Jim Peters made many trips to Arlington National Cemetery when he lived in Washington D.C. and he was inspired to write Arlington National Cemetery; Shrine to America’s Heroes. Arlington is a U.S. Cemetery operated by… Read More »Sacred Ground
Sarah Bell, Watkins Museum Development Director, made a return engagement to talk abut women’s suffrage in Kansas history. Kansas women were active in community affairs in the early years and by 1861 women were serving… Read More »Women’s Suffrage Comes to Kansas
In 1956 a far-sighted group of women purchased twenty acres of hilly farm pasture for the use of the Girl Scouts. Today Hidden Valley Camp has grown to forty acres and is completely surrounded by… Read More »An Urban Wilderness in the Heart of Lawrence
Lawrence Central Rotary’s own Lori Trenholm, Community Development Director for Douglas County Community Foundation, introduced her boss, Executive Director Chip Blaser. Blaser explained that DCCF is a tax exempt charity serving Douglas County and several… Read More »Facilitating Community Philanthropy
Lawrence has a proud early history of notable women according to Sarah Bell, Development Director at Watkins Museum. Bell has a passion for local history, especially stories about activist women. A number of profiles were… Read More »Women Achievers in Early Lawrence
