Lanesfield School Historic activities:
Lanesfield School Historic Site
18745 South Dillie Road
Edgerton, KS 66021
Built in 1869, Lanesfield School is the only building that remains on the town site of Lanesfield, Kansas. Programs in the one-room schoolhouse feature a costumed schoolteacher who recreates a 1904 school experience that includes writing with pen and ink, slate work and a ‘spell down.’ Students will also learn about the historic Santa Fe Trail and the Battle of Bull Creek, a Bleeding Kansas skirmish. The site’s visitor center features the exhibit Just Plain Simple: One-Room Schools in Kansas.
Lanesfield School offers the Lanesfield Living History program for 4th and 5th grade students. Reservations for the 4 hour program are made one year in advance. The cost is $5 per person and the program is limited to groups of 30 participants. Programs offered Monday - Thursday during the school year. Call the Johnson County Museum of History at (913)715-2570 to reserve your program.
Additional programs for grades K-12 are offered on Friday mornings. Program topics include farming, railroads and the trails. Reservations can be made by calling the Lanesfield School Historic Site at (913)893-6645.
Call (913)893-6645 for more information or to reserve a group visit.
Visit www.jocomuseum.org for more information.
