Mexican Americans of Wichita’s North End with Anita Mendoza, Jose Enrique Navarro & Jay Price
While the North End has long been the beginning of the American dream for many peoples including African Americans, Southeast Asians, and Anglo Americans, it is perhaps the Mexican American community that most visibly embodies the hopes and struggles in this part of the city. The first wave worked in the packinghouses, and communities with names such as El Huarache, La Topeka, and El Rock Island emerged nearby. As the 20th century unfolded, their children and grandchildren established a vibrant neighborhood along Twenty-First Street and Broadway. In recent years, the old industries of the area have faded, while a new wave of immigrants from Latin America has been able to redefine an area. Today, the Mexican American heritage in the North End has become one of its most defining features, an example of a broader diversity that has always made this part of the city special.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS
Deke Dickerson "History of the Electric Guitar and its Early Players"
Dickerson, known as a historian and writer, is more widely appreciated as a guitarist and performer presenting American Roots Music to an international audience. More information at dekedickerson.com
Senior Wednesday - Authenti-city: Wichita Series with Bill Goffrier
Authenti-city, our built environment documented artistically in the paintings of Bill Goffrier. A native mid-westerner, Bill was raised in Wichita. In 1980 he earned his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from Wichita State University, later a Masters degree from Boston University. Today, Goffrier resides again in Wichita where for the past several years he has been at work as one of the area’s finest artists.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS. Doors open at 9:45 a.m., program screens at 10 a.m. Tours follow at 11 a.m.
Senior Wednesday - Architecture of the People's Houses
Architecture of the People’s Houses with Murl Reidel.
Kansas has 105 county courthouses and hundreds of city halls, plus a few more state capitols than you might expect. The manifestation of the greatest ideals occurs in these buildings, where the work of the people’s democracy is in action. The designs of these buildings tell us about the evolution of local government in the state. Larger societal issues, such as the Free State and the Civil Rights movements, can also be examined through the architecture of place. Some resemble Greek and Roman temples of democratic ideals while others convey the Victorian notions of civility. Still others are nondescript storefronts. Regardless of scale and beauty, these buildings represent symbols of our shared values and convey much about our communities.
Presented by Murl Riedel. Murl is a fiscal analyst and retired major from the Kansas Army National Guard.
“Architecture of the People’s Houses” is part of Humanities Kansas Speakers Bureau, featuring humanities-based presentations designed to share stories that inspire, spark conversations that inform, and generate insights that strengthen civic engagement.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS.
Senior Wednesday - Iconic Eats of Wichita with Joe Stumpe
Iconic Eats of Wichita: Surprising History, People and Recipes with Joe Stumpe
Located a long way from any ports of call, Wichita is perhaps the last place where you’d expect to find a diverse culinary scene. From its early days as a rough-and-tumble cow town on the Chisholm Trail, the city first achieved dining sophistication through the efforts of the Thursday Afternoon Cooking Club, now the oldest such club in the United States. Steakhouses in the north end invented and popularized what some consider the city’s signature dish: garlic salad. Waves of immigrants from three parts of the world—Mexico, Lebanon and Vietnam—stamped the dining habits of residents with dishes such as piratas, shawarma and Saigon Oriental Restaurant’s famous No. 49. Author Joe Stumpe tells these stories and more while providing nearly two hundred prize recipes from restaurants and home cooks.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS.
Senior Wednesday - Turn it up to 90!
See how Wichita led the world to loud music in 1932.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS.
Senior Wednesday - Art Deco on the Plains
Discover local history of the 1920s & 30s through the design and style known today as Art Deco. To be shown on the screen in the Museum Auditorium, followed by a related tour of the special exhibition Art Deco on the Plains.
Sponsored by generous funding through The Trust Company of Kansas and by Mickey Armstrong, hosted by WHiMS.
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Senior Wednesday
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Senior Wednesday
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Kansas Day Program
Celebrating Kansas in Song
A Live Virtual Event
Celebrate your history and heritage through song!
Master of Ceremonies Orin Friesen of the Diamond W Wranglers.
Cowboy poets Scott Wiswell and Ron Wilson.
