Experience Wichita like it’s 1865.
Old Cowtown is a living history museum that lets you immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and activities common to a Midwestern cattle town
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Come run with us in the old west! June 25, the race starts at 8 am on the streets of Old Cowtown Museum. It is an open course for runners seeking personal best. The course also offers beautiful scenery for those looking for a pleasant stroll with the family. All participants receive a t-shirt and participation medal, plus awards will be given by age group and gender.
For more information or to register, click here: https://runsignup.com/Race/KS/Wichita/CowtownStampede5K
Join us Friday, June 3 from 6pm-10pm, for "First Fridays Under the Stars." Delicous food from The BOMB BBQ, fantastic shakes from The Shake Truck and adult beverages for sale from Shaken or Stirred Bartending, plus ghost tours by Wichita Paranormal Research Society (WPRS), gunfights by our very own Cowtown Cowboys and dancing by Piccadilly Players of Old Cowtown Museum! Free admission with your Riverfest button! (All others just $6/person, kids 4 and under, all military and their immediate families, and teachers get in free!)
Family Fun Series: Old Cowtown Museum | Wichita By E.B.
For the next visit in the Family Fun Series, my brother and I took our families to Old Cowtown Museum. It's been a few decades since I last stopped by and
Our Free Sunday Community Fair Days start this Sunday, May 15 from 12pm-5pm (last admission at 4pm)! Enjoy free admission all day, plus visit over 30 local artists and vendors, plus a great selection of local authors (in the Visitor's Center). Shows at 1:00 and 3:30pm on the main street as well. Come see us in the old west and
our newest Episode is now live
part two of the Industrial & Business Areas of Old Cowtown Museum
Episode 6 join us as we talk about part two of the Industrial & Business Areas and have some fun
Make sure you bring your kiddos to our Once Upon a Time event this Saturday, April 16 from 10am-5pm! Just $5/person, kids 4 and under and Cowtown members get in free! We will have storybook characters, princesses from Happily Ever After Parties, the ICT Easter Bunny (12-2pm only), treats from Kona Ice Greater Wichita and lots of fun shows, stories and crafts! Don't miss out on magical memories!
If you've been thinking about getting a membership to Old Cowtown Museum now is the time
Here are all of the great events we are doing this year! Our Family/Grandparent memberships are on sale now until April 30 for just $55! (A membership will get you in free to all events except for the 1920s Murder Mystery and Breakfast with Santa!) If you're buying online, use code April22 for the discount. You can also call 316-350-3323 or visit our gift shop!
Transport to the 1870s at Old Cowtown Museum
Old Cowtown Museum brings the 1870s to life with exhibits and daily demonstrations.Watch more at https://visitwichita.com/stories.Our Places.Our Faces.Our He...
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Part 1
in this new episode, we start in Old Cowtown's Industrial & Business Areas
In this episode, we start to discuss the museum's Industrial & Business Areas
Coming up April 10, 12pm-5pm, our Season Launch Party! Get a preview of our events for the year, chat with volunteers, catch a show by Daisy Longstem's Saloon Girls, watch the Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Club play, and catch a gunfight by the Cowtown Cowboys or River City Renegades! Plus shop Blue Grizz Trading and The Missing Link! Free admission!
We now have business cards and a banner
We are still looking for dancers to join our volunteer groups! Contact Angela West at [email protected] or 316-350-3317 for more information and to get started!
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We want to thank everybody for the support of the show... we haven't had a new episode lately due to sickness and being busy with other projects but we will be back hopefully next week where we will be covering the business district of old Cowtown Museum...
here is our newest episode all about Cowtown's Residential Street.
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Do you love baseball? We need volunteers who want to play 1870s Base Ball with the Cowtown Vintage Base Ball Club! Contact the club directly through their Facebook, or contact our Director of Volunteers, Angela West at [email protected] or 316-350-3317!
The next podcast will be all about the residential area at Old Cowtown Museum... Leave your comments and questions on this post and we will read them on the podcast and try to give you the best answers we can
Here is Episode 3
The Hodge House and The First Presbyterian Church
Episode 3 we talk a look at The Hodge House and The First Presbyterian ChurchHodge House at Old Cowtown Museum. The Hodge House was built between 1878-1885 and was initially located at 607 N. Main. The house was built Wesley Hodge family, one of ...
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Our second episode is all about Wichita's oldest house - The Munger house
Episode 2
The story of the Munger House. The first house was built in Wichita, Kansas
Episode 2 Join us as we talk about Wichita, Kansas' first building The story of the Munger House and its survival parallels that of the city of Wichita. Each sprang up in the middle of an unsettled wilderness and prospered. From the humble beginn...
We are honored and proud to announce that we are chosen as "Best Pioneer History Collection," by True West Magazine.
Here is the first episode of our Podcast
Join Bob, Jacky, and Angela as they introduce you to the history of Old Cowtown, the wild west in Wichita, and learn about the different buildings in this interactive museum.
Episode 1 Experience Wichita like it’s 1865. Old Cowtown is a living history museum that lets you immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and activities common to a Midwestern cattle town.Join Bob, Jacky, and Angela as they introduce you to the hi...
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As we kick off Black History Month, we want to share with you the story of the Hodge Family, whose home we have right here at the Old Cowtown museum. Check out the great story Carla Eckels from KMUW did on this early Wichita family.
For the first time, a prominent Black woman, Millie Hodge, will be among those being portrayed as an early settler of Wichita in Old Cowtown.
Happy 161st Birthday, Kansas!
Did you know that the very first building that started Wichita , Kansas is at Old Cowtown Museum ?? Stay tuned to find out the history of this and all the structures at the Museum
Our Podcast we will be taking a in-depth look at every single building on the grounds and the history that goes with it.. stay tuned for updates to the first episode
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