Sometimes a touch of irony tells the story. That was the case when this reporter contacted Kathy Hamilton Dix, SIM volunteer extraordinaire, to gather information for this article. Kathy answered…
Start with a pair of talented, imaginative volunteers; add a collection of handmade baskets; gather a sampling of harvest colors and textures, all gifts of Mother Nature; arrange; and create…
This could be the moment, your one and only chance to win a medal for running. It’s an un-timed, un-mapped virtual 5-K run or walk. And it can happen anytime—day,…
In a season when so much has been cancelled, it’s truly exciting when a new event gets added to the schedule, especially one that involves beautiful, live music in a…
The Shawnee Indian Mission is a valuable community resource. It’s a gathering place, a showcase, a landmark and a learning center. The many organizations that serve as Mission partners enable…
Something magical happens every November at the Mission. Almost overnight, it becomes a Christmas village with hundreds of fresh evergreen trees, dozens of wreaths and yards of greenery. That transformation…
The Shawnee Indian Mission is a valuable community resource. It’s a gathering place, a showcase, a landmark and a learning center. The many organizations that serve as Mission partners enable…
The SIM offers a range and variety of programs, none of which would be possible without our volunteers. Their spirit, skills and generosity animate every program at the Mission. …
The Shawnee Indian Mission Fall Festival, as we all know and love it, has been cancelled for 2020. It would have been the 35th time the Mission gathered a large…
West Building Throwback Throwback Image! This picture of the West building was taken in 1939, 100 years after the building was constructed. The site opened as a designated State Historic…
Sarah “Sallie” Bluejacket Sarah “Sallie” Bluejacket was born January 7, 1844, in Johnson County, Kansas Territory, to Charles Kal-we and Julia Ann Wah-nah-ta-the-qua Bluejacket. Her father was a Shawnee chief,…
Thomas Johnson Thomas Johnson was a controversial man, both in the past and present. He is the namesake of the most populated county in the state of the Kansas, and…