April 3, 2024 | by Will Haynes Graphic Novel: The Rescue of John Doy Watkins Education Coordinator Cherrie Preut and artist Maya Amen have collaborated on an exciting and educational graphic novel for kids!… Blog News
October 31, 2023 | by Natalie Vondrak 2023 Headstone Cleaning Report Headstone cleaning for the 2023 season has concluded at Oak Hill Cemetery. The Oak Hill Cemetery Committee of Watkins Museum… Blog Oak Hill Cemetery
September 25, 2023 | by Natalie Vondrak Founders of Oak Hill Cemetery Tour On a beautiful breezy evening, historian and Oak Hill Cemetery Committee member, Leslie Beesley, led a Founders of Oak Hill… Blog Oak Hill Cemetery
February 7, 2023 | by Watkins The Friends of Oak Hill Cemetery There are so many notable burials in Oak Hill Cemetery that American journalist and politician William Allen White proclaimed it… Blog Oak Hill Cemetery
June 16, 2022 | by Natalie Vondrak Lone Star Lake: History with a Waterfront View One benefit of living in Lawrence is that an escape from the congestion of city-living, like a stretch of land… Blog
June 14, 2022 | by Natalie Vondrak The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Miller Watkins Watkins Museum visitors frequently ask, “What was this building before it became a museum?”. This question often prompts a series… Blog