Mahaffie Visits Your Group

Let us bring history to you! Mahaffie Visits Your Group is ideal for classrooms, daycares, scout groups, retirement communities, church groups, and civic organizations.

One of our historical interpreters will come to your site in authentic 1860s clothing and share objects, activities, and stories from the 19th century. Each program can be tailored to meet your group’s needs.

Cost: Starting at $95 per hour
Note: Virtual programs may be available upon request.

Mahaffie Visits Your Group — Especially for Kids! 

• Fun and Games: 1860s Style! – Play old-fashioned games and learn what children did for fun in the 1800s.
• Home on the Range – Explore the tools, skills, and daily life of 19th-century cowboys who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas.
• Wagons Ho! – Discover how and why thousands of people journeyed west to Santa Fe, Oregon, and California.

Mahaffie Visits Your Group — Especially for Adults!

• Home on the Range – Explore the tools, skills, and daily life of 19th-century cowboys who drove cattle from Texas to Kansas.
• Meet the Mahaffies – Get to know one of Olathe’s founding families.
• Seasons on the Farm – Discover how seasonal rhythms shaped daily life on a 19th-century Kansas farm.
• The Un-Civil War – Learn about life on the Kansas–Missouri border during the Border War and the events that led to the American Civil War.
• Victorian Holidays – Celebrate Valentine’s Day, Independence Day, or Christmas the old-fashioned way.
• Wagons Ho! – Discover how and why thousands of people journeyed west to Santa Fe, Oregon, and California.
• What’s Going on Under There? – Uncover what historic garments reveal about fashion, function, and social expectations in the 1860s.

Request your program today! Your program is not confirmed until you receive a confirmation letter from the Mahaffie staff. Call 913-971-5111 for more information.