by Austin Prouty | Apr 29, 2021
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...
by Austin Prouty | Apr 22, 2021
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....
by Austin Prouty | Apr 1, 2021
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...
by Austin Prouty | Jan 20, 2021
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...
by Austin Prouty | Jan 20, 2021
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...
by Austin Prouty | Dec 15, 2020
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...
by Austin Prouty | Dec 15, 2020
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
by Austin Prouty | Dec 12, 2020
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,...
by Austin Prouty | Dec 8, 2020
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...
by Austin Prouty | Nov 30, 2020
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...
