2021 SANTA FE TRAIL
EVENTS TIMELINE
JANUARY 2021
Jan. 1 to June 30 - Quivira Chapter Photo Contest
30 - SFT Film - Dave Kendall “The Making of the SFT Documentary"
2:00 p.m. ZOOM Program - Information for ZOOM posted 3
days prior to the program.
FEBRUARY 2021
9
Feb. 2021 and On - Quivira Chapter Santa Fe Trail Passport and
Site Book. Pick up the Passport Book at your
local museum or print one online. Visit the Santa
Fe Trail historic sites in the Chapter and collect
all the stamps!
Feb. to Dec. - Buffalo Soldier Exhibit - Coronado Quivira Museum,
105 W. Lyon, Lyons, KS. Tuesday - Friday, 10:00 am -
4:00 pm, Saturday 10:00 am - 1:00 pm. Closed Sunday
and Monday.
9 - Pauline Sharp as Chief Lucy – 7:00 pm. ZOOM Program -
Information for ZOOM posted 3 days prior to the program.
Lucy Tayiah Eads was the adopted daughter of Chief Wah-Shun-
Gah, Principal Chief of the Kanza Tribe. Lucy was elected the first
woman Chief of the Kaw KAW Treaty site
MARCH 2021
1 - 5 - Read Across the Santa Fe Trail
To Coincide with Read Across America. For Kids & Adults
Libraries and schools. Visit the public libraries in McPherson,
Rice, and Barton Counties.
20 - Pauline Sharp as Chief Lucy - Repeat performance on Zoom -
10:30 am - program sponsored by Women of Kansas - contact
them for registration information or request by email here
and we can email it back - limited to 100 registrants
APRIL 2021
17 - Jay Clark - "Buffalo Soldiers Protecting the Santa Fe Trail" - 2:00
pm. Barton County Historical Museum, 85 US 281, Great Bend
This will be live on ZOOM. Zoom program information will be posted on the home page on this website at the bottom of the page and on Facebook @200thSantaFeTrailKansas approximately 3 days prior to the program.
27 - POSTPONED - Stay tuned for future announcement. Inman
Museum Annual Meeting - Deb Goodrich speaking on the Santa
Fe Trail - 7:00 pm. Inman Community Center, 406 E. Center
Street, Inman, KS
MAY 2021
15 - The 1940 Hollywood movie, The Santa Fe Trail, will be shown at
McPherson Opera House, 219 S. Main, McPherson, KS on
Saturday, May 15, 2 p.m. The McPherson Opera House is a
fabulous place to watch a movie!
Get the best popcorn in the state! Free admission, thanks to a
grant from McPherson County Community Foundation with
additional funding by McPherson Convention & Visitors Bureau.
16 - Greg Heller, Interpretative Guide and Historian, Fort Harker
Guard House Museum, presents "Fort Harker Gateway to the
West" with discussion of Cathay Williams. Cathay Williams or
"William Cathay", a female who enlisted as a male, was in the
infantry at Fort Harker during the Cholera outbreak in 1867. -
Coronado Quivira Museum, 105 W. Lyon St., Lyons - 2:00 pm.
JUNE 2021
avidson's
musical history of the Santa Fe Trail takes audiences over 800
miles from Missouri to Santa Fe. 8:00 pm. Studio 96, 121 S.
Broadway, Sterling, KS
4 - An Evening on the Old Salt Road - Geneseo City Museum,
required
Meal at 5:30 pm ( Camp stew & biscuits)(Donations accepted)
Presentations following the meal:
Jim Gray Commemorates the trail that connected the Smoky
Hill Trail to Cow Creek Crossing on the Santa Fe Trail. History
of the trail that passed by the location of present-day
Geneseo. Reenactors representing the hunting camp of
Smoky Hill Thompson, (Fox Coe) a local frontiersman.
Kansas frontier music by Zerf (Dave Zerfas).
4 - Jim Two Crows Wallin, national award winner and freelance oral
historian, will be telling stories of the Santa Fe Trail.
Performance at 3:00 pm -Brit Spaugh Zoo, ., Great
Bend. Sponsored by the Great Bend Public Library.
7 -11 - Barton County Ride into History Camp - Learn to be a
Historical Performer - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.
