By: KAY QUINN
The “Kansas Pioneer Patriots,” a 10-panel traveling exhibit, will be at The Temple, (336 S. Santa Fe) in downtown Salina from Monday, March 2 through Tuesday, March 10.
The exhibit highlights eight notable Kansans from across the Sunflower State, including President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Abilene and wartime journalist/correspondent Peggy Hull Deuell from nearby Bennington.
It is free admission and open to school groups, history buffs and anyone else interested.
“We are proud to be a host community for this enlightening exhibit,” says Mary Wade Strother chapter Regent, Kathy Laflen. “From celebrated Kansans like Ike to less well-known but equally impactful influencers who helped shaped Kansas across generations, there is much to learn from “Kansas Pioneer Patriots.”
Other notables featured in “Kansas Pioneer Patriots” include aviation-industry executive Olive Ann Beech, frontiersman Charles Jesse “Buffalo” Jones, Potawatomi tribal chief Minnie Evans and aviator Amelia Earhart.
Hours the exhibit is open from March 2 to 10 are Monday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Friday evening as part of the March’s First Friday Art Walk from 5 - 7 p.m., and Saturday, 1 to 3 p.m.
The exhibit opens to the public on Tuesday, March 2nd at 10 a.m. in the main lobby of The Temple.
Visitors should use The Temple’s main north-facing doors, unless otherwise posted. A DAR docent and an information table will be available during exhibit hours.
The local Mary Wade Strother Chapter was founded in 1922 and is part of state and national organizations. The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) is one of the largest patriotic women's service organizations in the world. DAR has close to 190,000 members in approximately 3,000 chapters across the country and several foreign countries. DAR members promote historic preservation, education and patriotism via commemorative events, scholarships and educational initiatives, citizenship programs, service to veterans, meaningful community service and more.
For additional information about DAR and its relevant mission, visit www.dar.org.
For more information on the traveling “Kansas Pioneer Patriots” exhibit or on local DAR activities, contact salinadar1922@gmail.com or visit https://tinyurl.com/Salina-NSDAR.
The “Kansas Pioneer Patriots” is made possible by support from the Mary Wade Strother Chapter, Kansas Society DAR and the Temple of Salina.
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