Deb Goodrich of Oakley will be the speaker for the Kansas Day program hosted by the Trego County Historical Society.  This program is set for Sunday, January 27, at the museum in WaKeeney starting at 2 p.m.   Deb’s program entitled “The Soldier State in the Great War” will focus on the local connections to World War I.   Her presentation will also recognize the 100th anniversary of the end of the war which was in November.

Deb is the Garvey Foundation Historian in Residence at the Fort Wallace Museum and the co-host of “Around Kansas TV Show”.  She also is the author of several books and has appeared in numerous documentaries. 

In addition to her presentation, the awards for the historical society’s coloring contest will be presented to the winners in the first through fourth grades.  

If we have to cancel the program due to inclement weather, a notice will be posted on our Facebook page at tregohistorical.