Discover the trail blazed before us and the local stories right in our backyard. Check out our monthly lineup below for special talks, community exhibits, hands-on activities, and features designed for curious minds of every background.
October 2026
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Tired Iron Show Coffee Hour
Help us kickoff our upcoming Santa Fe Tired Iron Show with our Chamber Coffee Hour. It begins at 9:30am at our museum. Enjoy coffee, conversation, and information about events and special features of the Show!
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Homemade Vanilla Workshop
Learn a brief history of vanilla on the Trail and make your own to take home! Cost is $10 to cover supplies. Please RSVP so we can plan for everyone. We will begin at 1:00pm.
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26th Annual Santa Fe Trail Tired Iron Show
Come out to the museum on Saturday and Sunday, October 10 and 11 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. for our annual Tired Iron Show. Enjoy antiques tractors, gas engines, automobiles, Peddlers Market and much more. Demonstrations include Wichita War Dancer, kids’ coloring contest display, Youth Speech Contest, anvil shoot, wheat threshing, corn picking & shelling, steam traction engine plowing, wood carving, blacksmithing, sawmilling, horse drawn plowing, and more.
There is something for the whole family!!
See our links below for more listed on our website and on our Facebook page.
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Cast Iron Lunch - Paninis and Italian Sandwiches
Spend your lunch hour with us! We will learn about care and use of cast iron then make sandwiches to practice what we learned. Cost is $5 per sandwich. RSVP so we can plan for supplies. The class begins at 12 Noon but arrive as soon as you can, if coming from work.
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Humanities Kansas Speaker Eric Anderson "A History of the American Indians Boarding Schools"
Join us at 2:00pm to hear Eric Anderson speak about the American Indian boarding schools and the impact it had on Native communities. This is a free event, provided through Humanities Kansas.