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RUSSELL — From June 10 to -13, Russell will celebrate the 150th Sesquicentennial Celebration of Russell County during Prairiesta 2021.
Friday and Saturday events held at the new museum at 825 N. Kansas, takes you back to relive how the pioneers survived in the late 1800's. Demonstrations in wheat grinding, bread making, milking, butter making, rope making, bees wax candle making, washing, gardening, knitting, aprons, knot tying, and much more will be presented and all ages will be able to participate. Kids can get their "Passport to History" by participating in demonstrations and win prizes. The Russell County Muzzle Loaders will have an encampment set up all four days, and a chuckwagon display and cowboy poet will be on hand along with Will Rogers and Abe Lincoln personalities. A program on Women’s 1800s Fashion will be held on Saturday at 2 pm.
If you are a Russell County Livestock producer "Burn your brand into history" during our Branding Party. Many other displays from area organizations including 4-H Clubs, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, FFA, Farm Bureau, Smoky Hill Trail Assoc., Santa Fe Trail Assoc., Kansas Post Rock Limestone Coalition, Sternberg Museum of Natural History, and Kansas Strong will be on hand for visitors to learn more about the area and our history. Make sure you tour the new museum and enjoy "Little Town" and the "Barn" with a history of Agricultural, Academics and Autos, including Russell County and Prairiesta memorabilia.
Kids can also hunt for shark teeth and arrowheads and enjoy programs at the Fossil Station Museum located at 331 N. Kansas. The Oil Patch Museum, and the Heym-Oliver and Gernon houses will also be open for visitors to enjoy. A complete time schedule will be available for all events. Russell County Historical Society is a nonprofit organization "Preserving an educational history for future generations." Visit the websites www.Russellkshistory.com and www.Prairiesta2021.com for more information.
FRIDAY, JUNE 11th - 825 N Kansas
Tent #1
11:00-4:00
Girl Scouts - Bees Wax Candle Making /
Button Spinners
Milking
Separating Cream from Milk
Piecing/Quilting
Aprons
4-H Displays & Demonstrations
Smoky Hill Trail Association / BOD
“Zerf” Cowboy Musician & Historian
200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Will Rogers
11:00 & 1:00 Butter Making
1:00 & 3:00 Basic Knitting
2:00-2:30 Smoky Hill Trail Association Demo
3:00-4:00 Bee Keeping
Tent #2
11:00-4:00
Wheat Grinding
Kansas Wildlife - Tommie Berger
Buffalo on the Prairie - Kansas Wetland Educ.
Heirloom Kitchen Garden
Kansas Grains/Products - Farm Bureau
FFA - Parts of Butcher Cattle
FFA - Germination Bracelets / Nutrients of Soil
Grass Roots Art Center
Rope Making
11:00-12:00 & 1:00-3:00 Sifting/Measuring
12:00 & 2:00 Bread Making
Outside Locations
11:00-4:00
Wash Day
Branding Party
Chuck Wagon
Roping
Corn Shelling
Kansas Limestone Post Rock Coalition
Russell Muzzle Loaders Encampment
Kansas Strong - Oil History
12:00 Rocket Launch 9th St. & Kansas Coop Lot
SATURDAY, JUNE 12th
Demos will begin AFTER the Parade
Tent #1
12:00-4:00
Girl Scouts - Bees Wax Candle Making /
Button Spinners
Milking
Separating Cream from Milk
Piecing/Quilting
Aprons
4-H Displays & Demonstrations
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Smoky Hill Trail Association / BOD
Jim Gray / Trails Man & Cowboy Author
200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail
12:30 & 2:30 Butter Making 12:30 & 2:30 Butter Making
1:00 & 3:00 Basic Knitting
1:00 - 4:00 Bee Keeping - Swobee Honey Farms
2:00-2:30 Smoky Hill Trail Association Demo
Tent #2
12:00-4:00
Corn Shelling
Wheat Grinding
Kansas Wildlife - Tommie Berger
Heirloom Kitchen Garden
Kansas Grains/Products - Farm Bureau
FFA - Parts of Butcher Cattle
FFA - Germination Bracelets / Nutrients of Soil
Grass Roots Art Center
Rope Making
12:00-2:00 Cub Scouts - Knot Tying
12:00-4:00 Abe Lincoln & Will Rogers
1:00-3:00 Sifting/Measuring
2:00-4:00 Bread Making
Outside Locations
11:00-4:00
Wash Day
Branding Party
Chuck Wagon
Roping
Kansas Limestone Post Rock Coalition
Russell Muzzle Loaders Encampment
Buffalo on the Prairie
Kansas Strong - Kansas Oil History
2:00 Women’s Fashion Show (Late 1800’s Era) -
Inside the Museum
FOSSIL STATION MUSEUM
331 N Kansas ~ On the Avenue of History
Indians Petroglyphs Display
12:30 - 3:30 PM - Friday & Saturday - Kids Win Prizes - Shark Sand Dig - Shark Teeth & Arrowhead Hunting
Programs by Jan Dyer @ Fossil Station:
1 PM – “The Kitts Fork Massacre”
2 PM – “Have you ever eaten a grasshopper?” 10-year-old Lola tells about life during the Dirty 30s
3 PM – “Establishing Russell County, and Important People Among the First Settler