Kansas Historical Foundation - Spring Members Meeting
Wichita ABCs: Aviation, Buildings, Culture
June 14-15, 2013
Current President Barb Morris of Hugoton and past President Paul Buchanan of Wichita will host the 2013 annual spring meeting of the Kansas Historical Society and the Kansas Historical Foundation. The two-day event highlights the history of people and places in the state’s largest city.
Registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday, May 28.
- Share the Save the Date postcard
- Print the registration form.
- Pay registration fees online
Events begin 4 p.m. Friday, June 14, at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum with a tour, program, and reception. On Saturday, June 15, activities begin at 8:30 a.m. at the Hotel at Old Town with a program on the preservation of Old Town. Participants can select from one of two behind-the-scenes tours:
| Wichita’s Historic Theatres | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Dunbar Theatre tour |
| 10:30 a.m. | Crown Uptown Theatre tour |
| 12 p.m. | Lunch and tour, Scottish Rite Consistory |
| 2:30 p.m. | Orpheum Theatre tour |
| Wichita’s People & Places | |
| 9:30 a.m. | Delano neighborhood tour |
| 11 a.m. | Driving tour of historic locations: Dockum Drug Store sit-in, Ambassador Hotel, Main and Douglas, Mentholatum and Packard buildings, Wichita State/College Hill area, Allen-Lambe House |
| 12:30 p.m. | Lunch, N & J Café |
| 2:15 p.m. | Kansas Aviation Museum |
| 4:00 p.m. | Both tours return to the Hotel in Old Town |
View detailed itinerary. Or contact Terry Marmet or Sally Zogry at 785-272-8681, ext. 221 or at membership@kshs.org.
