Event Title: Motherly Intentions: Potawatomi Women and the Society of the Sacred Heart in Antebellum Kansas
Date: September 3, 2026
Time: 5:30-6:30 pm
Location: 211 West Iron Avenue & Zoom
Admission: Free
In the late 1830s, the United States forcibly removed the Wabash, St. Joseph and Menominee Potawatomi from the Great Lakes to Kansas. After arriving and settling in Sugar Creek, the Potawatomi were soon joined by a group of French Catholic nuns belonging to the Society of the Sacred Heart. The two groups negotiated their positions, culture and religion to survive in Kansas.
Join Abigail Scott, Ph.D candidate at the University of Kansas, as she examines how St. Mary’s and the Sugar Creek settlement persisted because of their collaborations and adaptations of Catholic practices.
Enjoy this FREE presentation at the Museum or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. Register for your Zoom link at www.smokyhillmuseum.org. An encore presentation video will be posted on our website and Facebook page Friday, September 4 and remain up for one week.
The Smoky Hill Museum is a nationally accredited history museum. Since 1986 it has been in the heart of downtown Salina, Kansas. This FREE museum is open Tuesday-Friday 11-5, Saturday 10-5. Also, be sure to stop by the Museum Store for a wide variety of regional and Kansas products, local artwork and gifts for all ages.
For needed accommodations, please call Susan Hawksworth at 309-5776 between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Every effort will be made to accommodate known disabilities. For material or speech access, please call at least 5 working days prior to the event.