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Museums of Kansas 1950s
All-Electric Model House, Shawnee, KS Birger Sandzen Memorial Gallery, Lindsborg, KS Swedish-American modernist painter and printmaker Birger Sandzen (1871-1954). European trained painter of landscapes of Kansas, Colorado and the Southwest. [834:00.00.00] Children's Museum of Kansas City, Kansas City, KS An interactive museum for youngsters ages 4-12 and their families. Exhibits cover art, science, and history. [647:00.00.00] Constitution Hall State Historic Site, Lecompton, KS From within the walls of Constitution Hall State Historic Site the Lecompton Constitution fanned the flames that became the Civil War. Supporters of the constitution tried to use it to impose a proslavery majority in Kansas Territory. Their failure pushed the South toward withdrawing from the Union. Two floors of exhibits tell the story of Constitution Hall, the abolitists, the people involved in proslavery issues, and the slaves who lived in Kansas. [410:00.00.00] Cottonwood Ranch State Historic Site, Studley, KS The stone house and outbuildings symbolize English settlement and ranching on the High Plains of Kansas. The Pratt family maintained elements of their British heritage in the construction of the buildings and in their daily activities. The new exhibits focus on aspects of sheep ranching and life in western Kansas. [411:00.00.00] Fort Hays State Historic Site, Hays, KS Blockhouse, guardhouse, officers quarters, and visitors center all bring to life the military frontier from the 1860s to the 1880s. Life was difficult fro the soldiers who protected the trails and the railroad from Native Americans who resented outsiders taking the land and destroying the buffalo. [412:00.00.00] Goodnow House State Historic Site, Manhattan, KS The Goodnow family came from New England to find a new home and to keep slavery out of kansas Territory. They stayed and led in the educational development of the new state. The Goodnows founded the college that became Kansas State University. [413:00.00.00] Great Plains Nature Center, Wichita, KS The GPNC is a new nature education facility in northeast Wichita, Kansas, emphasizing the flora, fauna and habitats of the Great Plains. [798:00.00.00] Grinter Place State Historic Site, Kansas City, KS Moses Grinter came to Kansas long before it was a territory. He earned his livelihood by trading with the Native Americans and by operating a ferry where the military road crossed the Kansas River. Here in the 1850s he and his wife, Annie, a Delaware Indian, built a fine new house that echoed those he had known in his native Kentucky. [414:00.00.00] Johnson County Museum of History, Shawnee, KS Nationally recognized exhibit," Seeking the Good Life," looks at the growth of suburban communities, using Johnson County, Kansas and Kansas City, Missouri as case studies. [936:00.00.00] Kansas Cosmosphere and Space Center Museum, Hutchinson, KS A chronicle of the American space program with the world's largest collection of space suits & Mercury, Gemini & Apollo spacecraft and more. [302:00.00.00] Kansas History Center and Kansas Museum of History, , KS Also see their Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site.. [374:00.00.00] Kansas Museum of History, Topeka, KS Extensive site offering exhibits and collections tracing Kansas history from prehistoric times to the present day. An Atchison,Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad locomotive highlights the Main Gallery of the Kansas Museum of History. Built in 1984, the museum holds more than 22,000 square feet of exhibits about Kansas's colorful past. You'll see a full-sized Cheyenne tipi, covered wagon, log house, and a 1911 airplane manufactured and flown in the state. The Special Exhibits Gallery feature... [409:00.00.00] Kansas museums, a listing, KS [2:00.00.00] Kansas museums, a listing, KS [49:00.00.00] Kaw Mission State Historical Site, Council Grove, KS One of many state historical museums in the state of Kansas. [323:00.00.00] Lanesfield School Historic Site, Edgerton, KS 1869 limestone school listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fun learning experience for children. Visitors Center and Museum Store. [935:00.00.00] Marais des Cygnes Massacre State Historic Site, Pleasanton, KS Signage marks the location where in a shallow ravine eleven men were gunned down by border ruffians in 1858. Five died. This was one in a long line of bloody incidents that occurred along the border between Kansas and Missouri until well after the Civil War. The site also includes a museum store. [415:00.00.00] Marianna Kistler Beach Museum of Art at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS The Beach Museum of Art houses K-States collection of 20th century American Art, with an emphasis on regionalism and printmaking. The web site includes information on exhibitions, programs and educational material. [454:00.00.00] Martin and Osa Johnson Safari Museum, Chanute, KS Martin and Osa Johnson were early 20th century explorers, film makers, naturalists, and