{"id":3906,"date":"2026-04-12T14:23:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T19:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/downtownshawnee.com\/?post_type=tribe_events&p=3906"},"modified":"2026-04-17T20:37:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T01:37:20","slug":"history-highlight-tours-segregated-america-life-in-1920s-kansas","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/downtownshawnee.com\/ar\/event\/history-highlight-tours-segregated-america-life-in-1920s-kansas\/","title":{"rendered":"History Highlight Tours: Segregated America- Life in 1920s Kansas"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Explore unique stories of American life in a 1920s Kansas town with our special History Highlights Tour Series! Each Saturday tour includes special featured stories and a custom guided route led by our professional museum staff, who get to highlight their favorite facts and collections around our town and farm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Tours are designed for adults and kids 5th grade and higher. Tour is included with General Admission. Admission is free from 10AM-12PM with a Johnson County Library card. Space is first come, first serve. Friends of Shawnee Town Members are entitled to free general admission (based on their Membership Level).<\/p>\n

Inventing the American Road Trip<\/h2>\n

June 13<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

Explore the rise of America\u2019s Favorite Vacation, as new inventions like the automobile, paved roads, gas stations, National Parks, and more encouraged families hit the road! Each tour includes special featured stories and a custom guided route led by our professional museum staff, who get to highlight their favorite facts and collections around our town and farm.<\/p>\n

The Roaring 20s: Life in Small Town America<\/h2>\n

June 27<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

Everybody\u2019s seen the glamorous Hollywood version of the 1920s \u2013 flappers, champagne, fast cars and shorter skirts \u2013 but what was daily life REALLY like in America? Explore real life in a Kansas City streetcar town, from their jobs and families to their clothes and what they\u2019d do for fun! Each tour includes special featured stories and a custom guided route led by our professional museum staff, who get to highlight their favorite facts and collections around our town and farm.<\/p>\n

Technology in 1920s America<\/h2>\n

July 11<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

Life is moving fast in America \u2013 it seems like technology is changing by the minute! Explore all the new inventions around our 1920s town, from telephones and electricity to automobiles, gas stations, and canned food, and how people in America were adapting! Each tour includes special featured stories and a custom guided route led by our professional museum staff, who get to highlight their favorite facts and collections around our town and farm.<\/p>\n

Segregated America: Life in 1920s Kansas<\/h2>\n

July 25<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

150 years after America declared their independence and 60 years after the end of slavery, the nation still had a great deal of work ahead to achieve real equality. On this tour, we\u2019ll explore life for different families in 1920s Shawnee \u2013 Black Americans, new immigrants, Catholics, indigenous Shawnee \u2013 they all worked to overcome challenges and help their children thrive, and our staff will help you explore the personal stories the Museum is researching!<\/p>\n

Feeding America: 1920s Truck Farming<\/h2>\n

August 8<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

What is Truck Farming? Is it a farm that grows trucks? On this tour, you\u2019ll find out! Explore the farming industry that fed Kansas City\u2019s industrial revolution and sent food across America! Tour includes a deep-dive into the working farm garden and the ground\u2013breaking (pun intended!) innovations that farmers used across eastern Kansas!<\/p>\n

Tour with the Director!<\/h2>\n

August 22<\/h3>\n

10AM-11:30AM<\/h3>\n

As our summer’s final History Highlight Tour, you\u2019ll get a private tour with our Museum Director Charlie Pautler who will share all his favorite artifacts and stories around Shawnee Town 1929! Enjoy behind\u2013the\u2013scenes content on the museum\u2019s long evolution and a surprise route highlighting different areas of our town and farm!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n