Pictured above: A pair of mallards like springfed Brushy Creek too The Mission has been a cornerstone of our community for nearly a century. It is far more than a…
Pictured above: Mission Master Gardeners explain the Mission Monarch/Rain Garden to their fellow Masters from many states The KS State Extension Master Gardeners of Johnson County hosted over 50 participants…
Pictured above: Dads and Boy Scouts have fun volunteering at the Holiday Tree Sale! For nearly 100 years the legacy of volunteerism has continued and is still alive and essential…
July 3 Mission Picnic at the Fireworks on the Mission’s North Lawn Was a Blast! The Mission north lawn was the prime viewing area for the fireworks on July 3…
Pictured above: Left: Tom Ziegler, Lakota, arriving at the Mission; Above: Hand made face guard on horse In April and May the Mission hosted 2 groups of distinguished American Indian…
Pictured above: Kaw Nation Secretary Little Carol Clark, Kathy Gates, Mayor Hepperly, and Kaw Nation Chair Kim Jenkins at Kaw PowWow As an outreach to Native Americans the fall of…
In January 2023 the Shawnee of Miami, OK submitted bills in the Kansas House (HB 2208) and Senate (SB117) to convey the Mission from the State of Kansas to the…
View your homeland with different eyes. Some little known and even surprising facts…a regular feature the Mission Times. Kansas is named for the people who lived in our homeland centuries…
Since 1927 the Mission has been a State Historic Site owned by the State of Kansas (KS State Historical Society). The State. as the owner, is responsible for major maintenance,…