Friday evening program open to the public. Barton County
Historical Museum, 85 U.S. Hwy 281, Great Bend, KS.
?? - Postponed - Stay tuned for new date
Rice County Ride into History Camp - Learn to be a
Historical Performer - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.
Friday evening program open to the public. K-State
Research and Extension, 701 E. Main, Lyons, KS
20 - George Elmore, Chief Ranger Fort Larned National Historic Site
will present "Hotter than Hell and 100 yards from it" or as the
Native Americans called the fort "That Bad Place". Life at a
military post on the Santa Fe Trail including the burning of the
10th Cavalry stables used by the buffalo soldiers at the fort.
Coronado Quivira Museum, 105 E. Lyon, Lyons - 2:00 pm.
?? - Postponed - Stay tuned for new date
McPherson County Ride into History Camp - Learn to be a
Historical Performer - 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm Monday to Friday.
Friday evening program open to the public. McPherson
Museum, 1111 E. Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS
26 - Mountain Men on the Trail - Mountain Man Camp - 10:00 am - 4:00 pm.
Ice Cream Social - 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm.
Tom Nestor - History of the early fur trade from the Arkansas River trade to the Rocky Mountain trade - 2:00 pm.
Old Mill Museum, 120 E. Mill Street, Lindsborg, KS
Speaker, Tom Nestor -History of the early fur trade from the
Arkansas River trade to the Rocky Mountain trade. Discussion
of the traders out of St. Joseph and St. Louis. Joseph
Rubidoux and Andrew Henry and William Ashley. Importance
of the traders in the opening of the west. The Ashley/ Henry
men as well as hands on beaver traps and weapons of the
trade along with gear that would have been available to
mountaineers of the 1820s
JULY 2021
3 - Sterling Kansas American Legion Parade – 200 Years on the Santa
Fe Trail - 2:00 pm. Going South on Broadway from Washington
Street to Garfield Street, Sterling, KS
8 -10 - Barton County Fair - Visit the Quivira Chapter booth in the
evenings! Expo Complex, 9500 B-29 Way, (3 miles west of
Great Bend on 10th St.)
10 - William Becknell (a/k/a Britt Colle) will perform on the
Expo II stage at the Barton County Fair. - 7:00 pm
10 - 14 - Rice County 4-H Fair - Santa Fe Trail Theme, Celebration
Centre, Hwy 56, Lyons, KS
17 - Ellinwood's 48th After Harvest Festival and Parade, "Hittin' the
Trail" - Starting at 10:00 am - Downtown Ellinwood
17 - McPherson County Fair Parade - Santa Fe Trail theme
6:00 pm - Downtown Canton, KS
18 - 31 - Story Walk - Lewis and Papa - Story walk will be 24/7 for two
weeks - Moundridge Public Library, 220 S. Christian Ave.,
Moundridge, KS
19 - Adult Book Club - Land of Enchantment: Memoirs of Marian
Russell Along the Santa Fe Trail - 6:30 pm - Moundridge Public
Library, 220 S. Christian Ave., Moundridge, KS
22 - Junior Book Club - All the Stars in the Sky - 10:00 am -
Moundridge Public Library, 220 S. Christian Ave., Moundridge
23 - 24 - Eastern McPherson County & Marion County Santa Fe Trail
Days
Trail Guides are available at the McPherson Museum and
staffed locations along the 9 eastern McPherson & Marion
County trail stops. Use the Trail Guide to see all 9 stops.
Acquire stamps at each location and have it verified at a
staffed location when complete to be entered into a
drawing for a free meal at the 56 Family Restaurant in Galva.
23 - Speaker Leo Oliva - "What Did They Eat On The Santa Fe Trail?"
7:00 pm - Free and open to the public without reservations
Reception: Appetizers & Dinner & Cash bar - 5:30 - 7:00 pm -
tickets $25. Registration is required for the reception & dinner
only - For more information or reservations: Call the McPherson
Museum: , email: [email protected]
1111 E. Kansas Ave., McPherson, KS24
24 - Galva events below - For more information contact
Linda Anderson: , email: [email protected]
24 - Galva Museum - 204 S. Main, Galva, KS - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm
Special display about the Santa Fe Trail
Kid friendly KSHS traveling trunk about trading on the
Santa Fe Trail
24 - Tom Nestor and his teepee cooking up traditional foods
Starting at 10:00 am - 56 Family Restaurant, 220 E. US Hwy 56,
Galva
24 - Barb Bland's mural of the trail's relationship to Galva, Inside the
56 Family Restaurant, 220 E. US Hwy 56, Galva - Open 6:00 am -
8:00 pm.
