Kansas Tourism Invites Everyone to Help Celebrate Kansas’ Birthday

President-elect Abraham Lincoln raising the new national flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, in honor of the new star added for the admission of Kansas to the Union on Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 1861. This photo, taken by Philadelphian F. DeBourg Richards, is the only known depiction of Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural Tour. Library of Congress
President-elect Abraham Lincoln raising the new national flag at Independence Hall, Philadelphia, in honor of the new star added for the admission of Kansas to the Union on Washington’s Birthday, February 22, 1861. This photo, taken by Philadelphian F. DeBourg Richards, is the only known depiction of Lincoln’s 1861 Inaugural Tour. Library of Congress

~Kansas Day is Saturday, January 29, 2022~

Kansas Day is this Saturday, January 29, and Kansas Tourism is inviting everyone to help celebrate our state’s 161st birthday. This annual commemoration of Kansas’ statehood is designed to help us reflect on our state’s history while highlighting the things that make Kansas special. Kansas Tourism is proud to elevate the holiday with new appreciation and p…