A celebration of statehood in song and verse!
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, January 26th, 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.)
Don’t miss any of our upcoming Senior Wednesdays in 2026!
(Topics to be announced at the beginning of the season)
February 25th
March 25th
April 22nd
May 27th – “Let’s Talk Shop” Documentary Screening
June 24th
July 22nd
August 26th
September 23rd
October 28th – Museum Docents Present Their Favorites