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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. Thanks to a generous Kansas donor, any gift received before Ike's 128th birthday – October 14th – will be matched dollar-for-dollar, up to $40,000!
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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. Thanks to the support of our generous donors, 29 schools were able to participate in IKEducation who may not have been able to otherwise. This special fund 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...
Kansas Governor Signs Eisenhower Statue Bill

Kansas Governor Jeff Colyer, M.D., traveled to the Eisenhower Presidential Library in Abilene, Kansas, on February 21 to sign Senate Bill 262 authorizing placement of a statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower on the Kansas Capitol grounds. 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...