Kauffman Museum

Kauffman Museum Association Annual Meeting 2021
2021-09-12 16:00 - 17:00 (America/Chicago) | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Please register at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/kauffman-museum-association-annual-meeting-2021-tickets-168749848339
The meeting will include recognition of outgoing board members, introduction of new board members, affirmation of new officers,​ and​ a summary of the 20-21 fiscal year followed by a lively presentation by staff summarizing museum activities and accomplishments during the 20-21 year.
A recorded version will be available for viewing by noon on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.
Due to COVID-19 social distancing considerations, all participants are required to register for this event ahead of time. A limited number of in-person attendees will be allowed at Kauffman Museum. Viewing information for virtual attendees will be sent to the email address used to register for this event closer to the event date.
For issues with registration, please contact Austin Prouty – aprouty@bethelks.edu
View the event recording.

Humanities Kansas Poetry and Bird Walk
2021-09-04 09:30 - 11:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Kauffman Museum normally offers a First Saturday Bird Walk. Beginning at 9:30 on September 4, the monthly walk will include poetry in an event sponsored by Humanities Kansas. Leaders Megan Kaminski and Molly Zahn, who both teach at the University of Kansas in Lawrence, will lead the beginner-friendly poetry and bird walk oriented to connecting participants to the natural bird habitat near Kauffman Museum and sparking conversation about our relationship with our common home. The event will begin at the Kauffman Museum front door and follow a handicapped accessible route along a 3/4-mile concrete path. For more information contact Kauffman Museum staff at kauffman@bethelks.edu or 316-283-1612.
Read more about this event here: https://www.bethelks.edu/article/first-saturday-bird-walk-will-include-poetry-ku-presenters

Disparities in Tobacco Marketing and Use: a historical look at how tobacco was marketed and to whom
2021-08-29 15:00 - 16:00 | At Home
Sunday, August 29, 3:00, virtual presentation “Disparities in Tobacco Marketing and Use: a historical look at how tobacco was marketed and to whom” by Lorrie Kessler, Harvey County Health Department.
Kessler will discuss how and why large tobacco companies have enabled health disparities by marketing addictive, potentially fatal products. Marketing strategies—from doctors offering product preferences in the 1900s to social media campaigns targeting teenagers and vaping—have impacted generations of Americans.
Meeting ID: 812 9984 1632
Passcode: [REDACTED]

Grand Open House for Vapes: Marketing an Addiction
2021-07-29 14:00 - 18:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Vapes: Marketing an Addiction will open at Kauffman Museum on July 29 with a Grand Open House from 2:00-6:00.
Vapes examines what we know about e-cigarettes–the new alternative to smoking. The exhibition tells three intertwining stories: the rise and fall of cigarette smoking and advertising in the 20th century; the emergence of the e-cigarette in the 21st century and new marketing strategies; and the challenges of nicotine addiction and quitting.
Designed as three compact, free-standing modules, Vapes features examples of vaping products, videos, photomurals, and an LED infographic to educate visitors about e-cigarettes and marketing by the tobacco industry.
Vapes: Marketing an Addiction was developed as a companion to Kauffman Museum’s traveling exhibit Better Choose Me: Collecting and Creating with Tobacco Fabric Novelties, 1880-1920 that tells how companies promoted tobacco consumption through the distribution of free collectible novelties. Selections from Better Choose Me will be shown alongside Vapes.
Regular Kauffman Museum hours are Tues.-Fri. 9:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Sat.-Sun. 1:30-4:30 p.m., closed Mondays and major holidays. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for children ages 6-16, and free to Kauffman Museum members and children under 6.

Uncle Carl's Camp
2021-06-01 - 2021-07-16 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Uncle Carl’s Camp is designed for discovery, exploration & creativity. Come explore new and old worlds with us!
Trash and Treasure | June 1-4, 9:00-12:00 | Age 9 to 12 (or completed grade 3-6)
Watercolor My World 1 | June 7-9, 9:00-11:00 | Age 6 to 8 (or completed grade K-2)
Watercolor My World 2 | June 21-25, 9:00-11:30 | Age 9 to 12 (or completed grade 3-6)
The Prairie is ALIVE! | June 28-July 2, 9:00-11:30 | Age 6 to 8 (or completed grade K-2)
Little Houses on the Prairie | July 6-8, 9:00-9:30 Zoom sessions | July 9, 10:00 at the museum, self guided Prairie Celebration and meet the teacher | Age 4 and 5 (not yet in kindergarten)
Pedal Power | July 12-16, 9:00-12:00 | Age 9 (or completed grade 3) through adult

