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Eisenhower Museum Update

Construction is underway at the Eisenhower Presidential Museum, so this building is currently closed to the public. To finish this project strong, we need your help to raise the remaining funds for the Dwight D. Eisenhower: A Legacy of Leadership Campaign. We hope you will make plans to visit June 1, 2019, when the Museum reopens.
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Ike's Field Trip Fund

Since 2013, almost 30,000 students, teachers, and adults have participated in IKEducation programs that offer lessons from Ike's life at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum. We are hoping to raise $10,000 by the end of 2018 for this special fund which provides financial support to schools visiting the Eisenhower Presidential Campus.
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Little Ike

Move education beyond the textbook and interact with Kansas history in the very location where "Little Ike" grew up. See, hear, smell, taste, and touch the past through a guided tour of Ike's Boyhood Home and hands-on activities. Gain and appreciation for Little Ike's chores, games, school, and home through primary sources and experiential learning.

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Foundation News

Hero Hounds event

Because of the popularity of IKEducation's "Dogs for Defense" program for elementary students, we are proud to offer Hero Hounds on October 23rd. This event will celebrate Military Working Dogs from World War II, Vietnam, and current day. Read on...
Eisenhower Statue Unveiled at Kansas State Capitol

A statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower was unveiled at the Kansas State Capitol in Topeka on October 22, 2018, with help from Gov. Jeff Colyer and members of the Eisenhower family. The five-star general and 34th President was raised in Abilene. Read on...
Meeting a Real Rosie: Connie Palacioz

Over six million women took to the workforce when the men went off to fight during World War II. Some of the positions that needed filling were typists, farm workers, taxi and bus drivers, and factory and shipyard workers. Read on...