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The Civil War in Kansas

Thursday, May 1 at 5:30 pm
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The Museum's limited seating will be offered on a first-come, first-seated basis, or enjoy this free presentation from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. Register for your Zoom link here.

The violent guerrilla warfare between proslavery and antislavery forces, known as Bleeding Kansas, foreshadowed the national Civil War to come. The border struggle only grew more heated between 1861 and 1865. Join Will Haynes, as he discusses the story of Kansas during the Civil War and how it helped shape the state’s image for years afterward. Haynes is the deputy director of engagement and learning for Watkins Museum of History in Lawrence. This presentation is underwritten by Humanities Kansas.

Special thanks to our sponsors:

  • Friends of the Museum
  • Cary Brinegar

    For the exhibit Kansas: Battleground for Freedom

  • Dean & Debra Lewis

    For the exhibit Kansas: Battleground for Freedom

  • For Growing a Community platform and Street Fair

  • For the From Sod to Stone area

  • For Crossing the Crossroads area

  • Citywide Storage

    For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit

  • Exline

    For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit

  • Mid-Kansas Title

    For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit

  • Waters Hardware

    For A Place to Call Home traveling exhibit

  • For Street Fair

  • Roy & Donice Applequist

    For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • Ann Zimmerman & Dexter Eggers

    For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • Dick & Joyce Brown

    For Street Fair

  • Dean & Debra Lewis

    For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

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  • For the Street Fair's Serious Eaters Contest

  • For the Street Fair's Serious Eaters Contest

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

  • For Street Fair

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