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Mariotti-Angeli Receipt
Mariotti-Angeli was a general store located in Franklin, Kansas.
Donated by Gene and Lesa Arnold in memory of Nate Hopper.
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Today is Volunteer Recognition Day which honors the legions of volunteers who dedicate themselves to causes and helping others. They are making big and small differences in the lives of millions of people all over the world.
People who have risked their own safety in order to help others expecting nothing in return have existed for hundreds and thousands of years. Ben Franklin, one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America, was also the creator of the very first volunteer fire department that helped put out many Philadelphia fires. Florence Nightingale, often called the mother of modern nursing, was just as much a hero as any of the soldiers fighting in the Crimean War when she cared for the wounded. Acclaimed whodunit authoress Agatha Christie volunteered as a nurse in the Voluntary Aid Detachment of the Red Cross Hospital in Torquay from 1914 to 1917 when her husband Archie was fighting in World War I. Mother Theresa of Calcutta, a Catholic nun, spent most of her life in India caring for the those suffering from HIV/AIDS, leprosy and tuberculosis. All of these people and many, many more, have changed the world for the better forever.
Miners Hall Museum Board of Trustees would like to thank our dedicated volunteers who play an important role in helping us preserve the very important history of southeast Kansas and making the museum such a great tourist attraction. We appreciate their dedication and sacrifice.
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.
Today is National Ellis Island Family History Day. “Ellis Island, in Upper New York Bay, was the gateway for millions of immigrants to the United States as the nation’s busiest immigrant inspection station from 1892 until 1924.” On this day in 1907, just under 12,000 names were recorded as passing through Ellis Island. During all of 1907, over one million immigrants were processed through Ellis Island. #EllisIslandFamilyHistoryDay
Visit Miners Hall Museum to start your search for information about your family and the immigrants who settled in southeast Kansas.
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.
Today is National Titanic Remembrance Day. This day is dedicated to the memory of when the Titanic sank into the icy waters of the North Atlantic Ocean in April 1912. We remember the more than 1,500 people who died that day.
Known as the “the unsinkable ship,” the Titanic hit an iceberg at 11:40 pm April 14, 1912, on her maiden voyage from England to New York City. Later, in the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean, on April 15, the Titanic sank. Those who perished did so mainly due to an insufficient number of lifeboats on board the ship.
Visit Miners Hall Museum to read the story of the immigrant family who intended to make their voyage on the Titanic.
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.
Today is National Siblings Day. This is a holiday recognized annually honoring the relationships of siblings. Visit Miners Hall Museum to learn about the immigrant families who settled in southeast Kansas and in many cases had many children. Notice the beautiful Maghe family preparing for their two week voyage to this country. Read the heart wrenching letters between siblings after the sister had journeyed to America with her new husband.
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.
Today is National Cherish an Antique Day. Miners Hall Museum cherishes each and every artifact and antique housed at our museum. We appreciate those who have honored us by donating items to the museum and entrusted us with their care. We invite you to stop in to visit and learn about the amazing history of southeast Kansas and the Little Balkans story.
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.
