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A celebration of statehood in song and verse!Celebrating 165 years of Statehood
Featuring Orin Friesen (Master of Ceremonies)
The Music of a special assemblage of Western musicians from the Diamond W Wranglers, Jennylou and the Buckaroos, and the Home Rangers.
Over the past several years, it has become a tradition at the Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum to celebrate Kansas statehood with live performances in song and verse, harkening back to the cowboy years of Kansas. Kansas joined the Union in 1861 as other states left to form the Confederacy, leading to the Civil War. Sedgwick County and the City of Wichita were established 9 years later, in 1870, during the height of the cowboy era.
Before joining us on Sunday, February 1st, for our Kansas Day Celebration, local performers will put on an hour-long performance for a special Kansas Day Senior Wednesday on January 28th!
Doors open at 9:30am
Non-Member Admission Fee – $2 (Annual Memberships available starting at $25- Learn more at: Memberships)
Refreshments provided by the “Friends of the Historical Museum” (served prior to the program).
Program starts at 10am in the DeVore Auditorium (2nd Floor) – Tour to follow at 11am
(Due to capacity restrictions, the program has limited seating of 60.)
Senior Wednesdays are informational and entertaining sessions, designed for active seniors and offered by a collaboration of local institutions. Learn more at Seniorwednesday.org
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum offers its Senior Wednesdays on the 4th Wednesday of each month, January-October. Topics and presenters will be announced as scheduled. Keep an eye on our website for details.
The Museum’s Senior Wednesday programs are made possible through a generous grant from the Charles and Joanne McIlwaine Foundation.
Don’t miss any of our upcoming Senior Wednesdays in 2026!
February 25th - "Life in Kansas During the Dust Bowl"
March 25th -
April 22nd - WSU Museum Studies Students Present on Their Exhibit
May 27th - "Let's Talk Shop" Documentary Screening
June 24th - Frank Lloyd Wright in Wichita
July 22nd -
August 26th - Vice in Wichita
September 23rd - Hillcrest Centennial
October 28th - Museum Docents Present Their Favorites
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204 S Main St, Wichita, KS, United States, Kansas 67202
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