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Contract for Strip Miners
Contract for Strip Miners, District #14 – 1939
Donated by Phyllis (Liposek) Bitner
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Miners Hall Museum is open for business effective July 1, 2020. We invite the public to visit during our normal business hours (Mon-Sat 10am-4pm). Our priority is the well-being of our staff, members, and visitors.
We will follow the CDC’s protocols to prevent the spread of COVID-19, including frequent handwashing and maintaining adequate distance from others. We appreciate our guests following all recommendations.
Our 2020 Second Quarterly Exhibit, “Little Balkans Coal Camps - Weir”, hosted by David Wallace, which had been postponed will now open July 1 and continue through September 26, 2020. This exhibit and programs will include a wide-ranging display and presentations on the “boom town” era of Weir City, Kansas from 1866 to 1950. The display will include story boards, a colorful timeline, and pictures of Weir City and the surrounding area. Further information on the monthly programs will be found on our Facebook page.
You are welcome to use the park, playground, and the walking path but please follow state, county, and federal social distancing guidelines. The museum and our facilities will follow the orders put in place to help fight the COVID-19 pandemic. No shelter reservations will be made for groups more than 45 people.
The museum is open for viewing Monday through Saturday 10:00 a.m. through 4:00 p.m. Currently large groups tours are being restricted. Call 620-347-4220 for any questions. Admission to the museum is free. Please continue to follow Miners Hall Museum on social media for further updates.
Cancelled event - Polka for Perennials has been cancelled due to unexpected circumstances. You can still help with restoration of the gardens due to the theft of the plants in the garden. We invite you to view this short clip of the Zibert Band playing at the Idle Hour. Watch for events in the future where you will be entertained by them. We welcome donations toward the restoration of the gardens by clicking on the link below or by mailing a donation to Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway, Franklin, KS.
Polka for Perennials. If you can't make the event but would like to help please donate. Every donation no matter how small will help bring the gardens back to life!Miners Hall Museum presents Polka for Perennials!
Join the Museum for an evening of music in support of a great cause. As many of you know, volunteers planted beautiful perennials in the park and vandals stole the plants. A following night, the vandals returned to take the plants that they had left behind. Most of the flowers and bushes have been replaced. We are still in need of pentas, dusty millers, lambs ears, and pampas grass to complete this year's garden.
Please join us Friday, June 26 to support the park and purchase of new plants. The Johnnie Joe Zibert Band will play 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Maggie’s Curbside will have delicious food and drinks available for purchase.
Goodwill monetary donations or donations of perennial plants are encouraged as part of your attendance. Donations can also be made in advance at Miners Hall Museum between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or mailed to Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway St., Franklin, KS 66735 with a note identifying it is for the Franklin Community Park.
Please bring your own seating. Social distancing is strongly encouraged and staff will have sanitizer available upon request. All attendees should follow social distancing recommendations.
Miners Hall Museum presents Polka for Perennials!
Join the Museum for an evening of music in support of a great cause. As many of you know, volunteers planted beautiful perennials in the park and vandals stole the plants. A following night, the vandals returned to take the plants that they had left behind. Most of the flowers and bushes have been replaced. We are still in need of pentas, dusty millers, lambs ears, and pampas grass to complete this year's garden.
Please join us Friday, June 26 to support the park and purchase of new plants. The Johnnie Joe Zibert Band will play 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Maggie’s Curbside will have delicious food and drinks available for purchase.
Goodwill monetary donations or donations of perennial plants are encouraged as part of your attendance. Donations can also be made in advance at Miners Hall Museum between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or mailed to Miners Hall Museum, 701 S. Broadway St., Franklin, KS 66735 with a note identifying it is for the Franklin Community Park.
Please bring your own seating. Social distancing is strongly encouraged and staff will have sanitizer available upon request. All attendees should follow social distancing recommendations.
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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.
