At the same hour on August 21 that Quantrill’s Raiders burned the Eldridge Hotel 150 years to the day, almost 90 members of Lawrence Central Rotary Club and their guests packed the Crystal Ballroom of… Read More »Quantrill’s Massacre Remembered 150yrs to the day at Lawrence Central Rotary.
8/18 UPDATE: We’ve been working with the staff of the Eldridge on the event and Exec Sous Chef Nicholas Haxton is planning a special meal for all of the people who decide to have lunch… Read More »UPDATED: Join Lawrence Central 8/21/13 for a talk on Quantrill’s Raid and the Fate of the Eldridge Hotel Guests
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the University of Kansas offers short courses and special events specially developed for folks age 50 and over. This fall, Lawrence residents can enjoy 17 courses held at the… Read More »What’s so great about Lawrence? Ask Jim Peters about the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute
At our 8/7 meeting local architectural historian Brenna Young spoke about the 1863 Commemorate Lawrence activities and her exploration and interesting findings of the historic buildings in downtown Lawrence. Working on her PhD at KU… Read More »Local Architectural Historian Previews Quantrill’s Raid
Last week we had a visiting Rotarian from the Rotary Club of Albuquerque. Bob Haladay came to lunch and presented us with one of their woven banners and told us about their work they’ve done… Read More »Visitors to Lawrence Central
