April 16, 2025 | by Will Haynes Watkins Recognized by City of Lawrence At the City Commission meeting on April 15, Mayor Michael Dever read a proclamation recognizing the Watkins Museum’s 50… 50th Anniversary Blog
April 10, 2025 | by Will Haynes Volunteers Needed for the Lawrence Earth Day Fair! The Lawrence Earth Day Fair–a partnership of the Watkins Museum and the City of Lawrence–will happen in South Park… Blog
April 9, 2025 | by Will Haynes Watkins Celebrates Three Notable Community Anniversaries in 2025 By Andrew Stockmann Lawrence – The Watkins Museum of History is proud to announce an exhibition sponsorship for… 50th Anniversary Blog
April 5, 2025 | by Will Haynes Watkins Museum Kicks Off 50th Anniversary with New Exhibition By Andrew Stockmann Lawrence – The Watkins Museum of History is proud to announce the opening of… 50th Anniversary Blog
April 3, 2025 | by Will Haynes Watkins Museum Marks 50 Years For 50 years the Watkins Museum has fostered connections with the community—welcoming visitors, sharing stories, preserving materials that link… 50th Anniversary Blog
March 12, 2025 | by Will Haynes Lucy Faulkner by Leslie Beesley Belleville Telescope, June 1, 1894 While visiting Section 4 at Oak Hill, I stumbled upon a… Blog Oak Hill Cemetery
December 11, 2024 | by Will Haynes Perry Bigelow Barber by Leslie Beesley Perry. Year unknown. Perry (right) at age six and his sister Emma at age four. Photo… Blog Oak Hill Cemetery
November 12, 2024 | by Will Haynes Watkins Receives Two Awards The Watkins Museum of History recently received two awards from the Kansas Museums Association. Our graphic novel… Blog News
November 6, 2024 | by Will Haynes Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War In June 1863, Harriet Tubman ventured into the heart of slave territory in South Carolina to carry out one of… Blog Lectures & Programs Uncategorized
October 18, 2024 | by Will Haynes Creeping Glaciers and Ancient Oceans: The Geologic Story of Douglas County On September 26, we hosted Andy Connolly of the Kansas Geological Survey for a fascinating lesson on how our region… Blog Lectures & Programs
August 30, 2024 | by Will Haynes Oak Hill Committee Photographed by Lawrence Parks & Rec On August 22, the Lawrence Department of Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture paid tribute to the Oak Hill Cemetery Committee… Blog News Oak Hill Cemetery