2024 Events & Programs

 

The Harvey Girls: Women’s Roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US History

  • March 24, 2024

  • 2:00pm

  • Newton Area Senior Center, 122 E 6th, Newton, Ks. (Please note the change in location for the program)

  • Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay – The Harvey Girls: Women’s Roles in Railroads, Kansas, and US History

  • Free Event, open to the public.
  • Event sponsored by the Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives and the Humanities Kansas.
  •  Contact the Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives at 316-283-2221 for more information.

2023 Events, Programs & Exhibits

Exhibits

New Exhibit: Fill Er’ Up: Harvey County Service Stations

Exhibit open May 2023-December 2025

 

Sunday Lecture Series 2023

April 16 at 2:00 “History of Basketball in Kansas” by Brian Stucky

Admission $5.00/HCHM Members – Free

 

May 7 at 2:00 “Gas Stations of Harvey County” by Richard Hege

Admission $5.00/HCHM Members – Free

 

June 18 at 2:00 “William Allen White & the KKK in Kansas” by Bev Olsen Buller

A Humanities Kansas Program

Free Admission

 

September 17 at 2:00 pm “The Orphan Train Experience” by  Kaily Carson, Curator from the National Orphan Train Complex, Concordia, Ks. Ms.

HCHM Members – Free Admission

Non Members $5.00

 

November 19 at 2:00 “The Harvey Girls” by Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay

Admission $5.00/HCHM Members Free

 

Special Events

The Hide Park Showdown: August 19, 2023