UPDATE: Our Kansas Day event is canceled due to icy weather in the forecast. We're bummed we have to extinguish these birthday candles early, but please join us for our next Second Saturday events.
Each January marks another year of statehood for Kansas, so we're celebrating Kansas Day, a birthday party fit for our home state!
Second Saturday, Jan. 14
10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Central Resource Library
We've got something for the whole family. Learn amazing and interesting facts about Kansas History with local historical societies and community organizations as you visit each of their booths. We've also got storytelling and hands-on craft activities throughout the day, and don't forget the cutting of the birthday cake at noon!
Each of these groups will be joining us to share a unique piece of Kansas history:
- Freedom's Frontier
- Gardner Historical Museum
- Johnson County Genealogical Society
- Johnson County Museum
- Kansas City Area Historic Trails Association
- Kansas City Kansas Public Library
- Leawood Historic Commission
- Lecompton Museum
- Lenexa Historical Society
- Mahaffie Stage Coach
- Monticello Historical Society
- Museum at Prairie Fire
- NAACP
- Olathe Historical Society
- Olathe Public Library
- Old Quindaro Museum
- Oregon-California Trails Association
- Overland Park Arboretum
- Overland Park Historical Society
- Shawnee Indian Mission
- Shawnee Town
- Sunflower Republic
For this and more, join us every Second Saturday for activities that the whole family can enjoy.