FaspBox Spring Event
2021-05-02 16:30 - 18:30 | At Home
Celebrate spring and enjoy Low German Mennonite food culture with FaspBox, faspa in a box from Kauffman Museum! Faspa is a light, evening meal consisting of bread, meat, jam, butter and cheese. Register by April 26, 2021 to take part in this exciting event and receive exclusive access to FaspBox programming.

Earth Day Trail Walk
2021-04-24 13:30 - 16:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Community participants will walk (or bike) to seven of the eight stations along the concrete North Newton trail from Kansas Avenue to Chisholm Trail park (north of Kauffman Museum). At each station they can stop to learn about local history and get a card stamped. Participants that walk the whole trail and get seven stamps may stop at the museum to pick up a packet of trail mix. Walkers and bikers may start at the Newton Dog Park or at Kauffman Museum where activity and maps cards will be available. The trail is 1.5 miles one way or 3 roundtrip.

Happy Earth Day!

"The Immigrants Who Built Newton: One Spike at a Time" by Jenny Masais
2021-01-30 14:00 - 15:00 | KS
A Celebrate Kansas Day! Event:
Join us online for the free virtual presentation, “The Immigrants Who Built Newton: One Spike at a Time” by Jenny Masias. Masias will elaborate on the history, important contributions, and crucial economic role that Mexican immigrants have made to Newton, Kansas, and beyond. Sign up to attend on Zoom.

View the event recording.

Presentation Abstract:

The prevalent link in the position of Latino neighborhoods in cities throughout Kansas is the railroad. Whether it is Newton, Wichita, Topeka, Emporia or even larger cities like Los Angeles and Chicago, the proximity of Latino neighborhoods to the train tracks is no coincidence. Newton, Kansas has been a crucial geographical location where the railway traffic not only bridges east to west, north to south but internationally from Canada to Mexico creating a bullseye in the center of the country.The recruitment of Mexican immigrant labor during the late 19th and 20th century expanded the railway and allowed for the economic growth of Newton, and many similar cities in Kansas. These migrant workers who endured harsh working and living conditions managed, through solidarity, to forge tight-knit communities; all the while weathering a barrage of anti-immigrant political sentiment at the county, state, and national level. Via archival research, I intend to shed light on the copiousness of Newton’s Mexican immigrant History through existing documents and pictures that have survived at the Kansas Historical nSociety, Harvey County Historical Society, and local church records. History has often been used as an instrument to advance the narrative of those in positions of power molding a one- dimensional historical memory. However, history can also be a tool to correct the silencing of the past and its contributors. It is only through a complex analysis of this narrative that it is possible to fully understand the value of the contributions Mexican immigrants have made not only to Newton but to the State of Kansas and beyond.

Celebrate Kansas Day! “Cultural Crossroads: Our Stories, Our Foods”
2021-01-30 11:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Celebrate our state’s birthday with this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum! This year’s theme is, “Cultural Crossroads: Our Stories, Our Foods” to celebrate our vibrant community of makers! Kansas Day activities will be in-person AND online this year.

Kansas Day Schedule Update:

Outdoor stations canceled!
Food trucks not available.

Indoor museum exhibits available.
Limited entry due to COVID-19.
Kansas Day in a Box pick-up, cookie sales, take-home craft pick-up available inside the museum front entry.
Masks and social distancing required!

For the adventurous! Hike the trails in the rain! Maps available at the museum.

Online:
• A virtual presentation by Glen Ediger, on Mennonite ethnic foods, time TBA.
• A virtual presentation by Jenny Masias, “The Immigrants Who Built Newton: One Spike at a Time,” time TBA.
The museum will be open in a limited capacity showing the traveling Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” and the local companion exhibit, “Of Land & People: Our Community at a Crossroads of Change.”

The exhibition will encourage you to:
• Take Another Look! at Kauffman Museum permanent exhibits with related themes.
• Take a Walk! outdoors to discover additional content along North Newton trails.
• Add your hopes, dreams and critiques to the Community Response wall.

