Becoming Johnson County Virtual Tour
Description
The Johnson County Museum tells the long story of the place we now call Johnson County, Kansas. From the Kansa, Missouria, and Osage peoples to the “Bleeding Kansas” era; from the dairy farms to the suburban neighborhood developments; from segregated communities to an increasingly diverse population; from Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to business parks and corporate headquarters: it is all in our “Becoming Johnson County” main exhibit! Can’t visit the museum right now? Watch this series of overview videos to get a sense of what you’ll see when you can make it in to explore the exhibits for yourself, and to better understand Johnson County’s history!
Offered At
Johnson County Museum
The Johnson County Museum offers innovative, engaging exhibitions and programs that inspire learners of all ages to discover a sense of place and spark excitement about history at two sites: Lanesfield Historic Site in Edgerton, Kansas, and the main museum in the Johnson County Arts & Heritage Center in Overland Park.
The Museum offers long-term and changing exhibits, the children’s history experience KidScape, field trips, home school, youth and scout programs, summer camps, lectures, special events, birthday party packages, event spaces and a wide variety of online research tools. The museum’s historic collections include more than one million photographs, 20,000 3-D artifacts, and 300 cubic feet of archival material. In 2018, the Johnson County Museum served 70,000 visitors onsite and nearly 100,000 people through online resources.
Details
Subjects
Westward Expansion, Native Americans, World War I & Ii, The Civil Rights Movement, Civil War
Capacity
100 students, 1 chap. per 100 stu.
Duration
30 min.
Activity
Digital Resource
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Adult