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Education September 16, 2026 - 6:41 pm

New program focused on Oak Hill Cemetery to let students do field work, learn local history

by Wulfe Wulfemeyer

By teaching young people how to clean grave markers at Oak Hill Cemetery, a new student program aims to show participants that cemeteries aren’t creepy or sad — they’re vital links to community history and heritage.

Arts & Events November 17, 2023 - 7:18 pm

Watkins Museum acquires painting of Quantrill’s raid

by Lawrence Times

Donors have helped the Watkins Museum of History purchase a painting depicting a pivotal moment in Lawrence’s history, and the painting has quite a story of its own.

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