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Contract for Strip Miners
Contract for Strip Miners, District #14 – 1939
Donated by Phyllis (Liposek) Bitner
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Great article about one of the early coal camps, Arma, KSVery nice article in yesterday’s Morning Sun, thank you Kayelyn Polnack
Today marks the beginning of National Travel and Tourism Week (May 6- 12, 2018) which celebrates the contributions and accomplishments of the U.S. travel community. This year’s theme is “Travel Then and Now.”
We invite you to visit Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, Kansas which is one of the top area tourist attractions. Take a photo at the museum and share on social media using the hashtags #nttw18 and #TravelNow.
Looking for a special gift? Visit our gift shop. We have many unique items.
Miners Hall Museum is open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Admission is always free. Become a member to stay up to date on our monthly programs, special exhibits and other events. Call 620-347-4220 for further information or to learn how to become a member. Please share with your friends to help spread the word about this gem of a museum in southeast Kansas.
We have our 1,000th "like". Janie Pecnik Burrow has the high honor. Still looking for our 1,000th "follower" and we are getting very close so keep sharing with your friends and ask them to "follow" us. A gift bag awaits that person as well. Janie, please stop by the museum to pick up your gift bag and welcome to the exciting group of Miners Hall Museum!
Who will be the 1,000th person to "like" our page and follow us? Share this with your friends and tell them they will have the high honor of being our 1,000th follower and will receive a token of our appreciation from Miners Hall Museum. Tell them to be sure to "like" our page and "follow" us.
Today is National Tell a Story Day. Did you know that Miners Hall Museum tells the story of a mining family from immigration through the community where they settled, the mines where they worked, how they lived, attended school, their home life, how they worshipped, how they played and much more. We invite you to “tell your story” and donate it to the museum.
People of all ages are encouraged to share all kinds of stories on National Tell a Story Day. Whether it’s read from a book, one from your imagination or an actual story from a childhood memory, April 27th is the day to gather friends and family and share those stories.
Storytelling is an ancient practice used to hand down knowledge from one generation to the next. It’s a wonderful way to pass on family traditions, histories, and long told tales and can be entertaining as well as educational. Some of the very best stories come from real life experience.
Many people enjoy listening to their grandparents share their stories about when they were growing up (back in the day). Spending time telling stories with family, friends and loved ones is a time for all to learn from each other, to remember and to grow closer together.
On National Tell A Story Day, it does not matter if the story is a short story or a long story, fiction or nonfiction, a tall tale or folklore. This is a day for them all. We encourage you to tell your stories and even share them on social media using #NationalTellAStoryDay. We also invite you to write down your memories relating to life in southeast Kansas and we will share those stories in our library.
Miners Hall Museum is open Mon-Sat 10am-4pm. Admission is always free. Become a member to stay up to date on our monthly programs, special exhibits and other events. Call 620-347-4220 for further information or to learn how to become a member. Please share with your friends to help spread the word about this gem of a museum in southeast Kansas.
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Council in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution's Museum on Main
Street program. Support for "The Way We Worked" Kansas tour has been
provided by the Ross and Marianna Beach Foundation, the Western Kansas
Community Foundation, and Jostens. Support for Museum on Main Street has
been provided by the United States Congress.
