Civil War on the Border

The 27th annual Civil War on the Border will have the theme of intersections between natural and cultural history. This four-day festival will include annual favorites like bus and walking tours of local sites and a moving memorial service for the victims of Quantrill’s Raid, plus family programming and talks on different Civil War topics.

For scheduling and tickets, visit www.watkinsmuseum.org/cwb2022

Sponsored by Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.Qualify for discount tour tickets by becoming a Watkins member.

Sponsored by Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department.

Thursday August 18

7-8 PM: Environmental History of the Civil War: Online Talk with Lisa Brady

Friday August 19

9-10:30 AM: Structure & Story: The Robert H. Miller House 

7-8:00 PM: Retaliation during the Civil War: Online Talk with Lorien Foote

  Saturday August 20

8-9:30 AM: Quantrill’s Raid walking tour

10-11:30 AM: Memorial Service for the victims of Quantrill’s Raid, followed by Lawrence 1867: Through the Eyes of Famed Photographer Alexander Gardner

12-2 PM: Bus Tour: The Landscape of Bleeding Kansas

2-4 PM: Hands-On Natural History at Clinton Lake

3-5 PM: Bus Tour: Women of Early Lawrence

7-8:30 PM: Quantrill’s Raid Graveyard Walking Tour. To register, go here and enter 321710 in Activity Number.

Sunday August 21

8-9:30 AM: Quantrill’s Raid walking tour

10 AM-12 PM: Morning Bus Tour: Quantrill’s Raid

2-4 PM: Afternoon Bus Tour: Quantrill’s Raid

              5-6 PM: Walking tour of Black Jack Battlefield

7-8:30 PM: Indigenous Peoples of Kansas: Talks with Eric Anderson and Melissa M. Peterson