Major General Frederick Funston Boyhood Home and Museum

02/03/2024

Kurtis was present today for the 125th anniversary of the Philippine American war

07/06/2023

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02/22/2023

A worthy cause

The MacArthur Memorial’s copy of General Emilio Aguinaldo’s 1899 declaration of independence is a finalist for a conservation prize from the Virginia Association of Museums (VAM). The proclamation is the only one of its kind in existence and is extremely fragile and in need of conservation.

During the Spanish-American War (1898), Philippine revolutionary leader Emilio Aguinaldo declared the Philippines independent of Spain. When the postwar settlement made his nation a territory of the United States, Aguinaldo declared the Philippines independent from the United States on January 5, 1899. A Philippine newspaper, La Independencia, printed copies of his declaration which were then put up across the city of Manila. The Memorial’s copy of the proclamation was torn down and saved by an American soldier who wrote at bottom of the document: “Issued on January 5 – ’99, which will no doubt be the cause of war with the Insurgents.” It was a prescient statement. About a month later, U.S. and Filipino forces met in combat, marking the start of the Philippine-American War (1899-1902).

Aguinaldo was captured in 1901 and was convinced by U.S. Army General Arthur MacArthur, Jr. to swear allegiance to the United States. Decades later, the general’s son, General Douglas MacArthur led the liberation of the Philippines from Japanese occupation, setting the stage for Philippine independence in 1946. In 1958, General Douglas MacArthur was gifted a scrapbook that contained the declaration. In 1964 the scrapbook was donated to the City of Norfolk’s MacArthur Memorial Museum and Archives. The document was discovered inside the scrapbook by MacArthur Memorial staff in 2018. Once properly conserved, the declaration will go on display in the museum's permanent exhibits.

The public can help fund the conservation of this artifact by voting for it on VAM’s website. The artifact with the most votes will receive $1000 to fund conservation. Voting is FREE and is open February 20-March 3, 2023. Individuals can vote daily. To vote, please visit https://vamuseums-org.wishpond.com/virginia-s-top-10-endangered-artifacts-2022-3/.

11/09/2022

Someone turns 157 today! He acts like he doesn't care, but we would like to wish Major General Frederick Funston a HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Celebrate with the newest book on Frederick, written by local attorney and historian Clyde Toland. You can pick up a copy today inside the museum!

10/27/2022

Gross! It's Teddy Roosevelt's birthday!

05/24/2022

Rain Rain go away! The Funston Boyhood Home is closed today due to rain.

Due to the weather, the Funston Boyhood Home will be closed to the public. The county museum will be open like normal.

04/06/2022

03/22/2022

The newest book on the Major General is now available on Amazon! We should be getting some in our museum gift shop soon. Written by Clyde Toland (born and raised Allen Countian) the book features the early life of Frederick and Allen County.

American Hero, Kansas Heritage: Frederick Funston's Early Years, 1865-1890

01/29/2022

Happy Birthday Kansas!!! We are open this beautiful January day from 2-4 p.m.

11/16/2021

We have all heard about Fighting Fred Funston. Turns out the trees in the yard of the Frederick Funston Boyhood Home have started to take after him. They still have all their leaves and its mid November.