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By Laura Phillippi, Site Supervisor Things are hopping at the Lansing Historical Museum. We have a contract with Arcadia Publishing to do a pictorial book about the Lansing Correctional Facility. I have been busy scanning photos, composing captions, and researching microfilm in order to meet the March 25 deadline. I’m working closely with the staff at the Lansing Correctional Facility to make sure this book is a success. I made butter with the 3-5 grade students at Fort Leavenworth for their Kansas Day celebration on January 24. We went through about a gallon of heavy whipping cream and used a good amount of elbow grease shaking the cream to make butter. The next day, Dr. Shawn Alexander of the University of Kansas gave an interesting program about the lynching of Fred Alexander in 1901 Leavenworth and the early civil rights movement in Kansas. The program drew some new visitors to the Museum and was even mentioned on Channel 5 the morning of the event. The Museum and the University of Saint Mary are continuing plans for the Created Equal film discussion series. Dr. Bryan Le Beau will present The Abolitionists at 7 p.m. on March 4 at the Lansing Community Center 800 1st Terrace. Dr. Kyle Anthony will present Slavery by Another Name on March 18 at 7 p.m. at the Lansing Community Center. Admission to the discussions is free. We are also planning a field trip to the John Brown Museum in Osawatomie on April 3. Did you make a resolution to be more fit this year? Join us for the On the Run 5K on June 1. Registration forms are available at the Museum. This course goes past the museum and through the grounds of the Lansing Correctional Facility. It is one of the few opportunities that the public is allowed to see the prison grounds. Runners and walkers are both welcome. The Museum is working with other cultural institutions to bring you “Remembering the Great War 100 Years Later” book discussion series. This program was made possible by the Kansas Humanities Council. The first book is The Guns of August and will be discussed in August at the Leavenworth Public Library. The Lansing Community Library will host The Roses of No Man’s Land in November. Copies of the books in the series will be available at the local libraries. I will be promoting the City at Fort Leavenworth’s PAIR Day in March and the Kansas Sampler in Wamego the first weekend of May. The Lansing Historical Society will be at Lansing DAZE so be sure to stop by and say hello to them. We could not do what we do at the Museum without the help of this group of dedicated history lovers. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact me at 913-250-0203 or email lphillippi@sbcglobal.net.
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LGTV-Channel 2 Schedule Schedule MONDAY 10:00 am - Movers and Shakers (Interview program with local officials and personalities.) 12:00 pm - The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor 12:12 pm - Their Stories - local history of the area 7:00 pm - City Council Meeting TUESDAY 10:00 am - City Council Meeting 7:00 pm - City Council Meeting WEDNESDAY 12:00 pm - The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor 12:12 pm - Their Stories - local history of the area 2:00 pm - Chamber Ribbon Cutting 7:00 pm - Movers and Shakers 7:30 pm - Lansing Pulse (current events discussion with City Administrator.) 8:00 pm - Legislative Forum THURSDAY 1:00 pm - Movers and Shakers 7:00 pm - Fire District #1 Board Meeting FRIDAY 5:00 pm - City Council Meeting 7:30 pm - Lansing Pulse 8:00 pm - Legislative Forum SATURDAY 10:00 am - Movers and Shakers 12:00 pm - The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor 12:12 pm - Their Stories - local history of the area 1:00 pm - City Council Meeting 2:00 pm - Chamber Ribbon Cutting SUNDAY 12:00 pm - The Kansas State Penitentiary: An Institution and a Neighbor 12:12 pm - Their Stories - local history of the area 7:00 pm - City Council Meeting 8:00 pm - Legislative Forum If you have any questions or comments about programming on LGTV-Channel 2 in Lansing, please contact Ken Miller at 913-208-6650 or by email.