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Family Friendly Free In-Person

Tiny Tours: Teddy Bear Tea Party

2/9/23 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 pm

genealogy In-Person Ticketed Event

Class: Researching Your German Ancestors – Part 1

2/11/23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Free In-Person

Homeschool History: A Soldier’s Life in Pictures

2/24/23 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Free In-Person

Haskell Exhibit Public Presentation

2/24/23 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

genealogy In-Person Ticketed Event

Researching Your German Ancestors: Part 1

2/25/23 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

A Thing of Beauty: The Story of the Watkins Building

Days of Rage: The 1970 Curfew

Embodying Connections: A New Look at the Gary Davis Photo Collection

January 12, 2023 | by Natalie Vondrak

Press Release: KRAMER Family Research Room

The Watkins Museum is excited to announce that the KRAMER Family Research Room is open for research appointments. The Watkins…

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January 3, 2023 | by Natalie Vondrak

Supplies in Demand

Time Capsule with the Watkins Museum of History kicks off the new year with an episode featuring the museum’s newest…

Time Capsule

December 6, 2022 | by Natalie Vondrak

Giving for Good Campaign

In this Time Capsule episode, Communications and Outreach Manager Natalie Vondrak explains how the Watkins Museum is partnering with the…

Time Capsule

November 15, 2022 | by Natalie Vondrak

Embattled Lawrence

Today’s episode features special guest Dennis Domer who will be discussing his book project Embattled Lawrence: The Enduring Struggle for…

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Current Exhibits

Genius in a Jar: Albert Einstein’s Brain in Lawrence

Parks & Green Spaces

Supplies in Demand: Shortages in Lawrence History

From Then to Now: A Student History of Haskell Indian Nations University

Living Sovereignty: Sustaining Indigenous Autonomy in “Indian Territory” Kansas

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