Looking Back...
Shawnee Town Events
Christmas Around Town created holiday
cheer for the community
Shawnee Town co-hosted it’s annual Shawnee Christmas Around Town event
on Saturday, December 3rd, along with the City of Shawnee. We had approximately 1100 people in attendance! The weather was remarkable, so the
crowds came in full force! Families enjoyed visiting with Santa & Mrs. Claus,
taking pictures with the live reindeer and taking horse drawn carriage rides.
What a great way to
wrap up our 2017 season, seeing so many
smiling faces. We hope
you all enjoyed your holidays with family and
friends! We are looking
forward to seeing you all
in 2017!
Paying it forward
We want to remind you that your annual membership to the
Friends of Shawnee Town does so much! Your membership dollars help the museum to furnish and upkeep the artifacts in the
collection. They also help students have the opportunity to visit
Shawnee Town 1929 and learn about the history of Shawnee,
Kansas in 1929.
Each year we offer a bus subsidy to every school that visits the
museum for a field trip. In 2016, your membership fees helped us
reach over 2,000 students throughout the season. In all, the
Friends of Shawnee Town funded $3,375.00 in bus subsidies to
several districts.
We could not do this without your support. If you have let your
membership lapse and you’d like to reinstate it, please just give us
a call at 913-248-2360, we
can renew by phone, mail
or in person! Your support is appreciated by so
many teachers, students
and parents throughout
the community!
11501 West 57th Street
Shawnee, Kansas 66203
February
4th...Valentine Dance featuring Grand
Marquis & 627 Stomp, 7pm
11th...Gettin’ Through the Cold: An Intergenerational Sharing & Celebration, 10am
18th...1920s Book Club, 10am
UPDATE
March
6th...New Volunteer Open House, 6pm
18th...1920s Book Club at the Farmhouse,
10am
29th...Speakeasy Society Program: The
Art Deco Movement, 7pm
Winter, 2017
April
5th...Design a 1920s Hat-Class, 6:30pm
15th...1920s Book Club at the Farmhouse,
10am
22nd...Sharing Patterns, Sharing Lives:
Quilt Workshop, 10am
26th...Postcards of Kansas City
1835-1935, 7pm
Shawnee Town 1929 Valentine’s Dance
We would LOVE for you to join us for our Val-
entine’s Dance on Saturday, February 4th,
featuring the music of Grand Marquis and
performances by 627 Stomp!
May
6th...Spring Cleaning & New Beginnings:
An Intergenerational Sharing &
Celebration, 10am
17th...Speakeasy Society Program-Sports
in the 1920s, 7pm
20th...1920s Book Club at the Farmhouse, 10am
23rd...Summertime Sweets with Chef
Jennifer Casey, 6:30pm
31st...Bloody Mary Party, 5:30pm
Get a wiggle on and grab your favorite Sheba or Sheik! Don your best glad rags ‘cause
we’re puttin’ on the ritz’ to celebrate Valentine’s Day at Shawnee Town 1929!
Waltz or twirl the night away while benefiting Shawnee Town. Proceeds go to the
Friends of Shawnee Town in support of the
Museum’s educational programs.
Friends Update is a quarterly publication of The
Friends of Shawnee Town.
Dancers from 627 Stomp will teach
attendees the Charleston, along with other
popular moves of the era, beginning at
7pm, followed by three hours of live music
from Grand Marquis.
Friends of Shawnee Town
Board of Trustees
Patricia Lyles, President
Cindy Ridgway, Vice President
Donna Sawyer, Secretary
Kristen Chapin, Treasurer
Stacey Bienhoff
Elaine Copp
Philip Feil
Kevin Fern
Richard Hiegert
Neil Holman
Charles Pautler
Shawnee Town Staff
Charles Pautler, Director
Royal Krueger, Office & Facilities Coordinator
Shannon Hsu, Curator of Collections
Sharron Uhler, Curator of Education
Maureen Kronawitter, Volunteer Coordinator
JoJo Palko, Museum Assistant
There will be light 1920s style hors d’oeuvres catered by Ridgway Catering, served
from 8:00pm-9:30pm. The Dessertery will
showcase a unique Valentine dessert
adapted from popular recipes of the day.
We will have a cash bar, which will serve a
special Valentine Prohibition cocktail, beer,
wine and soda throughout the evening.
Please note that we will only accept cash,
please no credit cards.
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Finally, cap off your evening by purchasing
reproduction Valentines from the 20s and
30s, featuring flappers, Prohibition, and, of
course, Cupid himself.
Reservations are required to attend this
wonderful event. If you haven’t reserved
your spot on the dance floor, just give us a
call today at (913) 248-2360. Current
Friends of Shawnee Town members get a
special price at $10 for a single ticket or
$20 for a couple. Regular admission, for
non-members is $15 for a single ticket or $25 for a
couple.
We are looking forward to dancing the night away
with you, and kicking off 2017 in style, 1920s style!
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In other news...
The Board of Trustees are looking for a new member to serve on the board. The only real requirement is that you enjoy the rich history of our community and can attend an afternoon meeting every
two months. If you are interested in joining,
please contact Royal Krueger at 913-248-2360.
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UP D ATE
P AGE 2
President’s
Corner
By: Patricia Lyles, President
Friends of Shawnee Town
Christmas decorations are
now in storage. The Plaza
lights are off.
2017 is well on
its way.
What’s on
your calendar?
Shawnee
Town 1929 has some activities for
you to put on your calendar.
To start, join us for the Valentines
Dance on February 4th. Come learn
the Charleston. The dance group,
627 Stomp, will teach us all the
moves. We will have a cash bar serving Prohibition cocktails and other
beverages. Mark your calendar to
enjoy dancing the night away, the
event gets started at 7:00pm!
