by Nathan Bartel | Mar 6, 2025
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 and spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but not...
by Nathan Bartel | Feb 6, 2025
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 and early spring weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended...
by Nathan Bartel | Jan 3, 2025
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 and late fall weather. Binoculars and a bird book are recommended but...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 20, 2024
Beginning Time: 6:45 AM Meeting place: Kauffman Museum, North Newton Lunch: in the field, or at Kauffman Museum, 12 – 1 PM Compilation with coffee and snacks: 4:30-5:30 PM Documentation: You will receive clipboards with hard copy documentation. E-bird also provides...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 11, 2024
Join astronomy enthusiasts from Newton Public Library as they trot out the NPL telescopes (available for checkout!) west of the Museum on Friday, January 10, as we gaze into the winter sky and enjoy the poems and illustrations of Written in the Stars, a new poetry...
by Nathan Bartel | Nov 11, 2024
This event will include a reading, discussion, and book signing by the author. ABOUT THE BOOK: This eccentric title recalls a collection of tales first told to grandchildren at bedtime. Each chapter begins with a fun-to-read farmer-boy story from the 1940s, an era...
by Nathan Bartel | Oct 11, 2024
Newton-area museums welcome the public to “Five Places of Christmas” from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7. The annual holiday open house is a collaborative event among the Carriage Factory Art Gallery, Harvey County Historical Museum, Kauffman Museum, Warkentin...
by Nathan Bartel | Sep 6, 2024
Celebrate Kansas Day! at Kauffman Museum. Mark your calendars for this free Kansas Day event at Kauffman Museum, happening on Saturday, January 25, 2025 from 12:00–4:00pm. SCHEDULE: Food in the Museum Parking Lot, 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Le-J’s BBQ • Tacos El Poderoso •...
by Nathan Bartel | Aug 16, 2024
Stories 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...
by Nathan Bartel | Aug 16, 2024
The 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...
