In the heart of downtown Lawrence, Kansas, the Watkins Museum of History is a keeper of stories—some proud, some painful, all essential. The town it chronicles was never content to sit quietly in the margins of American history. It was born of abolitionist ideals and hardened by war and protest. Lawrence bears the scars and […]
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Living in Kansas City means that we have plenty of day trip destinations within a short drive from the metro. Lawrence, Kansas is only about 45 minutes away, but offers a dynamically different vibe. While many make this pilgrimage to witness the KU basketball team play at Allen Fieldhouse, we visited for a more historic
Most Kansas Citians have visited Lawrence, Kansas at least once in their life. For us, it has been quite a few times, and especially when our daughter worked at Kansas University. When we decided to plan a day-filled excursion, we knew our daughter would enjoy accompanying us to her old homestead. Our first stop was
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