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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...
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Resilience
Under the protective wings of a proud community, visitors are welcomed to the historic city of Lecompton. Like a majestic bird taking flight along the banks of the Kansas River, Lecompton once soared in both population and prosperity. Originally called Bald Eagle, the...
2020 Bleeding Kansas Series Announced
Our annual Bleeding Kansas lecture series will commence on January 26, 2020, Kansas Day! Again, there are exciting topics presented every Sunday through March 1, 2020 at 2 pm at Constitution Hall in Historic Lecompton, Kansas. Please join us for these talks and...
16th Annual Christmas Tree Display
Come enjoy the holiday magic of our annual Christmas Tree display from October 15 through January 1, 2020. 170 trees adorned with antique, vintage and themed ornaments and garland fill the Territorial Capital Museum. While in our quaint town, enjoy our eateries and...
Christmas in Lecompton
Visit Historic Lecompton During the Christmas Season See the largest indoor Christmas Tree display in the midwest On Display from October 15 thru January 1st Memories of Christmas are relived in visiting Historic Lecompton. See an indoor display of over 150 trees...
Bleeding Kansas 2018 Program Series Announced
Constitution Hall State Historic Site in Lecompton has announced their 2018 series of talks and dramatic interpretations of the violent territorial and civil war of Kansas and of the nation that occurred between 1854 and 1865. The series has become an anticipated...
First Ever Free State Majority Legislature in Kansas
October 1857 in Lecompton, Kansas
The Lecompton Constitutional Convention
A quick history into the Lecompton Constitutional Convention, the writing of the Lecompton Constitution, and submission to Congress.