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.
JULY’S TOPIC: Crime in 1800s Sedgwick County
Presented by John Burchill
About the Presenter
John retired as an associate professor of criminal justice at Kansas Wesleyan University. He is the author of Bullets, Badges, and Bridles: Horse Thieves and the Societies that Pursued Them. He has two Master’s degrees- one in Criminal Justice from Wichita State University and one in Rehabilitation Counseling from Emporia State University.
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 program).
• Interested in volunteering at a Senior Wednesday Refreshment table? Email us at museum@wichitahistory.org or call 316-265-9314!
Program starts at 10am in the DeVore Auditorium (2nd Floor) – Tour to follow at 11am
(Due to capacity restrictions, program has limited seating of 60.)
Don’t miss any of our upcoming Senior Wednesdays in 2026!
August 26th – Shady Ladies of the Peerless Princess
September 23rd – Before the Hillcrest in College Hill
October 28th – Museum Docents Present Their Favorites