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Lawrence board signs off on markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970
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.
Lawrence board signs off on markers to honor teens killed by police in 1970
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.
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Haskell regents, professor call for radar search of development site for unmarked graves
The board of regents of Haskell Indian Nations University and a prominent Indigenous studies professor urge developers of the proposed New Boston Crossing to search the site for children who could be buried in unmarked graves.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Barn Fest to spotlight historic farmsteads of Douglas County
An upcoming two-day event will offer community members a chance to learn about and tour historic farmsteads of Douglas County.
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Watkins Museum, turning 50 soon, to seek community feedback through town hall
The Watkins Museum of History, founded in 1975, will soon celebrate its 50th anniversary. Its staff members want to hear from the community as they imagine the museum’s future.
Molly Adams/Lawrence Times
Smithsonian exhibit coming to Kansas, starting at Haskell Cultural Center and Museum
Haskell’s Cultural Center and Museum will be the first Kansas site to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit that ”uncovers the many ways American Indian images, names, and stories have been part of the nation’s identity.”
Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Descendant of Native American boarding school survivors advocates for truth, healing, justice
Deidre Whiteman, a Haskell alum with the National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition, reflected Monday on family history and her work to find healing and justice for boarding school survivors.
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Watkins Museum exhibit, film screening and more will commemorate The Merc’s 50-year history
Lawrence’s community-owned cooperative grocery store, The Merc Co+op, is turning 50 and the public is invited to mark the milestone with a Watkins Museum exhibit and more.
Lawrence’s Historic Resources Commission votes in favor of Sacred Red Rock markers
Following a successful effort to rematriate the Sacred Red Rock with the Kaw people, the Historic Resources Commission has recommended approval of markers for the Lawrence park where the boulder was misappropriated for nearly a century.
KU professor to give tour of Beni Israel Cemetery in Eudora
A KU professor on Sunday will share his knowledge of the “founding, near abandonment, rededication and expansion” of the Beni Israel Cemetery in Eudora.
Lawrence artist’s public works will honor La Yarda community
Lawrence artist Javy Ortiz will soon create long-lasting original works to honor the people of La Yarda, a neighborhood of Mexican American railroad workers and their families that stood from 1920 through 1951 in East Lawrence.
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