"Mennonite - Food - Traditions" by Glen Ediger
2021-01-30 11:00 - 12:00 | KS
Celebrate Kansas Day! Virtual Event:

Join us online for “Mennonite – Food – Traditions” a virtual Zoom presentation by Glen Ediger.
Ediger will give a brief history of Mennonites who immigrated to Kansas and how foods enjoyed in Kansas today are influenced by that history. He will speak about the traditional foods of the Low-German Mennonites and discuss his 30 favorite foods. Sign up to attend on Zoom.

Ediger publishes a Mennonite Farmer blog on Facebook offering weekly posts about the history of Mennonite Farmers around the world, with over 5,000 followers in 45 countries. He was born on a wheat farm in western Harvey County, lived in Harvey County his whole life.

View the event recording.

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Florence Schloneger and Pauline Sharp
2021-01-10 15:00 - 16:30 | KS
Kauffman Museum in North Newton will host a Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum presentation and discussion by Florence Schloneger and Pauline Sharp on Sunday, Jan. 10 at 3:00 p.m., online via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. The conversation will also be broadcasted live on the Kauffman Museum Facebook page.
Florence Schloneger and Pauline Sharp will share their family stories related to land ownership, economics, education and identity. Schloneger’s ancestors immigrated to Kansas in the 1800s while Sharp’s relatives, as members of the Kanza tribe, lived in central Kansas for centuries prior to the arrival of Europeans. Schloneger is a retired Mennonite minister. Sharp is a Kaw tribal member and board member of the Kanza Heritage Society.
This event is a public program to accompany the current special exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities. As a host site, Kauffman Museum will display a complementary exhibition, Of Land & People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change, and host public programs that spark conversations about life in rural Kansas.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Humanities Kansas.

View the event recording.

Holiday Hours
2020-12-31 - 2021-01-01 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Kauffman Museum will be open with shorter hours on New Year’s Eve and the museum will be closed on New Year’s Day.
Thursday, Dec. 31: 9:30 am-1:00 pm
Friday, Jan. 1: Closed
Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Jan. 2:
Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm
Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm

Family Yoga with Erin Ulrich
2020-12-26 16:00 - 17:00 | KS
#Move with Erin Ulrich, owner and instructor at Bend and Breathe Yoga, Lawrence, during a virtual yoga class open to all ages. This event is free, with thanks to Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom.
This event is a public program to accompany the current special exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities. As a host site, Kauffman Museum will display a complementary exhibition, Of Land & People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change, and host public programs that spark conversations about life in rural Kansas and initiative healthy activities.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Humanities Kansas.

Museum Closed
2020-12-24 - 2020-12-25 | KS
Kauffman Museum will be closed on Christmas Eve (Dec. 24) and Christmas Day (Dec. 25).
Regular museum hours will resume Saturday, Dec. 26:
Tue-Fri 9:30am-4:30pm
Sat-Sun 1:30pm-4:30pm

Sunday-Afternoon-at-the-Museum with Gene Chavez
2020-12-13 15:00 - 16:30 | KS
Kauffman Museum in North Newton will host, “Flour Power,” a presentation and discussion by Gene T. Chávez on Sunday, Dec. 13 at 3:00 p.m. online via Zoom. Members of the community are invited to attend the free program. The program is made possible by Humanities Kansas. Sign up to attend on Zoom. The presentation will also be broadcasted live on the Kauffman Museum Facebook page.
During the period of the Mexican Revolution, many immigrants made their way to Kansas to raise their families and work in the railroad, agricultural, industrial, and hospitality sectors of the state. A cultural offshoot of this new group of Mexican residents settling in the Midwest was the search for the perfect tortilla, a staple of Mexican cuisine. Because corn tortillas were difficult to make by hand, many restaurants and home cooks substituted wheat flour tortillas for their signature dishes. Join us to discuss the rich history of Mexican immigration to Kansas and the journey of the humble but important tortilla.
Gene Chávez is the founder and president of Chávez and Associates. He consults with groups throughout the country on bilingual education and cultural diversity. In addition, he has taught at the secondary and post-secondary levels in Kansas and other states.
This event is a public program to accompany the current special exhibition, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian Institution traveling exhibition drawing on the history and culture of rural America to provoke fresh thinking and spark conversations about the future and sustainability of rural communities. As a host site, Kauffman Museum will display a complementary exhibition, Of Land & People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change, and host public programs that spark conversations about life in rural Kansas.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Humanities Kansas.

Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change
2020-12-07 08:00 - 2021-02-07 17:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
North Newton is strategically located at a historic crossroads in south-central Kansas. Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change celebrates the land on which our museum and community is placed, honors the people who have lived and worked on it, and invites visitors to reflect on the profound changes that have occurred here.
Of Land and People will introduce the story of First Kansans who hunted and traveled along Sand Creek; ponder the changes to the prairie and the enrichment to our community brought by immigrants; and explore the rich legacy of trails past and present in our town.
This exhibition is a local companion exhibit to the current special Smithsonian exhibit, “Crossroads: Change in Rural America” that is showing at Kauffman Museum through Jan. 17. This exhibit is FREE to view on Saturdays.

Five Places of Christmas at Kauffman Museum
2020-12-05 10:00 - 16:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. The annual holiday open house is a collaborative event among the Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauffman Museum, Warkentin House, and Bethel College Women’s Association. This year, the Bethel College Women’s Association and Harvey County Historical Museum will host virtual events while Kauffman Museum, Warkentin House, and Carriage Factory Gallery will be open with free admission and COVID precautions in place. Be sure to contact each site for its safety requirements.
The Crossroads exhibit will open during “Five Places of Christmas” at Kauffman Museum. Visitors to Kauffman Museum, located at 27th and Main streets in North Newton, can enjoy the museum as well as the Smithsonian exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America, and the local companion exhibit, Of Land & People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change. Masks are required when visiting the museum.
With thanks… To Newton.

Crossroads: Change in Rural America
2020-12-05 - 2021-01-17 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
We are the third stop in Kansas for the Smithsonian exhibit, Crossroads: Change in Rural America. The Crossroads Kansas tour is sponsored by Humanities Kansas in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution’s Museum on Main Street program. The Smithsonian’s traveling exhibit will be shown in the Kauffman Museum special exhibit gallery. Admission to the exhibit is free on Saturdays.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America, offers small towns a chance to look at their own paths to highlight the changes that affected their fortunes over the past century. The exhibition will prompt discussions about what happened when America’s rural population became a minority of the country’s population and the ripple effects that occurred. The exhibit covers themes such as: Identity, Land, Community, Persistence and Managing Change with photographs, hands-on activities, and audio and video clips provided by the Smithsonian in the Crossroads exhibition to tell the history and culture of local rural life in Kansas and spark conversations about our state’s future.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is accompanied by a local companion exhibit, Of Land and People: Our Community at the Crossroads of Change celebrates the land on which our museum and community is placed, honors the people who have lived and worked on it, and invites visitors to reflect on the profound changes that have occurred here.
Crossroads: Change in Rural America is part of Museum on Main Street, a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution and Humanities Kansas.

Museum Store Sunday
2020-11-29 13:30 - 16:30 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
For the fourth consecutive year, more than 1,400 museum stores representing all 50 states and the District of Columbia, 23 countries, and five continents will offer inspired shopping at museums and cultural institutions during Museum Store Sunday.

Kauffman Museum is thrilled to participate in this signature annual initiative and join museum stores worldwide by offering quality gifts filled with inspiration and educational value.

The Kauffman Museum Store offers items related to the museum’s mission:
• puzzles and toys for children
• stationery and posters
• jewelry
• books related to museum themes
• wheat weaving
• items produced by local artisans
• Martyrs Mirror prints from 1685 copper plates by Jan Luyken
• ethically sourced brands, including Ten Thousand Villages

COVID-19 Considerations:
• Store will limit capacity to 4 shoppers at one time
• Masks are required for everyone in the museum building

34th Annual Living Endowment Dinner
2020-11-12 16:30 - 18:30 | KS
Since we can’t share a meal together this fall, we’ve made arrangements to deliver special meals to you, our treasured supporters. Celebrate and support Kauffman Museum with a special farm to YOUR table dinner.

Elderslie Farm near Kechi, Kansas, specializes in fine dining using local, often organic products. Chef Katharine Elder (and Sous Chef Cody) have a special meal planned that will be delivered to your door by Kauffman Museum staff and board members.

