Well, the original plan was to go to Kansas City on Friday with Hubby and then field trip along the way, but then life happened. So today we hit a local stop that is only opened on the weekends. I've been wanting to go to the
Waukarusa Valley Heritage Museum for a while. The focus of their exhibits is Underground Railroad and Civil War and I was excited to learn more about the UGRR in our area! The site is on the farm of Col. J. C. Steele who was involved with the Underground Railroad. The original house has been demolished, but the window frames were saved and are on display outside the new museum building.
The museum itself is quite small. The displays however, do an excellent job of telling the story of the area from Bleeding Kansas past the Civil War.
I was truly thrilled with the depth that the displays went into with the African Americans during this time period. The best job on this particular subject I have seen so far :)
I was a little worried about Shorty when we were there. The kiddo had gone to sleep really late last night and no nap today - a recipe for a wild kid! However, there were enough things to keep him busy like the binoculars by the big window with the excellent view of Clinton Lake...
And the chance to make your own quilt block that he did really well!
Now, his quilt block turned out to be just that one square, but he was thrilled, so I was thrilled :)
Outside they have these big rings that symbolize the different communities in this particular area of Douglas County. The kids loved exploring around them and looking for the old building foundations still on the property.
We probably could have spent longer there, but I wasn't pushing my luck. It was a free stop (although donations are welcomed). It was a great way to get a little fun in without going too far or spending a lot!
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