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Thanks to @KCStudioMag for reviewing the "Away from Home" special exhibit. There is just over one week left to see this powerful traveling exhibition. Closes Sat., March 18. Plan your visit: jcprd.com/Museum #JoCoHistory #KCHistory @KCMAAA

Our newest guest blog post on JoCoHistory.org compiles four things readers might not know about the Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site. bit.ly/3Sv89MV

Our next "Away From Home" program is March 2 at 6pm. Join Dr. Kim Warren, Professor of History at KU, for a special presentation on “Strategies of Resistance and Negotiation: Native American and African American Students Fight for Themselves.” bit.ly/3m19bUu

Oliver was involved in the community, served on the Missouri Restaurant Association board of directors (Kansas did not have one), and sponsored a local 3&2 baseball team. Oliver lives in Overland Park today. 4/4 #BlackHistoryMonth #JoCoHistory #OverlandParkHistory

Over the next 12 years, Oliver provided jobs not only to OP teens, but also pioneered hiring individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. His efforts on behalf of underrepresented and underemployed groups showed his compassion for people. 3/4

In honor of Black History Month, we'll be sharing stories that reveal just some of the roles Black individuals have played in shaping Johnson County. Marvin “Mickey” Oliver owned and operated the first Black-owned business in Overland Park. 🧵 1/4

Don't miss this program about Indian boarding schools in Kansas, happening this Thursday (2/23) at the Johnson County Museum - register here: bit.ly/3lq48WG

Museum Members are invited to tour Haskell Cultural Center & Museum in Lawrence, KS on March 10th. Pre-registration and a museum membership are required. bit.ly/haskellmembert…

On March 3rd, Museum Members are invited to join our curators for a private tour of the Shawnee Indian Mission State Historic Site in Fairway, Kansas. Pre-registration and a museum membership are required. bit.ly/shawneemembert…

We've seen a great response so far to the special exhibit "Away from Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories." This nationally traveling exhibit from @KCMAAA and @Exhibits_USA is only with us until March 18th, so be sure to plan your visit soon. Want to learn more? A🧵:

After her retirement, she was honored by the NAACP and the American Association of Women, among others, for her role in the Civil Rights movement and her dedication to education for all children. 5/5 #BlackHistoryMonth #JoCoHistory #KansasCityHistory

Nutter next taught at Olathe’s Lincoln School, where she also served as principal. She later taught at Olathe’s Westview Elem., where she was the only Black teacher among a school population that remained all-white until 1970, just two years before she retired as principal. 4/5

In honor of Black History Month, we're sharing stories that reveal just some of the roles Black individuals have played in shaping Johnson County. Corinthian Nutter dedicated her life to educating children. 🧵1/5

Join Dr. Eric Anderson, Professor at Haskell Indian Nations University, for "A Brief History of Boarding Schools, 1870s-1920s." 2/23/23 | 6pm | $8 bit.ly/3Iq48WG

Page said he remembered John Brown’s execution in Virginia, as well as Brown’s words of encouragement for enslaved people: freedom existed north of the Ohio River, and there was still more freedom in Kansas. With this in mind, he lived in Olathe until his death in 1939. (4/4)

Page was born into slavery in Virginia in 1841, but later escaped from his master in Natchez, MI. He fled to Ohio, and in December 1863 enlisted in the 5th U.S. Infantry, an all-Black Union regiment. He was honorably discharged at the end of the war and returned to Ohio. (3/4)

In honor of Black History Month, we'll be sharing stories that reveal just some of the roles Black individuals have played in shaping Johnson County. David Page (pictured here with his Civil War medals) was an early settler in Olathe, arriving in 1867. 🧵(1/4)