In this special three-part exhibit, audiences will encounter the harrowing experiences of Kansans in WWI using first-hand accounts, artifacts, and interactives. The ticketed experience features the traveling exhibit, Life in the Trenches, developed by the Smoky Hill Museum in Salina, KS, with two additional artifact-rich exhibits, How the War Was Told: Propaganda in WWI and Roll of Honor: The […]

What was it like living in Lawrence during the New Deal and the Great Depression? As we celebrate the 90th anniversary of the Douglas County Historical Society, we invite you to join us on a journey of historical discovery down Mass Street. Experience events and businesses in downtown Lawrence during a fascinating era! Tickets are […]

Join us at the Lawrence Arts Center for a screening of the critically acclaimed film 1917. SCHEDULE 12:30 pm | Doors Open 1 pm | Opening Remarks from Watkins Museum of History 1:15 pm | Showtime ADMISSION Tickets are $5 Ticket holders will be eligible for $5 member's rate tickets to the Watkins Museum exhibition On […]