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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 story about two Miners Hall Museum members! Thanks to JT for sharing.
True Stories — Wayne and Megan's incredible COVID-19 adventure
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Earlier this month, my friends Wayne and Megan took a business and pleasure excursion to Munich, Germany.Wayne went over ten days ahead to do someMore music memories from Franklin, Kansas. Sharing in connection with our 1st quarter exhibit hosted by J. T. Knoll.
These photos were taken November 20, 2005
TEMPORARY POSTPONEMENT: Reservations for the park shelter are null and void due to an order from the Crawford County Commission. If you have made reservations we ask that you contact Miners Hall Museum at 620-347-4220 to reschedule once the order is lifted. While we encourage you to use the walking path and the park for exercise, we ask you to use caution, maintain social distancing, and follow national, state, and county guidelines.
A few more pics from our 2020 First Quarterly Exhibit, “Music of the Little Balkans” which opened January 2 and was scheduled to continue through March 28, 2020. Unfortunately the museum has temporarily closed due to COVID-19.
The exhibit was hosted by J.T. Knoll, a native of The Republic of Frontenac. J.T. is a columnist, poet, songwriter and speaker who focuses on researching and sharing the history of southeast Kansas. He is a professor emeritus at PSU and operates Knoll Training and Consulting in Pittsburg.
The 3rd monthly program which was held in conjunction with the exhibit was scheduled for March 22 has also been cancelled. The program, "Rock & Roll and Country", was to be presented by Jamie Ortolani.
The first two programs were absolutely standing room only so if we are able to reschedule this event you will want to make plans to be there.
We will be posting a few pics over the next week for those who hadn't made it out to the museum yet to see this exhibit.
Continue to follow "Miners Hall Museum" on Facebook to see the pics of the exhibit and to stay abreast of all our events and our re-opening schedule.
Reminder: Program POSTPONED. Miners Hall Museum had scheduled for tomorrow (March 22). "Rock & Roll and Country" which was to be presented by Jamie Ortolani.
His presentation included a discussion about area artists and bands as well as touring groups and the venues in which they played - from drive-in theaters, to small clubs, to ballrooms, to "Cornstalk."
This special program was being presented in conjunction with the quarterly exhibit “Music of the Little Balkans” hosted by J. T. Knoll.
We will do our best to reschedule this event. Please continue to follow "Miners Hall Museum" to stay updated. We will also be posting pics of the Quarterly Exhibit which is no longer available due to the museum's temporary closing due to COVID-19.
Please share with your friends who may have planned to attend.
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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.
