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The Watkins Museum of History is located on the corner of 11th and Massasschusetts Streets in downtown Lawrence. Originally, the building was a bank and city hall until 1975 when the museum first opened. This year marks the 40th year of ongoing exhibits at the museum.
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side of the Underground Railroad story in Lawrence and beyond.
"We've seen sort of a change in the way the history is being told for the Underground Railroad," she said. "When I was younger, it focused on the white people involved. But it's really changed to focus a lot more on the people that were escaping. This is the opportunity to really share that story, show that it's not the story of the conductors, but of the people bringing themselves to safety."
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Both Keegan and Finley said their studies at the University impact how they do their work today.More than anything, their time in the history department taught them how to properly research — and tell the truth above all else.
The Underground Railroad exhibit will be displayed until Wednesday. Next up is an exhibit on the 1939 National Cornhusking Contest, which was held in Lawrence and attracted 130,000 people.
"We want to make sure that there's complexity, and that we're not characterizing things as good guys and bad guys," Keegan said. "We know there's lot of different stories and that we're getting a range of those stories."
As a historian, Finley said he has to put aside his school pride, especially when it comes to the Civil War.
"We have to find the absolute truth, whether you agree with it or not. You have to forget about the Missouri hatred as a KU grad," he laughed.
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