Meals will be delivered to your home on November 12, between 4:30 P.M. and 6:30 P.M.
• If you prefer, you may pick up your meal at Kauffman Museum between 4:30 P.M. and 6:30 P.M.
• For delivery further than 15 miles from North Newton, please contact Andi Andres to set up a rendezvous location.
Kidron-Bethel Village and Schowalter Villa will allow delivery to assisted living and health care entrances. The facility staff will deliver meals to residents.
•Contact Andi Andres with questions about other retirement communities.
• Delivery drivers will not enter your home. Please be prepared to answer your door.

To reserve your delivery meal visit https://kauffmanmuseum.org/led or call Kauffman Museum at 316-283-1612. Questions? Email Andi Schmidt Andres, at asa@bethelks.edu.

Please RSVP no later than November 6.

Are you a Kauffman Museum supporter from afar? Choose to participate through a gift to Kauffman Museum. Visit https://bethelks.edu/gift
For “Designation,” click on the Bethel College Fund down arrow, choose Other, and then enter “Kauffman Museum LED” in the space provided.
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"Sorting Out Race": A Community Conversation
2020-10-26 19:00 - 20:00 | KS
Our current special exhibition, “Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations” arose from the desire to divert artifacts from thrift stores to an exhibit that would generate healthy community dialogue about race. Join us as we continue the conversation in an online event hosted by Newton Public Library in collaboration with Kauffman Museum, Newton Area Arts and Culture, and the Kansas Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution.
The conversation will include presentations from panelists:
• Sheryl Wilson, Executive Director, Kansas Institute of Peace and Conflict Resolution
• Leia Lawrence, former manager, Newton Et Cetera Shop
• Ray Olais, local historian and retired Newton High School art teacher
To sign up for this free online program, visit the Zoom registration, and enter your name and email address. You will receive an email with a link you will use to join the Zoom webinar. The program will also be streamed live on the Newton Public Library Facebook page.

Fall Festival at Kauffman Museum
2020-10-01 09:30 - 2020-10-03 16:30 | KS
Bethel College will celebrate the 50th Fall Fest on October 3, 2020. Kauffman Museum will be open and free to celebrate Bethel College Fall Festival, October 1-3, from 9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
We are taking the following precautions to keep our visitors and staff members safe. Our maximum capacity in the museum building is currently FOUR in the museum store, EIGHT in the special exhibit gallery, TWENTY in the museum permanent. exhibition space. For our full list of COVID-19 safety practices, read our outline of COVID-19 protocol and procedures.
2020 Kauffman Museum Fall Fest Schedule
Thursday, October 1
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Current Special Exhibit | Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations is the special exhibit that will be on display at Kauffman Museum Fall Fest weekend.
Friday, October 2
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Current Special Exhibit | Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations is the special exhibit that will be on display at Kauffman Museum Fall Fest weekend.

Saturday, October 3
7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. | Bird Walk | Local birding expert, Gregg Friesen, will lead a one-hour, socially-distanced, 1.5-mile walk along Bethel’s Sand Creek Trail, looking and listening for birds.
9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Outdoor All Day
• Old-time games including stilts, Bison Tic-Tac-Toe, and hoop rolling in front of the museum building.
• Environmental Action Club plant sale.

9:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Indoor All Day
• Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations is the special exhibit that will be on display at Kauffman Museum Fall Fest weekend.
• Friends of the Museum Mini Flea Market. Items collected by friends, including presidential memorabilia, books, and vintage odds-and-ends. Proceeds fund museum programming.

1:00 p.m. | Hoop Rolling Contest | For Bethel College students.

3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Bethel College Switchboard Operator Reunion | Did you work at the BC switchboard? Stop by the museum to visit with other switchboard operators! The Bethel College switchboard was part of the spring student exhibition, Meta: an Exhibition about Exhibitions and is being redisplayed this weekend.

