TUESDAY NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Centered Text Tuesday Night at the Museum June 9: Roger Heineken and Kim Holcomb will present “Little Green Tents: The Artifacts, Poetry and Life of Walt Mason.” Mason was the most widely read poet of his time, dubbed by William Allen White the Poet Laureate of American Democracy. July 14: DeWayne Backhus, chair of Physical Sciences at ESU, will present “Enjoying the Summer Sky.” He will also bring some of the of E.L. Trouvelot prints of the night sky. A number of the hauntingly beautiful prints are archived at ESU. August 11: Max McCoy will present “Kansas Meteorites.” McCoy is the author of Strangely Heavy: A True Story of Passion and Rivalry in the Meteorite Fields of Kansas. Talks are free of charge and take place at 7 p.m. at the Lyon County Historical Museum, 118 E. 6th Ave. Phone: 620-340-6310. Bold Text

Ethno-centric Historical Resources

The Lyon County Historical Society and Museum maintains a collection of historical memorabilia and archival research material on this group of Americans. For several generations, in spite of their contributions, African-Americans were excluded from our nation's history books. Learn more about their contributions in the history of our state and our nation.

The book Black Emporia shows how one town mirrors the nation's
experiences through oral histories, references to comparable national
events and a 1916 redwork quilt Read more...

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