authors. This museum, located in Osa's hometown, showcases the Johnson's remarkable achievements through their films, photographs, books, and an unmatched collection of ethnographic art and artifacts. [993:00.00.00] Mine Creek Battlefield State Historic Site, Pleasanton, KS historic walking trail with signage guides visitors through the site of Mine Creek Battlefield. During the Civil War a large body of Union calvalry swept down on the rear of Confederate General Sterling Price's supply train that was returning south after a long raid through Missouri and Kansas. In a short battle that was part of a day-long skirmish, the Confederate troops were thrown into disarray and a portion of the train was destroyed. A visitor's center will be opened in 1998 providi... [416:00.00.00] Mueller-Schmidt House (1881) Museum, Dodge City, KS Cattleman's mansion, built in 1881. Only two families have lived in the house, given to Ford County in 1965. All original furniture, possessions of two Dodge City pioneer families. QT virtual panorama tour. [1250:01.15.04] Mueller-Schmidt House (1881) Museum, Dodge City, KS Oldest house in Dodge City. Built by first bootmaker and cattleman, John Mueller. Original furnishing and pioneer artifacts. 22-inch limestone walls. [1251:01.15.04] Native American Heritage Museum State Historic Site, Highland, KS Exhibits tell the story of the emigrant tribes that were settled by treaty in present eastern Kansas during the 1800s and of their interaction with the advancing white population. Folk arts exhibits show the work of contemporary Native American artists who carry on the cultural traditions of these tribes. [417:00.00.00] Old Cowtown Museum, Wichita, KS Old Cowtown Museum is a 17-acre living history museum which recreates the history of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas from 1865 through 1880. [361:00.00.00] Pawnee Indian Village State Historic Site, Republic, KS The museum surrounds the floor of an excavated Pawnee earthlodge from the 1820s. The grounds contain a walking trail dotted with remains of the village and interpretive signage. a A division of the Kansas State Historical Society. [825:00.00.00] Pawnee Rock State Historic Site, Pawnee Rock, KS Pawnee Rock was a prominent landmark to travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. The view form the top is inspiring. Signage from different points of the outcropping details some of the history of the site. [418:00.00.00] Red Barn Studio Museum, Lindsborg, KS The Red Barn Studio Museum is the late Lester Raymer's artist studio. Lester created all forms of art from masks, sculpture, painting, toys,pottery, etc. all of which are on display. [508:00.00.00] Shawnee Mission State Historic Site, Fairway, KS Methodist missionaries operated a manual labor school to teach Native American children academic subjects and crafts. The government of Kansas Territory used the site as a capitol during the first two years of the territory's existence. [419:00.00.00] Smoky Hill Museum, Salina, KS Experience 1850's pioneer life in our full-sized sod dugout, check out the Mercantile Store, and explore the Children's Discovery Center! FREE admission, fully accessible, located in Salina's former US Post Office. [1293:01.15.04] Spencer Museum of Art, Lawrence, KS The University of Kansas Art Museum and the only comprehensive art museum in the state of Kansas. Includes image maps, especially for various printmaking techniques. [573:00.00.00] Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS The Sternberg Musuem, soon to open in its new home, houses some of the best Cretaceous fossils, and the largest paleoseed collection known. The new site of the museum will offer walk through dioramas, and a large discovery area. [717:00.00.00] Sternberg Museum of Natural History, Hays, KS The Sternberg Museum is open in a spectacular new building on I-70. The museum houses some of the best Cretaceous fossils plus walkthrough dioramas and a large discovery room. Additionally, it has an outstanding changing exhibits program. [1051:00.00.00] University of Kansas Museum of Anthropology, Lawrence, KS Collections from around the world, both ethnographic and archaeological, highlight the diversity of human cultures. The Museum is about people--how they make their living, how they communicate and get along with each other, and what they believe. Permanent and temporary exhibits are housed in historic Spooner Hall on the University of Kansas campus. Educational programs for children and adults are offered. Collections include American Indian beadwork and baskets, African masks, Austra... [872:00.00.00] University of Kansas Natural History Museum, Lawrence, KS The museum discovers, documents, and disseminates knowledge about the earth's biological diversity, past and present, through exhibits, graduate and undergraduate education, research, and public service programs. [799:00.00.00] We are adding content everyday so check back often. Please become a contributor. See contributors
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