Sorting Out Race: Examining Racial Identity and Stereotypes in Thrift Store Donations
2020-08-28 - 2020-11-29 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
Exhibition Dates: August 28 – November 28, 2020
Sorting Out Race arose out of a desire to divert artifacts with racial content from thrift stores to an exhibit that would generate a healthy community conversation about racial stereotypes past and present in order to heighten awareness of our continuing struggles with race.
This Kauffman Museum traveling exhibition will be returning from the road for its second home exhibition at Kauffman Museum. Recent venues include Arizona State Museum in Tuscan, Arizona; The Kansas African American in Wichita, Kansas; Arkansas State University Museum in Jonesboro, AR; and California State University in Fresno, CA.
Kauffman Museum is open Tues-Fri: 9:30 am-4:30 pm, and Sat-Sun: 1:30 pm-4:30 pm.

The Prairie is ALIVE!
2020-08-03 - 2020-08-05 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
(Originally scheduled for the first week in June, The Prairie is ALIVE! is postponed until August 3-5.)
Campers will explore the prairie and find living things all over! Using stories, guidebooks, hikes, science experiments, and daily observations, we will discover there is much more than meets the eye living in our local prairies. Most of our time will be spent outside so please dress for the weather!
Register at the link.

First Saturday Bird Walk
2020-07-04 07:00 - 08:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
We’re excited to announce that Kauffman Museum First Saturday Bird Walks will resume this Saturday, July 4th.
Our First Saturday Bird Walks depart from the kiosk in the museum parking lot for a mile-and-a-half hike through Chisholm Park and along Sand Creek Trail. Be prepared for some unpaved/steep terrain. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not required. Children accompanied by an adult are welcome but should be able to remain quiet so they don’t scare away the birds!
The event will take place outside. Wear a mask and social distance. We recommend practicing social distancing by maintaining a six-feet distance or more from fellow bird watchers. Bring your own mask! Bring water if you struggle with heat as it will be hot.
The photo for the month of July features a Warbling Vireo.

A Stitch in Time
2020-06-29 - 2020-07-03 | KS
Campers will meet virtually every day from 9:00 am-12:00 pm. Campers will receive a packet of all supplies and a t-shirt and have multiple opportunities to interact with the camp teacher as a group and individually for guidance on projects. The week will culminate with an online quilt show.
In this camp, we will explore different types of homes from pioneer days. Come find out who built these homes, what they were made of, where they were built, what they did inside the houses, and why they did things that way! We’ll be inside and outside, so come prepared for both.
Register online at the link.

Behind the Mask 1 & 2
2020-06-08 - 2020-06-12 | KS
Behind the Mask 1 & 2 will be combined and held June 8-12. The camp will be held virtually starting at 9:00 am with a daily interactive meeting, pre-recorded instructions on the day’s project, online references, and time to check in with the teacher. All supplies and a t-shirt will be distributed prior to camp. There will be an online art show at the end of the week.
Who in the world wears masks? Campers will explore cultures that make masks and the ceremonies of those cultures. Native American traditions and the influence of the African culture on today’s American celebrations, such as Mardi Gras in New Orleans, will provide ideas for mask making projects. Campers will make masks from a variety of cultures from various materials.
Age 6 to 12 (or completed grade K-6)
Register online at the link.

Spring Fundraiser–QuaranTea
2020-05-23 - 2020-05-24 | KS
Please join us at your own home during the weekend of May 23rd with your favorite beverage and snack for this virtual fundraiser. In the spirit of a Garden Party Tea, take a picture of you and/or family wearing a hat and sipping tea or enjoying your favorite beverage.
While we can’t gather in person this year, we can QuaranTea together on Facebook. Share your photo with the hashtag #GenerosiTea and tag Kauffman Museum. No Facebook? No problem. Email your photo to kauffman@bethelks.edu to participate.
You can mail in your “ticket” money (suggested donation $60 per person) by mail at 300 E 27th Street, North Newton, KS, or give online. To give online visit bethelks.edu/gift and submit the Bethel College online donation form. For “Designation,” click on the Bethel College Fund down arrow, choose Other, and enter Kauffman Museum in the space provided.

Save the Date!
2020-05-09 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
May 9
Time TBD
Special spring museum event to be announced!

First Saturday Bird Walk
2020-05-02 08:00 - 09:00 | Kauffman Museum, 27th & Main St., North Newton, KS, 67117, United States
The Kauffman Museum First Saturday Bird Walk for May is cancelled.
Please take some time to go outdoors on your own. The birds seem especially happy to be singing for us this year. What a nice gift to remind us that spring is on its way, virus or no virus!
