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Vintage Clothing Fashion Show September 30, 2023
Vintage Clothing Fashion Show
2023 Bleeding Kansas Program Series
The Bleeding Kansas Program Series for 2023 will begin on January 29 with new programs every Sunday through March 5th. Programs begin promptly at 2 pm. The programs will be held at The Constitution Hall State Historic Site located in downtown, Lecompton, 319 Elmore...
2022 Christmas Tree Display at the Territorial Capital Museum
Our beautiful Christmas Tree Display is now open for visitors! The tree display runs through Jan. 7th, 2023. We are open Wednesdays through Saturdays from 10 am - 4 pm and on Sundays from 1 - 5pm. The official tree count this year is 271 and as always, there are new...
Dr. Christian McWhirter to Speak in Lecompton Dec. 3, 2022
The Lecompton Historical Society is pleased that noted Lincoln scholar, Dr. Christian McWhirter, will speak at the Territorial Capital Museum on Saturday, Dec. 3 at 11 am. Dr. McWhirter is a historian at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in...
First Free State Legislative Assembly of the Kansas Territory
In 1857, Lecompton went from being known as the Proslavery Capital to the Free State Capital of the Kansas Territory with the defeat of the Proslavery Party by Kansas voters. Victorious Free State legislators triumphantly march into Lecompton, accompanied by a raucous...
40th Anniversary Celebration at Territorial Capital Museum
Come Join Us in the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Territorial Capital Museum in Historic Lecompton On June 11, 2022, from noon until 4pm, several events are scheduled at the Territorial Capital Museum and the neighboring Lecompton Pride Building to...
Bleeding Kansas Series Begins Jan 30, 2022!
2021 Christmas Tree exhibit begins Nov. 1st
Enjoy the 2021 Christmas tree exhibit featuring Victorian, antique, and themed ornaments and décor from the past! All of the trees are inside the Territorial Capital Museum. Featured are feather trees from Europe, silver aluminum trees popular in the US in the 1950's...
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