The Geary County Historical Society celebrated Kansas’s 163rd birthday over the past week with visits to local schools. Over 1600 school children experienced coming to Kansas, life of a pioneer school child, pioneer children’s chores, and historic games through presentations given over three separate days by Geary County Historical Society volunteers and staff.
Along with school presentations, the community also took part in Kansas Day at the Museum’s annual celebration where participants created their own rag dolls and “pioneer fidget spinners,” before embarking on a pioneer scavenger hunt throughout the museum to find out if they were tough enough to make it on the trail to Kansas.
Kansas Day is celebrated statewide on January 29th to commemorate the day that Kansas joined the Union in 1861.
Heather Hagedorn - Executive Director / Curator
Geary County Historical Society