coast Conservation, and Kerry Altenbernd of the Oak Hill Cemetery Committee... Read More

Film and Community: A Conversation with Kevin Willmott

...Kevin Willmott about community, Black history, and film. Get involved by asking Kevin questions! (Photo: Jacob Downing, University Daily Kansan) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhsudNRF5N4 This conversation was streamed live on Mar 14, 2022... Read More