Press Release: September 10, 2009
National Archives at Kansas City
Don Lambert to discuss Free-State Constitution in celebration of U.S. Constitution Day
For More Information Contact:
Kimberlee Ried
(816) 268-8000
Celebrate Constitution Day by Visiting the National Archives, Thursday, September 17, 2009, 6:00 P.M.
Kansas City, (MO)... The National Archives at Kansas City will host at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, Don Lambert for a discussion of the Topeka/Free-State Constitution in conjunction with U.S. Constitution Day and its relation to the Kansas-Nebraska Act. The public is encouraged to view The Kansas-Nebraska Act exhibit at the National Archives at Kansas City, located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO.
Lambert's presentation will highlight the Topeka or "Free-State" Constitution written in the fall of 1855 and ratified by voters in December. It was passed in the U.S. House of Representatives but failed in the Senate. These actions were at the height of the border conflict happening along the Missouri and Kansas state line and greatly impacted the lives of those living in the Kansas Territory.
Lambert is a historical interpreter and re-enactor often portraying well known American artist John Steuart Curry, best known for his mural of John Brown in the Kansas Statehouse. In 2007 he was nominated by former Kansas Governor Katheleen Sebelius and received the National Governors Association Arts Award for art promotion. Lambert possesses a BA in Journalism and a Masters degree in American Studies, he is a former resident of Topeka and currently lives in Kansas City.
For more information or to make a reservation call 816-268-8010 or register by e-mailing: kansascity.educate@nara.gov.
The National Archives at Kansas City is one of 13 facilities nationwide where the public has access to Federal archival records. It is home to more than 50,000 cubic feet of historical records dating from the 1820s to the 1990s created or received by nearly 100 Federal agencies. Serving the Central Plains Region, the archives holds records from the states of Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. The facility is located at 400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108. The National Archives at Kansas City is open Tuesday–Saturday, 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. for exhibits viewing and Tuesday–Saturday, 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. for research.
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