Join us every first Wednesday of every month at 1:30 PM for Senior Wednesday at the Museum of World Treasures!

Event Details

• Date: Wednesday, February 4, 2026
• Time: 1:30 PM
• Location: Museum of World Treasures [Get Directions]

Program Fee

• Museum Members: Free
• Non-Members: FREE and open to the public, thanks to Humanities Kansas
  
  

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Attending Information

• Open to all ages
• No need to register; simply walk in!
• Light refreshments provided.

The 1st Kansas Colored Infantry and the American Civil War Collections of the Museum of World Treasures

Many of us trace our knowledge of African American Union soldiers and their service in the Civil War back to the 1989 motion picture “Glory” that featured Denzel Washington, Morgan Freeman, and Matthew Broderick telling the story of the >54th Massachusetts Infantry Regiment. Without stealing the “glory” from the 54th Massachusetts, the First Regiment Kansas Colored Infantry has their own story to tell that never made it to Hollywood. The Museum of World Treasures displays an artifact with provenance that travels back to the Honey Springs Battlefield in July 1863 near Checotah, Oklahoma and the 1st Kansas Colored Infantry.

SPEAKER BIO – Bruce Fritz

Bruce has taught US and World History at local 2-year and 4-year colleges for nearly twenty years. He and his son Andrew have volunteered at MOWT for over four years now and enjoy working with the MOWT team to fulfill the Museum’s mission through the first and second floor “Small Stories” exhibits. Bruce’s current/personal historical interests are focused on Kansas History as told through its cemeteries.