Grover Barn News Today

To the editor: As part of Juneteenth celebrations in Lawrence, I boarded the Boys and Girls Club buses for the Watkins Museum of History Underground Railroad

Last weekend in Lawrence, a group of family members descended from the freed slave who for a time operated the only tannery in Kansas, McCarter Byrd, met in per

A newly commissioned musical is set to make its world premiere at the Lied Center this month, sharing stories of former enslaved Black Americans who were far more than their circumstances.

Several entertainment and educational opportunities are on tap this weekend, as well as a few chances for some physical and mental exercise. THURSDAY

The Watkins Museum of history is inviting the public to attend a dedication ceremony at Grover Barn, a historic Underground Railroad site in Lawrence. On Jan.