Douglas County's Historic Sites & Local History Museums
Baldwin City Area
Santa Fe Trail Association - Douglas County Chapter: https://www.santafetrail.org/chapters/douglasco/index.html
Black Jack Battlefield & Nature Park: https://www.visitbaldwincity.com/listings/blackjack-battlefield/
Black Jack Ruts (Santa Fe Trail): https://www.nps.gov/places/black-jack-ruts.htm
Black Jack Highway Park: https://www.travelks.com/listing/black-jack-cabin-%26-park/12115/
Eudora
Eudora Community Museum: https://www.cityofeudoraks.gov/100/Eudora-Community-Museum
Lecompton
Territorial Capital Museum and Lane University: https://www.lecomptonkansas.com/learn/lane-university-territorial-capital-museum/
Clinton Lake Area
Wakarusa River Valley Heritage Museum: https://www.wakarusamuseum.org/
Lawrence
Watkins Museum of History: https://www.watkinsmuseum.org/
St. Luke A.M.E. Church: Region's oldest AME Church Restoration Project 2020-2021
Preservation Related Videos
In the spring of 2020 members of the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council visited six barns.
The following is a video that has been funded by the Heritage Conservation Council and developed by Jancita Harrington at the Haskell Cultural Center. The film is entitled, "Keeping Legends Alive," tells the story of the legendary football team at Haskell Indian Nations University and the tribes that built Haskell Stadium and the WWI Memorial Arch, which serves as the entrance to the stadium and has become a local icon.
Region's oldest AME Church Undergoes a Restoration Project in 2020-2021. Pastor Verdell Taylor and Stan Hernly discuss the rehabilitation project which received funding from the Douglas County Heritage Conservation Council in 2020 & 2021.
