Museum to screen local history films

Movies will be coming to the Old Depot Museum in September.

The museum will add a cinematic twist to its “After Hours at the Museum” program, which began this summer and has kept the museum open until 7 p.m. on Fridays.

Films that relate to local history will be screened at 4:30 p.m. and 6 p.m. each Friday in September at the museum, 135 W. Tecumseh St., Ottawa.

“We’ve been looking for different things to do,” Deb Barker, Franklin County Historical Society director, said.

“Bad Blood: The Border War That Triggered the Civil War,” which was produced by KCPT, Kansas City’s public television station will be shown this Friday.

“Bloody Dawn: The Lawrence Massacre,” which was produced by Lone Chimney Productions, Andover, will be shown Sept. 11.

“Lawrence: Free State Fortress,” which was produced for the Lawrence Convention and Tourism Bureau, will be shown Sept. 18.

The month will wrap up with the showing of “The Soul of a People” Sept. 25. The movie, which is about the Works Progress Administration’s writers’ projects, is presented by Smithsonian Films, and shown in honor of Smithsonian Museum Day, Sept. 26, Barker said.

Museum admission is free for historical society members. For non-members, it is $3 for adults or $1 for students. Admission includes the film.