Relive the Days of Emporia's Settlement
Howe House will be open Oct. 7.
Brad Nance
Saturday, September 29, 2007
The Lyon County Historical Society is honoring Emporia’s year-long birthday celebration by hosting a “Step Back in Time,” a living history day at the Richard Howe Farmstead from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 7. Howe was a Welsh immigrant and was among the first settlers of Emporia.
Howe was a stone mason who worked on many projects in and around the Emporia area. Some of his work included the first public school in Emporia and the first building at KSN (now Emporia State University), the Chase County Courthouse and his farmstead on Logan Avenue.
Inside the Howe home, there will be demonstrations of household crafts, quilting, weaving, spinning and knitting. Covered wagon rides are among the other attractions. There also will be an native American camp and a surveying demonstration that includes an original cornerstone.
The barn will display antique tools, farm wagon and one of the original pump wagons from the Emporia Fire Department. Live music will be provided by the Tallgrass Express Band.
New to this year’s living history day is a Chuck Wagon Meal presented by Country Boys Prairie Adventures. The cost of the meal is $8 and includes barbecue brisket; ranch beans; slaw; cornbread; pickles; molasses cookies; prairie tea; coffee and water. There will be no charge to tour the grounds of the Howe house.
Tickets for the meal can be purchased at Town Crier Bookstore, Dayton’s Hobby Shop and the Lyon County Historical Museum.