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Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life July 31, 2024 - 6:47 pm

Watkins Museum exhibition features items from Olympians of Lawrence and Douglas County

by Molly Adams

Artifacts and photographs from local Olympic participants, including Billy Mills and Phog Allen, are now on display at the Watkins Museum of History.

Molly Adams / Lawrence Times
Arts & Events June 21, 2024 - 3:31 pm

African American quilt convention in Lawrence reveals quilt from Georgia plantation; exhibit open at Watkins Museum

by Maya Hodison

“To me, it symbolizes freedom – how they broke out like birds,” Lawrence quilter and historian Marla Jackson said of an 1800s quilt believed to be made by a Black person who was enslaved.

Community Voices May 31, 2024 - 3:29 pm

Watkins Museum of History: Free fun to return with Summer Games (Announcement)

by Watkins Museum of History

“The Watkins Museum of History is excited to announce the return of a popular event series: Watkins Summer Games,” the museum writes.

Arts & Events April 26, 2024 - 8:32 pm

Watkins Museum hosting art competition to let K-12 students show what makes their school special

by Lawrence Times

As part of the Watkins Museum’s art competition and exhibit, elementary, middle and high school students are encouraged to submit original artwork expressing their school’s uniqueness. 

Chloe Anderson/Lawrence Times
Arts & Events April 16, 2024 - 6:56 pm

Kansas River Cleanup, Earth Day Fair and more events to return to Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

The 10th annual Kansas River Cleanup is coming up Saturday morning, to be followed by the Lawrence Earth Day Fair. Here’s info on those and more events to celebrate the earth.

Arts & Events January 2, 2024 - 1:52 pm

Watkins Museum’s new exhibit celebrates Lawrence’s sister cities

by Lawrence Times

The Watkins Museum of History has opened a new exhibit on Lawrence’s connection to its sister cities: Eutin, Germany; Hiratsuka, Japan; and Iniades, Greece.

August Rudisell/Lawrence Times
Lawrence Life December 9, 2023 - 4:17 pm

Reenactors bring scenes of Wakarusa War to South Park

by August Rudisell

Reenactors on Saturday recreated the defense of Lawrence at South Park, on the ground where much of the Wakarusa War occurred 168 years ago.

Education December 6, 2023 - 10:24 am

Reenactors to recreate the defense of Lawrence in Wakarusa War

by Will Haynes, Watkins Museum of History

Reenactors this weekend will recreate the defense of Lawrence on the very ground where much of the Wakarusa War occurred 168 years ago.

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.

Arts & Events October 26, 2023 - 8:29 pm

13 Halloween-themed events coming up in Lawrence

by Lawrence Times

Grab your costume and a large bag — it’s trick-or-treating time in Lawrence. Here’s a roundup of some fun and spooky events in the area. Most involve gratuitous amounts of candy.

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