Boot Hill Museum will host Breakfast with Santa on Saturday December 12, 2009. Santa’s helpers will serve breakfast at 9:00 a.m. followed by storytelling, fun activities and, of course, a special visit from Santa. Children will have an opportunity to have their picture with Santa and each child will receive a Christmas goodie bag.
All children must be accompanied by an adult. Adult breakfast is $6.50. Children’s breakfast is $6.50 and includes a photo. Reservations are required, seating is limited. Call 227-8188 for reservations or more information.
Boot Hill Museum has invited area businesses, individuals and organizations to join them in celebrating the holiday season on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. The evening will be filled with a sampling of all things Christmas. You will be able to browse the entire Boot Hill complex while sampling foods from area restaurateurs and desserts from participants that have decorated themed holiday dessert tables. You will be greeted by Christmas lights and Christmas Carolers. Holiday entertainment will be found throughout the complex.
Guests will be asked to vote for their favorite themed holiday dessert table. The winner will be awarded $250 in prize money to be donated to their favorite non-profit charitable organization. Come support Boot Hill Museum, your favorite charity and enjoy the spirit of the season.
Tickets are $10.00 per person. For more information call 227-8188
Five legendary Kansas cowboys will be honored for their contributions to the western life as they are inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Dodge City.
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame will honor these five men at a ceremony to be held on September 12, 2009, at 2:00 p.m., at Boot Hill Museum.
Each inductee represents a different area of the life of the cowboy: Working cowboy, Cowboy Historian, Cowboy Entertainer/Artist, Rodeo Cowboy and Rancher/Cattleman.
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame committee is happy to announce the 2009 inductees and their respective categories:
Bill Barnes, Elkhart, Kansas – Working Cowboy
Harold Dawley, Dodge City, Kansas – Cowboy Historian
H. Russell Moss, Coffeyville, Kansas – Cowboy Entertainer/Artist
Wayne Dunafon, Westmoreland, Kansas – Rodeo Cowboy
Duane Walker, Canton, Kansas – Cattleman/Rancher
The seventh annual Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the Boot Hill Museum complex in Dodge City. The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame is a project of Boot Hill Museum, Inc. and was developed to preserve and honor the life of the Kansas Cowboy.
Boot Hill Museum is happy to announce the completion of the First Union Church building and exhibits. The church exhibits portray how religion and the formation of early Dodge City churches transitioned a community from a wild and isolated outpost to an established, permanent town. Artifacts from the museum’s collection are on display, and the church building captures a sense of an early frontier church.
Thanks to many contributors the First Union Church building and exhibits are now great additions to Boot Hill Museum and Dodge City. The church project was funded in part by an Attraction Development Grant from the Kansas Department of Commerce Travel and Tourism division.
The interdenominational Union Church, which our church exhibit replicates, was built in 1874 or 1875 at First Avenue and Spruce, north of the downtown. It cost $1,000 to construct and held at least 100 worshipers.
The Union Church used circuit preachers and hosted a wide variety of community functions. Dodge City had a reputation in its early days of being a place so wild and sinful that even God did not venture into her city limits. The Rev. Ormond W. Wright sought to change this when he went to Front Street saloons and gambling houses to solicit funds to maintain this church as a place where cowboys and settlers alike could join together to practice their faith in Christ.
Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson were deacons of this new church. The Union Church was the first building constructed in Dodge City dedicated to the practice of religion. With the construction of this building began the taming of the “wickedest little city in America.”
The staff at Boot Hill Museum, Inc. wishes to thank all those individuals and organizations that through their donations of money, material and labor have made this new exhibit possible. Sponsorships are still available. Call the Museum office at (620) 227-8188 for more information.
The annual Dodge City Days celebration always mean fun… and this year is no different. Get into the cowboy spirit with these exciting events at Boot Hill Museum.
