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Lawrence 1970s Project
Since 2020, the Watkins Museum has hosted a series of events to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1970s. Events related to the 1970s will be hosted throughout the city until […]
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Scavenger Hunt Saturdays!
A great activity for kids up to age 10. Every Saturday at the Watkins is Scavenger Hunt Saturday: Drop by the museum to search for objects around the building and […]
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Stories For All Festival
Lawrence Public Library 707 Vermont St.Stories for All: A Digital Storytelling Project for the Twenty-First Century brings together over forty Kansas-based partner projects dedicated to gathering marginalized and suppressed histories, interconnecting them, and sharing them widely […]
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Lawrence Earth Day Fair
South Park 1141 Massachusetts St., Lawrence, KansasThe City of Lawrence and the Watkins Museum invite you to the annual Lawrence Earth Day Fair! This free event will happen in South Park and feature lots of earth-friendly […]
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Homeschool History I (Ages 5-10)
Join us at the Watkins Museum for classes based on Lawrence and/or Douglas County History. Topics will be explored using hands-on activities, art projects, and will be multi-subject when appropriate. Parents […]
Trails That Connect Us
Free State Brewing Co. 1927 Moodie Rd., Lawrence, KansasFree State’s Eastside Brewery will host Trails That Connect Us — a free openhouse event, located along the Burroughs Trail at 19th and Moodie Road in Lawrence.
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Lawrence Poetry Fair
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesThe 11th annual Lawrence Poetry Fair will be hosted at the Watkins. Poets and poetry aficionados, lovers of spring and dancing in the rain among flowers, please join us as […]
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Tiny Tours: Life in a Cabin: Small Living
Watkins Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts St, Lawrence, KS, United StatesEach month throughout the school year, the Watkins Museum’s education team offers interactive hands-on activities based on Lawrence history for children ages 3-5 who have not entered school. Tours include […]