Civil War on the Border
8/22/24 @ 8:00 am – 8/25/24 @ 5:00 pm
Now in its 29th year, Civil War on the Border is Lawrence’s largest annual history event. This year’s theme is the Civil War in art. We’ll have special exhibits, talks with distinguished historians, bus and walking tours, and a display of the “Watkins Mystery Flag.” Tour tickets will become available August 1.
Civil War on the Border 2024 is sponsored in part by Explore Lawrence and the Lawrence Department of Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture.
Thursday, August 22
Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum
Special event: Curator’s Challenge: Quantrill’s Raid & the Watkins Mystery Flag, in-person at the Watkins Museum
Friday, August 23
Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum
Online talk with Thomas Brown: Zouaves, the Civil War’s Most Colorful Soldiers, 7-8 PM
Saturday, August 24
Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum
Quantrill’s Approach and Departure Bus Tour, 9 AM-12 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum
Memorial Service for Victims of Quantrill’s Raid and Presentation by Eric Smallwood: Men’s Clothing in 19th-century Kansas, 10 AM-12 PM, in-person at Watkins Museum and online
Quantrill’s Raid Bus Tour, 1-3 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum
Online Talk with Shae Smith Cox: The Fabric of Civil War Society, 7-8 PM
Sunday, August 25
Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum
Bleeding Kansas Bus Tour, 10 AM-12 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum
Bleeding Kansas Bus Tour, 1-3 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum
Presentation by Will Haynes: Weapons and Equipment of a Civil War Soldier, 4-5 PM, in-person at Watkins Museum and online