City/County Birthday Party (and the Historical Museum’s 85th Anniversary)!

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum 204 S Main St, Wichita, Kansas

Join us Saturday and Sunday July 20-21st from 1-5 pm as the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum celebrates 3 special birthdays! Celebrating their 154th Year- Wichita was officially “born” July 21, 1870, just 3 months after the establishment of Sedgwick County, Kansas Celebrating our 85th Year- The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Read more…

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“The Women of Brown” (A McIlwaine Speaker Series Talk)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum 204 S Main St, Wichita, Kansas

The Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum presents... The Women of Brown by Donna Rae Pearson Twelve Black women were at the forefront of the civil rights movement as plaintiffs in the landmark Brown v. Board of Education case. Unfortunately, their contributions to the civil rights movement have often been overlooked, yet they are Read more…

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Presentation: Rea Woodman (and Dedication into the WSU Plaza of Heroines)

Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum 204 S Main St, Wichita, Kansas

Join us on October 6, 2024 as Jim Mason presents on Rea Woodman and we celebrate the addition of her name into the Plaza of Heroines at Wichita State University. Free and open to the public 2pm - Presentation on Rea Woodman at the Museum (2nd Floor DeVore Auditorium) 204 Read more…

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