24 - Coffee Shed inside the Woodbury Market - 305 E. US Hwy 56,
Galva - Open for Breakfast at 7:00 am
Root beer floats, fresh squeezed lemonade, kettle corn -
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Lunch served from 11:00 am - 2:00 pm2
24 - Events at Running Turkey Creek - a campsite on the Santa Fe
Trail - 9:00 am - 4:00 pm - 1 mile east and 2 miles south of Galva,
KS on 22nd Avenue, just before Iron Horse Road. Sponsored
by the Galva Museum and made possible with a grant from the
McPherson County Community Foundation.
Cheyenne Encampment - Kevin Hiebert
Military Infantry Escort Camp - Rex and Dustin Abrahams
Woman on the Santa Fe Trail - Emma Perera
Cherokee Trail Connection to the Santa Fe Trail - Brian Stucky
Empire Cemetery - 9:00 am - Noon - 1/2 mile south of other
events - Don & Sandra Unruh - Early day settlers of Empire
& Galva, KS
24 - Canton & French Franks' events below - For more information
contact Kim Witt: , email: [email protected]
24 - Canton Township Carnegie Library - Tales of the Trail &
refreshments - 10:00 am - 3:00 pm - 203 N. Main, Canton, KS
24 - Reenactments of Ed Miller at Jones Cemetery - Ed Miller's Grave
from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - 2 miles east of Canton, KS on Hwy 56
and approx 1 mile north
24 - French Franks' Ranche - Guided Walking Tours at 1:00 pm and
again at 2:00 pm - Marion County on 240th Road, 1/10 mile west
of Chisholm Trail Road. Enter at the green gates and follow the
lane north past the containers.
24 - See other Photo Stops along the Santa Fe Trail.
DAR marker - .7 miles South of Canton on 27th Ave
Santa Fe & Chisholm Trail marker - 3 miles east of Canton on
Hwy 56 and turn north on 30th/Meridian at the county line
French Franks' Trail segment and markers - 245th Road
between Bison and Chisholm Trail Roads in Marion Co.
AUGUST 2021
2 - 3 - The American Solar Challenge is a multi-day, cross-country
event open to collegiate solar car teams from countries all
over the world. McPherson is a stage point and teams will
arrive in McPherson on August 3 some time after 2:00 pm, stay
overnight, and leave on the morning of August 4. During the
afternoon and evening of Aug. 3 and the morning of Aug. 4,
the public can view the cars, talk to the drivers and crews, and
participate in local activities. -
Midway Motors Auto Dealership is partnering with the
Quivira Chapter in hosting the stage stop in McPherson. The
cars will start leaving at 10:00 am and will travel through
Lyons and Great Bend following the Santa Fe Trail to Santa
Fe. Midway Motors, 2045 E. Kansas, McPherson, KS
14 - Little Arkansas Rendezvous - Experience life on the Santa Fe
Trail! -10:00 am - 4:00 pm - Programs throughout the day.
Visitors will enjoy activities at and near the Little Arkansas
crossing area.
Swanson's Swales - See a mule team and wagon presented by
George Weber queuing up for crossing the Little Arkansas
River. Learn how the wagons were hitched and the work it
took to make a river crossing.
Camp Grierson/Station Little Arkansas - Buffalo Soldiers Camp
See and hear about life on the Trail as a Buffalo Soldier.
The Wichita Buffalo Soldiers will set up camp at Camp
Grierson, also know as Station Little Arkansas. The unit
concentrates on historically correct encampments which are
used to educate the public about buffalo soldiers. These
buffalo soldiers represent the U.S. 10th Cavalry, Company A,
as they would have appeared in post-Civil War era. They
wear authentic uniforms and use genuine McClellan
saddles and tack.
Fry Ruts - Experience Native American life along the Trail and
and the impact it had when Trail travelers and Native
Americans crossed paths. The Wichita Inter-Tribal Warrior
Society works to promote and keep the culture of the
Native Americans.
