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Organizations earn grant for exhibit to be spread across 6 Douglas County sites
Douglas County museums have earned a grant that will support an exhibition to be displayed across six historic sites throughout the county.
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Organizations earn grant for exhibit to be spread across 6 Douglas County sites
Douglas County museums have earned a grant that will support an exhibition to be displayed across six historic sites throughout the county.
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Historic Resources Commission approves demolition of former Jayhawk Bookstore building
Demolition of the former Jayhawk Bookstore building at Crescent Road and Naismith Drive could get underway as soon as next week with the approval of the Historic Resources Commission.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
KU Endowment seeks to demolish former Jayhawk Bookstore building to make way for business hub
KU Endowment is looking to demolish the building that formerly housed Jayhawk Bookstore and McLain’s Market on KU’s campus to make room for the business school’s new entrepreneurship hub.
New land survey seeks to document archaeological history of Douglas County
Leaders of a new Douglas County land survey are calling for local participation as they seek to document archeological sites in the area.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Early Lawrence Christian churches to star in Watkins Museum’s new temporary exhibition
More than three dozen Christian churches founded in Lawrence prior to 1900 will be featured in a new temporary exhibition at the Watkins Museum.
Nathan Kramer / Lawrence Times
Watkins Museum of History celebrates completed restoration of stained glass windows
The Watkins Museum of History is celebrating a successful stained glass window restoration project — a community-funded effort to maintain a local historical landmark.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Community helps Watkins Museum recoup $13K from federal grant cut
A Watkins Museum of History project on the Underground Railroad was completed before the federal grant funding it was terminated, and the Lawrence community has helped the museum recoup the $13,000 that the feds didn’t disburse.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Screening set for documentary on Sacred Red Rock’s return to the Kaw Nation
A documentary film telling the story of the Sacred Red Rock’s return to the Kaw Nation is set for a screening at Liberty Hall in Lawrence.
Tom Harper/Lawrence Times
Liberty Hall launches silent movie series to celebrate 100 years of screenings
Liberty Hall in downtown Lawrence is celebrating a century of screening movies by showing a 1925 silent film once a month through the remainder of the year.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Haskell Cultural Center and Museum collection digitization among 12 projects earning heritage grants
A preservation project at the Haskell Cultural Center and Museum and 11 other cultural projects have earned $210,000 in grant money from Douglas County.
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