Civil War events
Many events are scheduled as part of Civil War on the Western Frontier, which begins today. Events listed are free unless otherwise noted. For more information, visit www.watkinsmuseum.org/CivilWar2007.htm
Today
“Dark Command,” film starring John Wayne set in Bleeding Kansas, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“An Evening With John Brown,” with Kerry Altenbernd, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“The Ballad of Black Jack,” musical, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Tickets are $7 to $35.
Friday
“Touched by Fire: Bleeding Kansas,” documentary, 10 a.m.-11:50 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“A Matter of Profound Wonder: The Middle-Class Marriage of Abraham and Mary Lincoln,” lecture by Ken Winkle of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“The Ballad of Black Jack,” musical, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Tickets are $7 to $35.
Saturday
“Children’s Games of the 1860s,” 10 a.m.-noon, South Park.
“The U.S. Sanitary Commission in the Civil War: ‘Lincoln’s Fifth Wheel,'” presented by George and Diane Bernheimer, noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Tour of historic Lecompton, 1:30 p.m., starts at Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson.
Little Women Tea, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Tour of the Black Jack Battlefield, 4 p.m.-5 p.m., 161 E. 2000 Road, Wellsville.
“The U.S. Sanitary Commission in the Civil War: ‘Lincoln’s Fifth Wheel,'” presented by George and Diane Bernheimer, noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Little Women Tea, 2 p.m.-4 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass..
Territorial Dance, dinner and dance fundraiser for the Douglas County Historical Society, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“The Ballad of Black Jack,” musical, 7:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Tickets are $7 to $35.
Sunday
Tour of historic Lecompton, 1:30 p.m., starts from Territorial Capital Museum, 640 E. Woodson.
“The Ballad of Black Jack,” musical, 2:30 p.m., Lawrence Arts Center, 940 N.H. Tickets are $7 to $35.
“Fighting Beside My Brother,” presented by Joyce Thierer, 3:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass., 841-4109.
Monday
“Kids, Let’s Build a Mud Fort,” 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Lawrence Visitor Center 402 N. Second St. There is a charge.
Tuesday
“Kids, Let’s Build a Mud Fort,” 9 a.m.-11 a.m., Constant Park, Fifth and Tennessee streets. There is a charge.
Lunch Pail Lecture: “Restoring Constitution Hall – Topeka,” noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“On Slavery’s Borders: Slaves and Slave Holders in Antebellum Missouri,” presented by Diane Mutti-Burke, 2 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“Abe and Mary: A Family Album,” presented by Herschel and Jacque Stoud, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Wednesday
Lunch Pail Lecture: “Opothleyahola,” presented by Bill Freedom, noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“Battle of Westport,” presented by retired Lt. Col. Ed Kennedy, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Aug. 16
Lunch Pail Lecture: “Lecompton, Kansas,” noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“They Deserved a Better Fate,” presented by Roy Bird, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Aug. 17
“How the Civil War Ended the Women’s Rights Movement,” presented by Diane Eickhoff, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Aug. 18
Quantrill’s Raid 10K Run and 5K Walk for History, 7 a.m., South Park, 12th and Mass.
Quantrill’s Raid Walking Tour in East Lawrence, led by Katie Armitage, 8 a.m., Hobbs Park, 10th and Delaware.
Civil War encampments, 9 a.m.-6 p.m., South Park.
“L is for Lincoln,” stories and crafts, 10:30 a.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Lecture: “The Army in 19th Century Kansas,” 11 a.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
“Corsets & Crinolines: What the Fashionable 1860s Lady Wore,” presented by Marla Matkin, noon, Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
“Civil War and the Indian Wars,” presented by Roy Bird, 1:30 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
Lecture: “German Immigrants in the Civil War,” 3 p.m., Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt.
“An Evening with Mr. and Mrs. John Speer,” with Jacque and Herschel Stroud, 8 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Aug. 19
“Quantrill’s Thieves,” presented by Joseph Houts, 3:30 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Aug. 20
Lecture: “August Bondi, Soldier and Settler (1833-1907),” 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
AUG. 21
LAWRENCE
“The Sleeping City,” presented by historian and filmmaker Ken Spurgeon, 7 p.m., Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Mass.
Quantrill’s Raid Candlelight Vigil, 8:45 p.m., South Park, 12th and Mass.