Lawrence hosts centennial tone as sister cities celebrate
Lawrence marks two milestones with Eutin Germany as its elder sister city turning 750 in 2007 and Hiratsuka Japan celebrating 150 years of ties. Delegations tour museums and schools while city officials emphasize the 15 year sister cities bond and ongoing cultural exchanges.
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Lawrence
Eutin
Germany
Mike Rundle
City Hall
Hiratsuka
Japan
Graham Kreicker
Kansas
United States
Kathleen Hodge
Sister Cities Advisory Board
Eutin and Hiratsuka Delegations Visit Lawrence Events
German and Japanese delegations join Lawrence for a weekend of ceremonies as part of the sister city celebration. Lunch at KU Max Kade Center honors contributors. breakfasts with Chancellor Hemenway. tours of Spencer Art Museum. a parade with Lawrence mayor. a Saturday banquet at Lawrence Country Club concludes the visit.
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Eutin
Kansas University
Max Kade Center
Robert Hemenway
Hiratsuka
Spencer Art Museum
Lawrence
Mike Rundle
Schultz
Kreicker
Germany
Japan
Lawrence Country Club
Lawrence Sesquicentennial Week Schedules and Events
A busy week of free events marks Lawrence Sesquicentennial activities. Highlights include lectures at Trinity Church, a dedication at Haskell Stadium, a Sesquicentennial Splash, breakfasts, parades, stamp cancellations, a birthday party in South Park, a concert at the South Park gazebo, a costume presentation, a grand entry social pow wow, a street dance, and a closing ceremony with time capsule burial planned for 2054.
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Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission
Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence Public Schools
Haskell
Lawrence Indoor Aquatic Center
Overland Drive
Amos Lawrence
Eldridge
Mass
Massachusetts
South Park
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Buford M. Watson Jr
Douglas County
Watkins Community Museum of History
Lawrence City Band
Della Hadley
Sara Robinson
Charles Robinson
Kansas
Lawrence
Haskell Pow Wow Grounds
Kelley Hunt
Billy Ebeling
South Rock
Lawrence High
LHS
Clinton Lake
Lawrence delegation heads to Hiratsuka visit in June
Lawrence leaders embark on a June trip to Hiratsuka, with coverage in Friends & Neighbors on Page 8B detailing the exchange. The item highlights a cultural exchange program and municipal ties between Lawrence and the Japanese city.
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Lawrence
Hiratsuka
Friends & Neighbors
Lawrence residents share memories for 150th birthday
Dozens of Lawrence residents lined up to share stories on videotape as the city marks 150 years since founding. Harold and Donna Riehm, in period dress, recalled Cordley and Lawrence’s early days, and noted KU’s 1988 national basketball title as a standout memory amid decades of change. The Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission aims to preserve these recollections for future generations.
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Lawrence
Massachusetts
Lawrence Sesquicentennial Commission
Harold Riehm
Donna Riehm
Riehm
Riehms
Richard Cordley
Kansas
Cordley
Mary Cordley
Nhat
Kansas University
Lawrence sesquicentennial time capsule stories event
Lawrence Public Library hosts a videotaped community session from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at 707 Vt. Library walls feature photos and sketches of old-time Lawrence. Residents like 76-year-old Phillip Godwin reflect on change and core values while KU student Carlos Rodriguez notes the value of everyday voices in history.
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Lawrence
Lawrence Public Library
Kansas Territory
John
Sarah Everett
Pat Michaelis
Kansas State Historical Society
Trinity Episcopal Church
Phillip Godwin
Kansas University Medical School
Godwin
John Jewell
Lawrence centennial and anniversaries parade lore and legends
Lawrence marked anniversaries with grand parades and celebrations from 1929 to 1954. The 1954 centennial featured 36 acres purchased for Centennial Park, a log cabin at South Park, a Ringling Brothers circus stop, a Trails West pageant, and mass community participation. Notable figures included Charles Peck and Sarah Lawrence.
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Centennial Commission
Centennial Park
South Park
Lawrence High School
Ringling Brothers Circus
Douglas County
Journal-World
James H. Stores
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