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Our Fabulous Flint
Hills:
The Flint Hills are Alive!
Kaw Mission Councils 2008 |
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Kaw Mission Council programs are free,
open to the public & presented at the Kaw Mission.
Also - don't miss the "Kaw Mission
Special Events"
and "Special Activities" listed below.
Print the Program
10x13 Poster
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Thursday, February 7, 7pmFKH Annual Meeting
Lucy Tayiah Eads: Only Female Chief of the Kaw.
Pauline Sharp, Granddaughter of Eads.
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Saturday, March 15, 3:30 & 7pm
Simple Sublime Statistics: The Flora And Vegetation Of The Flint Hills.
Craig Freeman, Curator, R. L. McGregor Herbarium,
Associate Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey.
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Saturday, April 19, 3:30 & 7pm
Birds and Mammals of the Flint Hills.
Bob Gress. Director, Great Plains Nature Center.
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Saturday, May 17, 3:30 & 7pm
Snake Stories.
Joe Collins, Herpetologist, Kansas Biological Survey &
Suzanne Collins, Wildlife Photographer.
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Saturday, October 18, 3:30 & 7pm
Ghosts in the Grass: In Search of Forgotten Voices.
Marva Weigelt, Homestead Ranch,
Chase County
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Our
Kaw Mission Council Sponsors:
Friends of
Kaw Heritage, Inc.
Kansas
Historical
Society
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Kaw
Mission Special Events |
Thursday,
January 29, 10am – 5 pm
Celebrate Kansas!
Annual Kansas Day open house features
live music,
historic portrayal of Charles Robinson & Kansas Quilts show.
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Saturday & Sunday, June 21 &
22
Kaw Inter-tribal Pow Wow – Wah Shun Gah Days
Hieberts’ Dulcimers, TerryLee Whetsone - Native American Flute
Player,
Flowers of the Prairie Quilt Show, & Wah Shun Gah
Walk
Sunday, August 17,
6:30 pm
Fourth Annual Band Concert and Ice Cream Social
Flint Hills Community Band led by
Dennis Brooks.
Social benefits Voices of the Wind People
Friday & Saturday,
September 12 & 13, 8 pm
Voices of the Wind People
Historical multi-media pageant tells
the story
of the Kaw & Santa Fe Trail set in Council Grove
Thursday, December 4, 6:30
pm
A Kaw Mission Christmas
Nostalgic Christmas
open house features live music & caroling by the CG Singers
The Friends of Kaw Heritage, Inc., Kansas Historical Society,
Kaw Nation, and the City of Council Grove sponsor the Kaw
Mission 2008 special events. Free refreshments compliments of
FKH. For additional information contact the Kaw Mission State
Historic Site, 620-767-5410 or
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Special
Activities |
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New! Second
Saturday of Each Month
(Exceptions on March 22, June 7 & Sept. 20th)
Bird Counts at Allegawaho Park, 8:00 a.m.
Do you enjoy a leisurely morning stroll in the woods, on the
prairie, or along a meandering stream? Birding at Allegawaho
Heritage Memorial Park might be just the sport for you! Bird
watching is a great outdoor activity that engages people of all
ages and levels of experience in learning about birds and
enjoying nature. Our bird counts at the park will give you that
opportunity.
Our 2008 Bird Counts are scheduled for:
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January 12
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February 9
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March 22
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April 12
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May 10
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June 7
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July 12
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August 9
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September 20
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October 11
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November 8
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December 13
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Bird Count Lists 2006
Bird Count Lists 2007
Bird Count Lists 2008
Sponsored by The Friends of Kaw Heritage, Inc.
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Kaw Mission State Historic Site
500 N Mission
Council Grove, KS 66846
Phone or FAX: (620) 767-5410
E-mail:
kawmission@kshs.org
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Kansas State Historical Society |
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The Kansas State Historical Society does not discriminate on the basis of disability
in
admission to, access to, or operations of its programs, services, or activities.
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