Sunday Afternoon at the Museum (SAM)
Annual Meeting and SAAM: “Brief Imperial Russian Sojourn: Lasting Mennonite Memories,” Mark Jantzen, professor of history, Bethel College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore details to come...
“Diversity and Complexity in Indian Kansas” – Eric Anderson, Haskell Indian Nations University
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesEric P. Anderson holds a doctorate in American History from the University of Kansas, specializing in American Indian cultures and the history of the United States West. He is an enrolled member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation and teaches at Haskell Indian Nations University in Lawrence, Kansas. His major research focus is on American Indian […]
“Deutsche Weihnachtslieder/German Hymn Sing” – Drs. William Eash, Merle Schlabaugh and Karen Schlabaugh, professors emeritus, Bethel College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesMore information to come!
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “A Mennonite Sojourn in Central Asia, 1880-1935,” John Sharp, professor of history (retired), Hesston College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesRecently retired historian and former Hesston College professor John E. Sharp will talk about the migration of 100 families from the Russian Empire to Turkistan in Central Asia in the early 1880s. John will show photos and tell stories gathered during years of research and multiple tours exploring The Great Trek migration. At a time […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “Free Did Not Mean Welcome,” Dr. Carmaletta Williams, Chief Executive Officer of The Black Archives of Mid-America
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesThis program will be available to watch via Zoom. You can join by clicking here. Millions of African Americans walked away from the South after Emancipation looking for freedom. For some it meant a journey to Kansas, believing “free state” meant free of racial discrimination. Discover how many realized that for Black people in Kansas […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “The Impact of Immigration on Mennonite Churches Today,” Michelle Armster, director, MCC Central States, and Heidi Regier Kreider, conference pastor, Western District Conference
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, March 30 at 3 pm at the Kauffman Museum auditorium and Michelle Armster, director of MCC Central States, and Heidi Regier Kreider, conference pastor of Western District conference, give a presentation titled “The Impact of Immigration on Mennonite Churches Today.” This Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum program is free and open to the public. Armster […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “Re-membering the 1870s Migration,” John Thiesen, Co-director of Libraries / Archivist, Mennonite Library & Archives at Bethel College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesThe popular understanding of the immigration of Mennonites from the Russian Empire to the Plains states in the 1870s has a rather weak relationship to the actual events of the 1870s. It is only natural that a popularized explanation of the story would be very abbreviated and rather formulaic, compared to a more in-depth examination. […]
Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum: “Stories of Mexican Migration to Kansas,” Valerie Mendoza, Historian and Lecturer, Kansas City Kansas Community College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesStories of Mexican Migration to Kansas explores how and why immigrants from Mexico came to Kansas. Different waves of immigration to various parts of the state from the early 20th century to the present are discussed. The discussion focuses on community formation and culture. Valerie Mendoza weaves in stories from her own family experience. This […]
Book Signing: “The Spoils of Victory,” Daniel J. Markowitz
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesJoin us as Daniel Markowitz reads from his book The Spoils of Victory, the story of "a battle-hardened German POW and a devout Mennonite woman discover the contours of forgiveness and love in America’s heartland." The Spoils of Victory, Markowitz’ first novel and book one in the Prisoners of War series, focuses on a largely […]
“Deutsche Weihnachtslieder/German Hymn Sing” – Drs. William Eash, Merle Schlabaugh and Karen Schlabaugh, professors emeritus, Bethel College
Kauffman Museum 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, United StatesJoin us on Sunday, November 30 at 3 PM as we sing traditional Christmas hymns accompanied by the Museum's historic Teschemacher organ and led by former Bethel professors Bill Eash, Merle Schlabaugh and Karen Schlabaugh. The Deutsche Weihnachtslieder (German Hymn Sing) has become a favorite holiday tradition of late, and we hope you'll join us to sing along, or […]