04/25/2026
Make plans to attend this today!
The May 3rd Kaw Mission Councils Westward Expansion Lecture Series will be the 175th Commemoration of the Kaw Mission. The program will be held at The Territory Ball Room, located at 117-119 West Main Street at 2 p.m. The program will be presented by Mark Brooks, Kaw Mission and Last Chance Store State Historic Site Administrator and Kansas Historical Society Executive Director Patrick Zollner. The program will be on the 175th commemoration of the Kaw Mission that was originally constructed in the fall of 1850 as a manual labor and boarding school for the Kanza. The building was also used as a meeting place, church services, hotel and as a home. Today the Kaw Mission is a Kansas State Historic Site and Museum. The program will cover the vast history of Council Grove's oldest building. Horsd'oeuvres will be served along with a cash bar. The program is sponsored by the Kansas Historical Society, the Friends of Kaw Heritage, City of Council Grove, Young, Nystrom, Hylton, Trembly, Area foundations and Trusts. A $3 suggested donation will be collected.