Fry Ruts - 12:00 to 4:00 p.m. Country Boys Carriage will be on
hand with their wagon and team to give free wagon rides
in the Santa Fe Trail Ruts.
Stone Corral - Learn about the Little Arkansas Ranch and the
Stone Corral trade stop on the Santa Fe Trail.
Little Arkansas River Crossing - Drive down to where the one
of the trail crossings went across the river including the
cut downs in the river bank and the stone pile which
supported the bridge built across the river in 1858.
Have lunch on the Santa Fe Trail! Food will be available for
Purchase. Doris J Green Chili Company will be on site of
Swanson's Swales.
Free ice cream provided by the Quivira Chapter till it runs out
beginning at 1:00 pm.
Bring your lawn chairs and make a day of it!
Swanson's Swales are 4 1/4 miles south of Hwy 56 on Plum St.
/St./31st Road (on the Rice/McPherson County line) and
1/4 mile west.
Other locations are 5 miles south of Hwy 56 on Plum St./31st
Road (on the Rice/McPherson County line) start from 3/4
mile west on Avenue P and continue another 1 mile west.
28 - Empire Days – Infantry Soldier of the 1860's - Rex Abrahams -
1:00 pm - Galva Fire Station, 300 S. Main, Galva, KS
SEPTEMBER 2021
4 - 6 The Santa Fe Trail BAK Bicycle Rally will take place in Great
Bend, KS over Labor Day Weekend - Each day cyclists will
enjoy a different looped tour route starting and ending in
Great Bend. In addition to the many attractions in Great Bend
Bend, participants will visit Pawnee Rock, Historic Fort Larned,
the Santa Fe Trail Center, Hudson, Sterling, Ellinwood, and
other points of interest. Visit the BAK website for all details
and event registration. BAK.ORG
17 - 19 - Great Bend Airfest - Daily at the Great Bend Airport
18 - 19 - Quivira Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Booth at the
Kansas State Fair in the OZ Building
9:00 am - 6:00 pm - Saturday and Sunday
Hutchinson, KS
26 - Dedication of Plum Buttes Massacre Memorial -
4:00 pm - Dedication of Plum Buttes Massacre Memorial
followed by a hot dog supper sponsored by Rice County
Tourism and Sonic of Lyons
Approximately 7:45 +- See the Sunset at Gunsight Notch from
Ralph's Ruts (weather permitting)
Hosted by the Hathaway/Kern Family and the Quivira Chapter
of the Santa Fe Trail Association.
Ralph's Ruts are 4 miles west of Chase, KS on Highway 56 and
then 3/4 mile north on 4th Road.
OCTOBER 2021
2 - 3 - Mountain Man Rendezvous - Daily - Maxwell Wildlife Refuge,
, Canton, KS
5 - Inman Museum Annual Meeting - Desert bar at 6:30 pm -
Business meeting at 7:00 pm - Program: Deb Goodrich speaking
on the Santa Fe Trail at 7:30 pm - Inman Community Center, 406
E. Center Street, Inman, KS
17 - Tales from the Trail and the Beyond - Robert Yarmer - 2:00 pm
Ellinwood Senior Center, 103 N. Main, Ellinwood, KS
19 - Road of Conquest: Another View of the Santa Fe Trail - Dr. Leo
Oliva - 7:00 pm - Barton County Museum, Great Bend, KS
21 - Road of Conquest: Another View of the Santa Fe Trail - Dr. Leo
Oliva - 7:00 pm - Goessel City Building, Goessel, KS1
23 - Rededication of the Cow Creek Crossing/Buffalo Bill's Well DAR
Marker by the Flores del Sol chapter of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. Two miles west of Lyons, KS on Highway
56 and 1 mile south on 12th Avenue by the intersection with
Avenue N. Time: 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm.
25 - A Historical Presentation on Marion Sloan Russell - Anna Smith -
7:00 pm - Galva Community Room, Galva, KS
NOVEMBER 2021
15 - Rice County Historical Society Annual Meeting - Program -
Mapping the Santa Fe Trail via a Drone - Joseph Kern -
9:00 AM (Morning Program) - Coronado Quivira Museum
105 West Lyon, Lyons, KS - RSVP by Nov. 12 to
or email: [email protected]
DECEMBER 2021
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