Date and Time
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June 13 2023 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
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Description
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Time Travelers Summer Series
Tuesdays and Thursdays
June 13 – August 3, 2023
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Our favorite summer series is BACK! Bring your family and enjoy a trip back to 1929 with interactive day at our historic truck farm or recreated Shawnee downtown, every Tuesday and Thursday from June 13 to August 3. Enjoy fan favorite activities like farmstead laundry and grocery shopping along with NEW bonus activities and special guests featured each week! Each week features a new theme with different highlights, and kids can also pick up a scavenger hunt for added fun.
Programs are included with regular admission. Get in FREE all year with a Friends of Shawnee Town membership!
Weekly Schedule
June 13 and 15 • Juneteenth
FREE ADMISSION this week only! Juneteenth commemorates the end of slavery in our nation, but it was only a first step toward real equality. Visit the 1920s town to explore the accomplishments and challenges for African–Americans during the Jim Crow Era including famous Shawnee teacher Corinthian Nutter’s fight against school segregation. Enjoy a town square celebration at 11:30am with fresh churned ice cream, red drink, and tunes on a 100-year-old record player!
June 20 and 22 • Animal Farm
Learn about animal life on a Shawnee truck farm as we care for our new baby chicks, feed the chicken flock, meet the family working dog, and visit with a milking cow!
June 27 and 29 • Family Vacation
Take the family camping, 1920s style! Explore a real Auto Tent and campsite, take a car ride around town, and learn campfire songs in the square.
July 6 • Life on a Truck Farm - FREE ADMISSION DAY
It’s the busy season on the farm! Time to harvest and wash the vegetables, hang laundry, and make lunch in the farm kitchen.
**Today’s program is sponsored by our “Healthier Because We Live Here” Community Wellness Hub. The hub offersa
trusted gathering place that connects every member of the community to
essential programs, services and spaces to the neighborhoods, schools,
and our neighbors. For more information, visit cityofshawnee.org/wellnesshub.
July 11 and 13 • Get a Job!
Do you want to be a teacher, a barber, or maybe a jazz musician? Start a grocery business? Run the ice truck? Explore the town and which job might fit you!
July 18 and 20 • Keep It Clean
Time for summer cleaning on the farm! Let’s grab a bucket and wash the family car, vacuum the house, and get those vegetables washed for market.
July 25 and 27 • On the Road Again
This town is on the move! Take a car ride around the museum, shop at the car dealership, and stop at the Filling Station before camping out in our 1920s Auto Tent!
August 1 and 3 • Summer Treats
Enjoy the last days of summer with some farm-fresh treats! Help churn some ice cream and hand-squeeze the lemonade, with games on the lawn… but don’t forget to feed the chickens!
Bonus: Don't miss our Ice Cream Social on Thursday, August 3 at 5:30pm to wrap up the summer! Featuring music by the Kansas City Ukesters and an ice cream bar in town square. Admission is $5 per person.
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