Calendar of Events

All events are included with membership or admission unless otherwise noted,
and are at the Harvey County Historical Museum, 203 N. Main, Newton.

2011

December

December 3, 10:00 to 4:00 — Event. Enjoy our annual holiday open house as part of The Six Places of Christmas (formerly FIVE places!). HCHM will share holiday refreshments, decorations of antique and vintage “Night Before Christmas” items and Santa Claus’ (from the collection of Nancy Krehbiel) and musical entertainment (details to be determined). A special thanks to the Newton Medical Center for their continuing support of this event, which make the refreshments and entertainment possible. Visit the other participating organizations today, also—Kauffman Museum, Carriage Factory Gallery, Warkentin House, Kansas Sports Museum and the Bethel College Women’s Association at the Goerz House. Free admission to all sites.

December 3, 10:00 to 4:00 — Event.Exhibit Closure. Final day that the railroad artifacts will be on exhibit in the Schroeder Gallery. A new exhibit featuring railroad history will open in 2015.

December 3, 4:00 - Temporary Exhibit Closure. North Newton will be closed until January 3, 2012 to allow the exhibit to be relocated due to a gallery renovation.

December 14, 10:00-4:00 — Event. First day the new archival reader/ printer will be available for public use. Thanks for supporting this project! And come check it out.

December 17 — Contest Deadline. Last day to enter your window count in the window trim contest.

December 24 — Closed for the holiday.

December 31 — Closed for the holiday.

2012

January

January 29 - Happy Kansas Day!

February

February 27, 7:00 — Event. Kansas Cattle Towns, presented by author and cowboy heritage promoter Jim Gray of Ellsworth, will be presented at the Rural Life Center in Walton (Monday evening program). Texas Longhorn cattle, rowdy cowboys, gamblers, gunslingers and tempting women combined to produce the archetypal Kansas cattle town. Chronicled in literature, music and movies, the cattle town has been a common setting for adventure and intrigue, but the real meaning and importance of cattle towns has rarely been explained. Many misconceptions have endured to distort the actual his- tory of the Kansas cattle town. This presentation will reveal the Wild West as it really was. Free and open to the public (sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council, the Walton Historical Museum and the Harvey County Historical Society).

April

 

 

April 15, 2:00 — Event. Orphan Trains in Kansas will be presented by historian Marilyn Holt from Abilene in Burrton (venue to be announced). The "orphan trains" brought poor children from the eastern cities to rural Kansas from 1867 until the 1920’s. Firsthand ac- counts of orphan train riders challenge our picture of childhood in the "good old days." Free and open to the public (sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council, the Burrton Historical Society and the Harvey County Historical Society).

 

April 26, 6:00-8:30 — Event. Art & Music in the Heart of Newton. Join the Chamber of Commerce’s Downtown Promotion Committee and downtown businesses for this favorite free event featuring art exhibits, demonstrations, musical performances and refreshments. HCHM will feature Keven Hiebert and his jewelry, wood carvings and more. Free and open to the public.

June

 

June 24, 2:00 — Event. Home on the Range: Kansas Folklore will be presented by Jim Hoy, folklore and literature teacher at Emporia State University, at the Hesston Wellness Center (Garden Room). The customs, traditions, stories, crafts and songs of our folklore both bind us to our neighbors and distinguish us from them. Delve into the wealth of Kansas folklore and discover Kansas’ occupational, ethnic and regional cultures. Free and open to the public (sponsored by the Kansas Humanities Council, Schowalter Villa and the Harvey County Historical Society).

 

 

July

July 4 — Holiday Closure. Have a blast this Independence Day!

August

Date to be announced — Event. Trash or Treasure Antique Appraisal returns to the museum. More details to follow. Fee.

August 4 — Exhibit Closes. Last day to see North Newton in Harvey County Hall.

September

September 8, 10:00 — Gallery and Exhibit Opening. The newly renovated Schroeder Gallery opens with the new exhibit The Way We Worked: Serving Harvey County. We are looking for exhibit items (to donate OR loan) for The Way We Worked! If you have uniforms, signs, delivery slips, photos or equipment related to a service profession in Harvey County, please contact curator Kris Schmucker at the museum.

September 16, 2:00 — Event. Program by HCHM Photo Technician Linda Koppes relating to the new exhibit. Details to be announced.

October

October 4, 6:00-9:00 — Event. Taste of Newton downtown.

October 24-26 — Event. Newton welcomes the Kansas Museums Association Annual Meeting. Co- hosted by Kauffman Museum, Newton Area Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Harvey County Historical Society. Museum professionals will converge on Newton for workshops and networking sessions, beginning with a progressive reception at the Kansas Sports Museum, HCHM and Kauffman Museum. What a great chance to showcase the great place that all of you support! Fee.

November

 

November 8-17 — Event. Taste of Christmas throughout Newton, including HCHM. Free.

November 22-24 — Holiday Closure. Many thanks to all of you who support HCHM in a variety of ways! Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.

 

December

 

December 1 — Event. Six Places of Christmas. Free.

December 25 — Holiday Closure. Merry Christmas!