Harry S. Truman Library & Museum

Celebrate Independence Day in Independence, Missouri, the launching point for the Oregon Trail, Santa Fe Trail and California Trail. FREE, but does not include Museum admission.

FREE INDOOR ACTIVITIES
10 am - 2 pm Patriotic Face Painting
10 am - 2 pm Oregon Trail game
11 am - 1 pm Live Music Show: "3 Trails West" (participatory western cowboy show)

FREE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES
ALL DAY Interactive Chalk Mural - Sign the Declaration
9 am - 11 am Independence 76 Fire Company Display
9 am - 2 pm Oregon Trail Living History
10 am - 2 pm Covered Wagon Rides with Pioneer Trails Adventures
1 pm - 3 pm Betty Rae's Ice Cream Truck (free scoops with paid Museum admission)

Photo by Azalea Michel-Whitley, Public Programs Officer

The Netherlands will be playing Tunisia at the World Cup match taking place in Kansas City today! In 1952, Queen Juliana of the Netherlands visited the United States and was the first guest to stay at the White House after the renovation! We recently uploaded a motion picture featuring this event to our YouTube channel:

MP72-65 reel 1 - Truman Album - 1951 and 1952 - Part 1 of 2 This newsreel compilation shows world news stories from 1951 and 19...