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Jeanine Michna-Bales
Lawrence news April 2, 2026 - 6:56 pm

Watkins Museum exhibits to document Underground Railroad history, feature local sites

by Lawrence Times

The Watkins Museum of History will host a traveling exhibition of photography documenting Underground Railroad locations alongside a supplemental display highlighting local sites.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news March 20, 2026 - 6:23 pm

Lawrence NAACP to preserve stories of Black people buried in unmarked graves with headstones, biographies

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

Lawrence’s NAACP chapter will reclaim the stories of 30 Black people who were buried in unmarked graves in Oak Hill Cemetery, including three men lynched by a mob in 1882, with new granite headstones and a digital biography archive.

Lawrence news February 10, 2026 - 10:19 pm

Lawrence city commissioners approve historic markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970

by Mackenzie Clark

Lawrence city commissioners on Tuesday approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, despite objections from the police chief.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news January 27, 2026 - 10:21 am

City of Lawrence seeks feedback on push to make Watson Park a historic landmark

by Lawrence Times

Historic resources staff members with the city will hold an open house this weekend to seek feedback on possibly listing Watson Park on the Lawrence Register of Historic Places.

Lawrence news January 15, 2026 - 7:31 pm

Lawrence board signs off on markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970

by Mackenzie Clark

A city board has finally approved historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970, though the board wants the shooters named on both markers.

Arts & Events January 13, 2026 - 2:39 pm

Upcoming Watkins Museum exhibition to celebrate 5 decades of KU’s Hall Center for the Humanities

by Lawrence Times

An upcoming exhibition at the Watkins Museum will look at 50 years of growth and impact at the Hall Center for the Humanities, a research center at KU.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news December 16, 2025 - 6:55 pm

New edition of first volume of ‘Embattled Lawrence’ released

by Maya Hodison

An updated version of “Embattled Lawrence Vol. 1,” an original work detailing history of Lawrence, aims to fill in more gaps than its predecessor.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events December 7, 2025 - 2:50 pm

Community can reflect on Sacred Red Rock, returned to the Kaw Nation, during storytelling circle

by Lawrence Times

The Spencer Museum of Art is hosting a storytelling circle focused on the Sacred Red Rock as part of a current exhibit exploring how the boulder was returned to the Kaw Nation.

Contributed photo
Arts & Events December 5, 2025 - 4:20 pm

Organizations earn grant for exhibit to be spread across 6 Douglas County sites

by Lawrence Times

Douglas County museums have earned a grant that will support an exhibition to be displayed across six historic sites throughout the county.

Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Lawrence news November 20, 2025 - 7:44 pm

Lawrence board again defers approval of markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970

by Mackenzie Clark

A city advisory board has again deferred approving historic markers to pay tribute to Rick “Tiger” Dowdell and Nick Rice, teens who were shot and killed by Lawrence police officers in 1970 — but the end is in sight.

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