2023 Spring Newsletter

We are also hosting a children event during the craft show. The event tables will be located by the bake sale booth. Bring your children to the square for this fun FREE event. Kids will build an Indian drum replica to take home for themselves. Volunteer Sheila Tappan will be onsite and have all the can’s painted, ready for various stickers. Each sticker will have a different im age and meaning.

Mark your calendars to come in the museum for the Miniature Art Show happening the entire month of July 2023 more information to come on this annual event. Professional miniature Artwork from local and around the world artist’s to view and purchase!

At the craft event Kids will; 1. Choose drum base color. 2. Material for head and put on base. 3. Choose stickers and apply to drum base. 4. Build drum sticks.

Take your drum home and have some fun with it! SPECIAL EVENT AT THE MUSEUM WITH DRUMS Rules to participate in the special event at the muse um on Saturday, June 24, 2023. 1. You must make your drum at the park event on June 17, 2023 2. Sign the list at the craft show with Parents Name, phone number, email and your child’s name 3. Bring your drum back to the museum special event This event will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 10:00 am; Jeanne d’Arc Dagenét will talk to the chil dren about drums. Lunch will be provided. 4 There is to be a presentation about “oil & gas in Kansas” at 1:00 pm

A huge thank you for all that have donated to our mu seum this year. You are greatly appreciated! Thank you to those that donate their time from their homes like LuAnne Debrick. We miss seeing her in the museum but are super blessed to have her staying involved by email and phone conversations. When we need to know something, we can make a call to LuAnne, thank you LuAnne for your world of knowledge and sharing! Thank you to the work that Jeanne Daganet has been doing with flyers and gathering information about her family for us. I hope I haven’t missed some information, but rest assure we appreciate help from everyone. We are having so much fun, learning something new every day and have so many things going on in the mu seum. We would love to have you volunteer for a day, a week, monthly, or whatever you have time to do. We can always use more help. Give me a call or come in to the museum I’m there most Wednesdays. Please con sider joining our membership. Help keep Miami Coun ty Kansas history alive and well! Miniature Art Show patrons

In our main entry room, we now have a large confer ence table and comfy chairs for your use. Plenty of room to get your papers, devices and use our research books to work on your research on. Wednesday’s are a great day to come in as both Iris and Leanne are there to help direct you with your research.

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