Friday, July 24
6:30pm-9pm – Boot Hill Bull Fry & Bash
The 8th Annual Boot Hill Bull Fry & Bash is sponsored by Pepsi, Q97 & Z98, and Gene’s Heartland Foods. One ticket price gets you in the door and you can eat all you care to eat. The menu is Calf Fries, Beef Brisket, Coleslaw, Sally’s Potatoes n’Onions, Baked Beans, Pepsi and Ice Tea. Alcohol will be sold separately. You will be entertained while you eat by the Q97 Road Show. Tickets are $10.00 with a Dodge City Days Pin or $12.00 without. Children 10 and under are $5.00 with a DC Days Pin or $7.00 without. All proceeds benefit Boot Hill Museum. Bull Fry t-shirts will be available at the event. For more information contact Boot Hill at 620-227-8188.
Saturday, August 1
12 Noon – High Noon Gunfight
Turn a page back in time and experience one of the largest Old West gunfights in the world. The iron will of the Dodge City Lawmen will be pitted against the rough and rowdy cowboys in search of whiskey and women. The world famous Boot Hill gunfighters and alumni gunfighters meet up the showdown of the year and it’s FREE to the public. See you at the High Noon Gunfight. Gates open at 11:45 and space is limited. Sorry, pets are not allowed.
Five legendary Kansas cowboys will be honored for their contributions to the western life as they are inducted into the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame in Dodge City.
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame will honor these five men at a ceremony to be held on September 12, 2009, at 2 p.m., at Boot Hill Museum.
Each inductee represents a different area of the life of the cowboy: Working cowboy, Cowboy Historian, Cowboy Entertainer/Artist, Rodeo Cowboy and Rancher/Cattleman.
The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame committee is happy to announce the 2009 inductees and their respective categories:
Bill Barnes, Elkhart, KS, Working Cowboy
Harold Dawley, Dodge City KS, Cowboy Historian
H. Russell Moss, Coffeyville, KS, Cowboy Entertainer/Artist
Wayne Dunafon, Westmoreland, KS, Rodeo Cowboy
Duane Walker, Canton, KS, Cattleman/Rancher
The seventh annual Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame Induction ceremony will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, September 12, 2009, at the Boot Hill Museum complex in Dodge City. The Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame is a project of Boot Hill Museum, Inc. and was developed to preserve and honor the life of the Kansas Cowboy.
For more information on the Kansas Cowboy Hall of Fame please contact Boot Hill Museum at 620-227-8188 or info@boothill.org.
“Down at the Long Branch Saloon” will be published in 2010 as a pictorial history of the Long Branch Variety Show.
For over 50 years, the Long Branch Variety Show has been delighting audiences every summer. What started in 1958 as weekend entertainment over the 4th of July has turned into a seven-night-a-week production at Boot Hill Museum.
The book will feature pictures of the show throughout the years plus the story of how it all began under the direction of Lewis & Rosemary Mock. Former Miss Kittys & Docs have been contacted to share their part of the story as well as former Can-Can dancers, variety acts, and gunfighters. If you’d like to be a part of this project, email book organizers at longbranchhistory@yahoo.com.
Boot Hill Museum is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation of the history of Dodge City and the Old West.
Dodge City was founded in 1872 and quickly became the world’s largest shipping point for Longhorn cattle. Dodge was the wildest of the early frontier towns, but law and order was soon established with the help of men such as Bat Masterson, Wyatt Earp, and Bill Tilghman.
Dodge City was a town that persisted and grew, and still honors its western heritage.
The Front Street buildings are reconstructions, exhibiting hundreds of original artifacts. They represent Dodge City in 1876, and were carefully researched through historic photographs and newspapers.
The various exhibits throughout the museum depict life in early Dodge City. There is a collection of over 200 original guns on display, a working print shop, an extensive collection of drug store items, an entire building that was just completely renovated, and many other special exhibits. Each artifact on display is authentic and there are approximately 20,000 artifacts displayed throughout the complex.
Boot Hill Museum is an educational, historical institution with just enough fun added for the whole family to enjoy. We look forward to seeing you in Dodge City!