February 11th come to the first class
of the Celebrating the Seasons
“Getting through the cold”. This
intergenerational class will let you
sample Indian Stew, participate in a
Valentines Day scavenger hunt and
more. February 18th is the first
1920s Book Club meeting of the
year. Additional 1920s Book Club
meetings are also scheduled for the
third Saturday of each month,
through November. March 6th is the
New Volunteer Open House from
6:00pm to 7:30pm.
Lastly, join us on March 29th for the
first Speakeasy Society Program of
2017, where we will learn about the
Art Deco movement. Check out our
website or our Facebook page to get
the details on these events and others throughout the season.
Looking forward to seeing you
around Shawnee Town 1929!
Come Celebrate Family &
Friendship
The 1920s and 1930s were a period when times were tough and people learned to
make a way when there just didn’t seem to be any way of moving forward. The same
thing could be said of the 1980s and more recent times. This year, let’s share how our
families celebrated the good times and made it through the bad. Each of us has a story
to tell. Share yours or sit back and listen to others!
This class will be held four times in 2017 with different content and activities each
time. We’ll be celebrating the seasons in 1920s Shawnee and now. Each class focuses
on one season. Each will include time for hearing and sharing seasonal stories, sampling or making a seasonal dish (recipe included), and participating in a hands-on activity to take home. Whether or not your mother or grandmother passed down tales
about life in their times, come, share, and listen.
You are welcome to bring your children, parents, grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and
friends.
The fee for each participant is $5 regardless of
age. Each class is on a Saturday from 10:00 –
11:30 AM. Dates: February 11 (winter focus),
May 6 (Spring), August 5 (Summer), and November 4 (Fall). See our website or Facebook
page for fuller descriptions!
P AGE 3
Calling all Ladies with Long
Locks or Shorn!
Save the date & save those locks!
Saturday, June 24, 2017
10:00am-11:30am
Donate 8” or more of your hair to
Pantene Beautiful Lengths at Shawnee
Town’s Hair Bobbing for a Good Cause
event on Saturday morning, June 24th.
If your hair is short, what a perfect reason for growing it long!
All hair donations will go to Pantene
Beautiful Lengths, a charity campaign
created by Pantene in partnership with
HairUWear® and the American Cancer
Society® that encourages people to
grow, cut, and donate their healthy
hair to create real-hair wigs for women who have lost their hair due to
cancer treatment.
Local hair stylists will be on hand to do
the cutting in our 1920s-outfitted
Bousman Barber Shop. So be the
“bee’s knees” and save (or grow)
those locks for beautiful lengths. We’ll
have 1920s-inspired refreshments on
hand to celebrate good times and
your donation! If you’d like more
information on this event, please call
us at, (913) 248-2360.
Speakeasy Society Program
The Art Deco Movement
In 2015 we introduced our Speakeasy Society program.
We had so much fun listening to so many engaging
speakers over the last two years. We’ve learned about
prohibition, fashion, popular culture, between the
wars, and so much more. There is still so much to
learn, so we are continuing our Speakeasy Society
programs in 2017.
Our first Speakeasy Society Program is scheduled for
Wednesday, March 29th, at 7:00pm in the Town Hall,
located at 11600 Johnson Drive Shawnee, KS 66203.
The 1920s was witness to one of the
most admired art movements in modern history - Art
Deco - which still influences design today. Learn
about art deco and its influence on Kansas City’s built
environment while sipping a Prohibition cocktail and
sampling light 1920s styled hors d’oeuvres. You’re
welcome to come in your best 1920s glad rags!
If you’d like to join us, you’ll need to get the password! Call us at (913) 248-2360 to receive the secret
password and make your reservations. This event is
free and open to the public, so bring your friend or
your neighbor!
Join us for our New Volunteer Open House
When: Monday, March 6, 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
Where: Town Hall at Shawnee Town 1929
11600 Johnson Drive
Shawnee, KS 66203
Who:
You!! Please bring friends who are
interested in learning about volunteer
opportunities at Shawnee Town 1929.
We look forward to seeing you there!
If you cannot attend this event, but would like more information on
volunteering at Shawnee Town 1929, please call or email Maureen
Kronawitter at 913-248-2360 or [email protected]
Director’s 2 cents
By: Charles Pautler
Museum Director
Here we are in
the dead of winter, but things at
Shawnee Town
1929 are still very
much alive and
really hopping!
This past year,
the museum
offered the most
mission-based programs ever attempted,
and this year will be even more ambitious.
But folks, it’s not just about quantity—it’s
about quality! Our staff has been busy
researching 1920’s leisure time activities,
educational programs, and other special
and interesting programs to bring our public this year. Please check times and details on these winter events by picking up
our 2017 Calendar of Events, or find it
online at www.shawneetown.org. This
winter is also seeing a lot of physical
changes to the museum grounds, in the
form of a major landscaping and an underground water pipe project. Where the
creek used to be will be the new home to
two 18 inch storm water pipes layed side
by side and covered over with soil. After
this is sodded, the road and sidewalk will
be straightened and landscaped so in the
event of severe rain--water will properly
flow into the creek instead of Town Hall,
garden plots, and the road. We are also in
the midst of raising money for the west
block of reconstructed buildings including
the Shawnee State Bank, drug store, dry
goods store, and electric store. So far, we
have had some success, and the campaign
will continue until the necessary funds are
raised to accurately reconstruct these four
key buildings from Shawnee’s past. I’m
always happy to talk to individuals or
groups about our future plans and what
we have in store—for both the buildings
and the programs that make them and our
shared past come to life. There is never a
dull moment here at the museum, past or
present! Happy winter!