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Here are two announcements for the programs held on Benjamin "Pap" Singleton's birthday. For his 73rd birthday in 1882, the city of Topeka hosted a celebration at Hartzell Park with music, prayer, and speeches. For his 74th birthday in 1883, the city again hosted a celebration which included barbeque, skating, boating, and croquet.
Date: August 1882-August 1883
Item Number: 309067
Call Number: Port K 326 Si64
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 309067
Collections - Library
Community Life - Events and Celebrations
Date - 1880s - 1882
Date - 1880s - 1883
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Invitation
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Program
People - African Americans - Exodusters
People - Notable Kansans - Singleton, Benjamin, 1809-1900
Places - Cities and towns - Topeka
Places - Counties - Shawnee
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Printed materials - Invitation
Type of Material - Printed materials - Programs
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/309067
