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Civil War on the Border

Name: Civil War on the Border
Start: 2023-08-18T08:00:00-05:00
End: 2023-08-20T17:00:00-05:00

8/18 @ 8:00 am – 8/20 @ 5:00 pm

The 28th annual Civil War on the Border series will occur August 18 through 20 in Lawrence. This year’s theme is food insecurity, past and present. Featured events will include bus and walking tours of local Civil War sites, in-person and online talks with historians, and a free screening of the new documentary I’m So Glad: Kansas City and The Roots of Black Gospel Music. Tickets are now on sale!

A portion of each tour ticket sale will be donated to Just Food, and donations of non-perishables will also be accepted on site.

Enter for a chance to win a piece of Lawrence history! This reproduction print of 1859 Lawrence has been custom matted and framed by Framewoods Gallery using antique wood from the Watkins Museum.

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Friday, August 18

Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum

Online talk with R. Douglas Hurt: Food and Agriculture during the Civil War, 5-6 PM

Walking Tour: Black Civic Leaders in Maple Grove Cemetery, 6:30-8:30 PM

Saturday, August 19

Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour, 8-9:30 AM, starts at Watkins Museum *SOLD OUT*

Walking Tour: Resting Place: Oak Hill Cemetery and the Creation of the Citizens Memorial, 8:30-9:30 AM

Memorial Service for Victims of Quantrill’s Raid and Talk by Fred Whitehead: The Union Cause in Missouri, 10-11:30 AM, in-person at Watkins Museum and online

Bleeding Kansas Bus Tour, 12-2 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum *SOLD OUT*

Women of Early Lawrence Bus Tour, 3-5 PM, leaves from Watkins Museum

Sunday, August 20