Once again, the “Christmas Through the Ages” Christmas tree display will be at the Territorial Capital Museum in Historic Lecompton, Kansas. Over 240 Christmas trees will be decorated in Victorian, antique, themed and vintage ornaments and accessories. In it’s twenty fifth year, it has become a favorite activity of the Lecompton Historical Society members who are responsible for decorating the … Read More
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 St. The suggested donation is $5 per adult for each program. The series includes talks and … Read More
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 things to see this year! We hope you can … Read More
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 Springfield, Illinois. During a visit to the Library and Museum in Springfield this summer, Paul Bahnmaier, Lecompton Historical Society … Read More
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 celebrate the Museum and its role in telling the history of Lecompton, the Territorial Capital. The museum will be … Read More
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 and 60’s, flocked artificial trees, miniature trees, ceramic trees, barbed wire trees, drift wood trees and many, … Read More
