Today's Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 316.263.1311
Today's Hours: 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. | 316.263.1311
Jun
26
Senior Wednesdays

Senior Wednesdays

Wednesday, June 26, 2019 | 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM

Basketball, Guinea Pigs and Cornflakes: Kansas' Role in the 1920s Eugenics Movement

In the 1920s, the Kansas Free Fair played host to a unique, first of its type event - "Fitter Families for Future Firesides" contests. Find out about James Naismith, taxidermied guinea pigs, and the inventor of cornflakes feed into the story of this flash-in-the-pan cultural phenomenon.

Discounted admission:

  • $4 per person!
  • Members are free