Thursday, January 29, 11am – 6 pm

Celebrate Kansas!
Annual Kansas Day open house features live music,
historic portrayal of T. Dwight Thacher & Stars! Stars! Stars! show. 
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Thursday, February 19, 7 pm

Friends of Kaw Heritage Membership Meeting
The general membership meeting and program are open to the public. 
Ron Parks will also present The Kanza Reservation 150 Years Ago.
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Saturday & Sunday, June 19 & 20

Kaw Inter-tribal Pow Wow – Washunga Days
Hieberts’ Dulcimers, TerryLee Whetsone - Native American Flute Player,
& Red & White, Blue & White, and Red, White & Blue Quilt Show
2009 Activities

Sunday, August 16, 6:30 pm

Fifth Annual Band Concert and Ice Cream Social
Flint Hills Community Band led by Dennis Brooks.  Ice Cream Social benefits 2010 production of historic pageant Voices of the Wind People
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Thursday, December 3, 6:30 pm

A Kaw Mission Christmas
Nostalgic Christmas open house features live music
& caroling by the CGES Singers
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The Friends of Kaw Heritage, Inc., Kansas Historical Society, and Kaw Nation, with the generous help of local funding from the Oscar & Ida Nystrom Foundation, John E. Trembly Foundation and City of Council Grove Promotion Tax Grant, are co-sponsors of the Kaw Mission 2009 special events.  Free refreshments compliments of FKH. For additional information contact the Kaw Mission State Historic Site, 620-767-5410 or kawmission@kshs.org.

Special Activities

Photo by Malcolm Strom

Bird Counts at Allegawaho Park
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 2009 Bird Counts are scheduled at 8:00 a.m.

January 10 February 21 March 21 April 11 May 9 June 6

July 11 August 8 September 12 October 10 November 14 December 12

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Bird Count Lists 2009

Archived Lists  2008, 2007, 2006
Sponsored by The Friends of Kaw Heritage, Inc.