8D THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
OFF THE HILL
MONDAY,AUGUST 16,2004
Lawrence to hold Sesquicentennial celebration
By John Scheirman
jscheirman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
Throughout 2004 Lawrence has been holding events to recognize the 150th anniversary of the city's founding in 1854. These events, known as the Sequencentennial celebration, will culminate on the weekend of September 17, 18 and 19.
Haskell Indian Nations University will be celebrating its 120th anniversary in conjunction with the Lawrence Sesquicentennial celebration.
The Haskell events begin at 8 a.m. Friday, September 17, with a traditional blessing at the Fire Ring. "A Welcome to Haskell" ceremony will be held at 9 a.m. at Stidham Union. There will be
commemorative speeches in the Haskell auditorium from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and tours will be conducted from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
A traditional feast will be held at 5 p.m. at the gazebo.
At 6:45 p.m. in Haskell Stadium there will be a special presentation to acknowledge the long relationship between the Lawrence public schools and Haskell Indian Nations University. At 8 p.m. the Harvest Moon Ball will be held at Stidham Union.
Events at Haskell on Saturday, September 18 will begin at 8 a.m. with a traditional blessing at Haskell Cemetery.
At 10.a.m., Haskell will participate in the Lawrence Quincenennial parade in downtown
Lawrence. Haskell will have several floats in the parade, including one main float and several from student organizations.
The theme of Haskell's main float will be "Celebrating Haskell's past, present and future: a time of renewal." At 1 p.m. there will be gourd dancing at the Pow-Wow Grounds. At 5 p.m. there will be a celebration social Pow-Wow, featuring a grand entry and cultural dances featuring the California Pomo Bird Dancers and others.
Lori Tapahonso, public information officer for Haskell, said the university's inclusion in the city's celebration shows the progress that the two communities have made in forging a strong relationship.
"The city of Lawrence fought
very hard to have Haskell opened here in the 1880s," she said. "There was a grand celebration then. So it's really fitting that the city and Haskell celebrate anniversaries together, because it's telling of the strengths of each of the communities to survive obstacles in their paths."
Elsewhere in Lawrence, Saturday's events will include the Massachusetts Mile, a downtown run beginning at South Park.
At 10 a.m., a parade will begin at Watson Park, on Kentucky and Tennessee streets between Sixth Street and Seventh Street, and will proceed down Massachusetts Street to South Park. After the parade, a 150th birthday party will be held for the city of Lawrence.
Weather permitting, there will
be a festival featuring the Lawrence City Band, face painting, a tug of war and portraits taken in vintage clothing.
A pie-eating contest will begin at 1 p.m. and a beard contest will be held at 2 p.m. at the South Park gazebo. In the event of rain, the festival will be cancelled, but the birthday cake will be served at the Trinity Lutheran Church, 1245 New Hampshire St.
The Lawrence Sesquicentennial activities will continue on Sunday, September 19.
In addition to the events at Haskell, there will be a closing ceremony at 3 p.m. at Sesquientennial Point, near Clinton Lake. Events there, rain or shine, will include the burial of an official time capsule, to be opened in 2054.
There will also be music, entertainment and refreshments. The event is free. Sesquicentennial Point can be reached by taking Clinton Parkway west to 900E, 900E south to 902E exit, 902 E to the first road on the left (east) side of the road. You will see Sesquicentennial Point on your left.
More information about the events marking Lawrence's 150th anniversary can be obtained by contacting the Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission at 842-6313, fairplay@sunflower.com or at its Web site www.lawrence150.org. Information is also available at the Lawrence Convention and Visitors Bureau, 865-4411.
Annual Civil War program shows war's effect on Kansas
— Edited by Marc Ingber
By John Scheirman
jcheirman@kansan.com
Kansan staff writer
"The Civil War on the Western Frontier: Lawrence, Kansas" is an annual program now in its ninth year. It is comprised of an array of events held at various locations in Lawrence that began August 9, and will continue through Sunday, August 22. There are 34 program segments. Activities include presentations, bus tours, horse-drawn trolley tours, a walking tour, exhibits and film screenings. Most of the events are free.
"The basic idea behind the event is to educate the public. It is not a celebration but a commemoration," said Susan Henderson, director of marketing for the Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau, 402 N. 2nd St. "It is a way to remind people about the importance of that
Civil War era and the importance of the Kansas territory and the issue of slavery."
The series is organized, but not sponsored, by the Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau, according to Henderson.
She said that sponsorship implied financial support, which the bureau does not provide, except for the printing of a brochure.
"There is not technically one sponsor of the event. A lot of volunteers come together to make it happen," she said. "The Convention & Visitors Bureau doesn't decide what events to do, the volunteers decide," she said.
"The Civil War on the Western Frontier: Lawrence, Kansas" Highlights
At 7 p.m. tomorrow at the Watkins Community Museum of History, 1047 Massachusetts St., Topeka historian Herschel
"The basic idea behind the event is to educate the public. It is not a celebration but a commemoration."
Susan Henderson
Director of marketing for the
Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau
19, also at the Watkins Museum, historian Arnold Schofield and the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War will present a program about the Civil War battle at Mine Creek, in Pleasanton. It was the largest Civil War battle in Kansas, and it stopped the Confederate forces from making further incursions into the state, Schofield said. Maps of the battlefield will be available at the event.
Stroud and his wife Jacque will appear and make presentations in character as Samuel J. Crawford, Kansas governor from 1864 to 1868, and his wife, Isabel. Crawford came to Kansas territory in 1859, and established a law practice. Later, as a Union Army cavalry colonel, he became a Civil War hero. As governor, Crawford supported funding for the University of Kansas, Stroud said.
From 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, Aug. 20, through Sunday, Aug. 22, an open house will be held at Hobbs Park, 10th and Delaware streets. The Murphy-Bromelick house, built shortly after the Civil War, was relocated to Hobbs Park to serve as a memorial to John Speer, an abolitionist newspaperman. Two of Speer's sons were killed at the site during William Quantrill's raid of Lawrence on August 21, 1863.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, August
An exhibit about the impact in Lawrence of the 1964 Civil Rights Act would be on display at the house.
From 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Saturday, Aug. 21, John Jewell and Katie Armitage will lead a Quantrill's Raid walking tour of downtown Lawrence, beginning at Watkins Community Museum of History. Quantrill's band of pro-slavery guerrillas burned most of the downtown, and murdered a number of Lawrence men and boys there.
From 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 21, at South Park, Union Civil War re-enactors will conduct an encampment, which will include artillery cannon fire and equipment displays. The encampment will continue from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 22.
day, Aug. 21, a Quantrill's Raid bus tour will begin at the Eldridge Hotel, 701 Massachusetts St., and will visit sites associated with the raid. The tour will be by air-conditioned bus, departing from Art Executive Park, at the northeast corner of Peterson Road and Kasold Drive, about one mile north of Sixth Street. The cost is $20 per person. Reservations are recommended; they can be made at 842-7271.
More information about the "Civil War on the Western Frontier: Lawrence, Kansas" events is available at the various locations mentioned above and at the Lawrence Convention & Visitors Bureau. A brochure listing all events, dates, times and places can be obtained there. The bureau's telephone number is 865-4499.
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