Music by Stu Stuart & Orin Friesen of the Diamond W Wranglers, Jesse Friesen of the Flying W Wranglers, Karen & Richard Crowson, Ranger Stan Greer of the Home Rangers, 3 Trails West, Annie Wilson, Jeff Davidson, and Scott Tonelson.
Senior Wednesday - "Gone But Not Forgotten: Restaurants of Wichita's Past" with Denise Neil
"Gone But Not Forgotten: Restaurants of Wichita’s Past," presented by Denise Neil. A historic look at much loved and missed Wichita restaurants; based on her book published by Arcadia Press.
Presented by: WHiMS
Sponsored by: The Trust Company of Kansas and a generous grant by Mickey Armstrong
Presented by: WHiMS
Sponsored by: The Trust Company of Kansas and a generous grant by Mickey Armstrong
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Senior Wednesday
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum Director Eric Cale will join us via Zoom for "Turn it up to 90 – the Electric Guitar and the 90th Anniversary of it Wichita World Debut." Cale will present the history behind the instrument’s genesis and will explore its ascent to become the world’s most popular instrument. This presentation is in conjunction with the museum exhibition of the same name which runs through 2022. Cale will give a tour of the exhibition following the program.
Learn more about the history of the electric guitar here: https://archive.org/details/electricguitarfinalNov2019
Hear about the history of the electric guitar here: https://www.humanitieskansas.org/.../hotline-the-history...
Tune in to PBS Kansas on Friday, September 24h at 8pm to watch a segment on the "Turn it up to 90- The Electric Guitar and the 90th Anniversary of it Wichita World Debut" exhibit!
Presented by: WHiMS
Sponsored by: The Trust Company of Kansas and a generous grant by Mickey Armstrong
Wichita-Sedgwick County Historical Museum's Senior Wednesday
Senior Wednesday: Beccy Tanner
Electric Guitar Summit - Part II - An Afternoon with Deke Dickerson
Part of an Electric Guitar Weekend! Sunday, July 18th 1:00-4:00 p.m.
An afternoon with Deke Dickerson, noted performer, author and music historian. Presentation - 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. "Amazing Stories of the Electric
Guitar."
Live Performance - 3:00- 4:00 p.m. in the Museum's Heritage Square.
“Honky-Tonkers & Western Swingers” Stories of Country Music in Wichita, Kansas by Orin Friesen
Join us live!
Senior Wednesday with Pat O'Connor
Senior Wednesday with Pat O'Connor
Senior Wednesday - Somos de Wichita
Jay Price & Enrique Navarro tell the story of the Somos de Wichita/We are Wichita project, a bilingual exhibit that tells the story of Latino families in Wichita in the 20th century. This project is a virtual exhibit with the cornerstone being the https://somos.wichita.edu/en/ site and continues in 2021 with a photo history on the North End’s Latino story. Senior Wednesdays are sponsored by the Trust Company of Kansas and a generous grant by Mickey Armstrong
Senior Wednesday - Wichita Pioneer Robert E. Lawrence
Join archivist Gary Huffman in an in-depth look into the life of one of Wichita’s earliest settlers: Robert E. Lawrence. Huffman continues to transcribe and archive the diaries of Lawrence, watching as Lawrence lives day to day in the blossoming city of Wichita, working as a banker, real estate operator, commercial builder; serving on the Wichita Board of Education, the Kansas State Legislature, as a devout member of the First Presbyterian Church.
Senior Wednesdays are sponsored by The Trust Company of Kansas and a generous grant from Mickey Armstrong.
Snow falls in Heritage Square
Enjoy the beautiful outdoors over the lunch hour! The Museum offers free lunchtime admission April 15 through May 30. The public is invited to bring lunch and enjoy it outdoors in Heritage Square. After eating, visitors may tour through the Museum (no food or drink inside please). #snowday #wisteria Visit Wichita
The Wichita Artist at Midcentury
Senoir Wednesday : Cori North
Wichita Sedgwick County Historical Museum Kansas Day Celebration
Heritage Square Concert Series: Carillon Performance
Giving Tuesday at the Historical Museum