“Sinkhole – A Legacy of Suicide” provides an intriguing look at the author’s family history in southeast Kansas, with an outsider’s look at the unfolding story of immigration, coal mining, labor disputes, and commerce.
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Preserving the Past: Coal Camps and Coal Company Houses – July 1 – September 23 exhibit
Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, KS is proud to announce the 2023 Third Quarterly Exhibit, “Preserving the Past – Coal Camps and Coal Company Houses”, opening July 1 and continuing through September 23, 2023.
May 21 program at Miners Hall Museum: The Founding of McCune
Join us this Sunday, May 21 at 2 p.m. at Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, KS for this special program.…
Miners Hall Museum presents: “The Emergence of the Railroad in Rural Kansas”
April 23 at 2p at Miners Hall Museum: Learn the impact of the railway on McCune and Cherokee, Kansas.
McCune featured as Miners Hall Museum quarterly exhibit
While this community was not a Coal Camp, it was a hub for area coal camps. This exhibit runs from April 1-June 24, with special programs on April 23, May 21 and June 11.
A Night in New Orleans – A Creole Style Shrimp Boil and Party
Join us Saturday evening, April 1, 2023 at Miners Hall Museum, Franklin, Kansas and spend a night in New Orleans.…
Miners Hall Museum quarterly exhibit: Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era
Join us as we begin 2023 with our first quarterly exhibit. “Of Money and Metals: Doing Business in the Mining Era”.
The Amazon Army
Protesting unfit working conditions in area mines, thousands of women marched to block them. It’s a story that made statewide and national headlines.
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