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Family Fun Nights-Civil War

  • Date: 07/13/2017 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM  
  • Location: Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop & Farm
    1200 E. Kansas City Road
    Olathe, Kansas 66061
  • Introduction: We are open late 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursdays in July. A different theme is featured each week. FREE admission, stagecoach rides $3/person.

Recruitment Civil War activities will replace tonight's originally scheduled Wheat Harvest due to wet grounds after the early morning rainfall.

Civil War activities may feature:

  • Camp Life
  • Cannon Firings at 6:45 p.m. & 7:45 p.m.
  • Civil War Firearms at 7:15 p.m. 
  • Sign up for President Lincoln's Army!
  • Help with 1860s laundry 
  • Learn about the telegraph and Code Wheels 
  • Visit the Mahaffie House and the Agricultural Heritage Livestock Barn
  • FREE admission!
  • Activities* requiring an extra fee
    • Stagecoach Rides: $3/person ages 3 & up^
    • Making an 'S' Hook in the blacksmith shop, ages 8 & up, $3/hook
    • Making your own haversack to take home. $2/haversack  

^If lightening is in the area, the stagecoach will not operate for the safety of our visitors, staff, and animals. All other activities will be placed under cover. Please dress for changing weather conditions and wear sturdy footwear. Our grounds are muddy due to the recent rain. Thank you. 

*Purchase activity tickets in the Heritage Center using cash, check or credit card. Activity tickets are non-refundable but can be used for other Thursday night activities. 

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