46th Annual
Antique & Barbed Wire
Swap & Sell 2012

May 3-5

LaCrosse City Auditorium

LaCrosse, Kansas

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Welcome to the “Barbed Wire Capital of the World”TM

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Theme: “Back to the Old West”


  Schedule of Events  

Thursday, May 3, 2012

Events at Grass Park:
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Museum Complex Open
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
Nekoma Bank Museum
Post Rock Museum
Rush County Historical Museum

Friday, May 4, 2012

Events at the City Auditorium:
7:00 a.m. - Buildings open for set-up
8:00 a.m. - Exhibits open
All day - Special Continuing Exhibition: “Tribute to our Veterans”
Featuring military uniforms and equipment from WW I, WW II, Korea, Viet Nam, Persian Gulf, Iraq
All day - Barbed wire collections and numerous other collectibles on display
11:00 - 1:00 - Lunch Concessions
2:00 p.m. - Judging of Displays
5:00 p.m. - Exhibits close
5:00 p.m. - World Champion Splicing contest
Public Invited - Prizes Awarded
Events at Grass Park:
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Museum Complex Open
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
Nekoma Bank Museum
Post Rock Museum
Rush County Historical Museum

7:00 p.m. - Antique Barbed Wire Society Meeting
8:00 p.m. - KBWCA Meeting

Saturday, May 5, 2012

Events at the City Auditorium:
8:00 a.m. - Exhibits open
All day - Special Encore Exhibition: “Tribute to our Veterans”
All day - Barbed wire collections and numerous other collectibles on display
10:00 a.m. - Barbed Wire Geocaching (click for rules)
11:00 - 1:00 - Lunch Concessions
2:00 p.m. - Public Auction - Barbed wire, tools, antique bottles, and historical collectibles Auction Listing
Auction fees to benefit the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum and Rush County Historical Society
3:00 p.m. - Exhibits close (Display tear down)
Evening Events at the City Auditorium:
6:30 p.m. - Western Banquet (advance reservations required)
Dress as your favorite cowboy or cowgirl
Barbed Wire Awards Ceremony following banquet
Events at the Museum Complex:
10:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. - Museum Complex Open
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum
Nekoma Bank Museum
Post Rock Museum
Rush County Historical Museum


Accomodations:

We suggest that you book early as rooms generally fill up fast
Green Acre Motel
Phone: (785) 222-2532
      Completetly remodeled - all new - reasonable rates
LaCrosse Motel
Phone: (785) 222-2516
      Downtown next to the auditorium - reasonable rates
Country Place Bed & Breakfast
Phone: (785) 222-3475 - e-mail: highfilltv@gbta.net
      Beautiful rural setting only 1 mile south of LaCrosse
Stone House Lodge
Phone: 785-372-4479
      Private country retreat, 2 bedrooms, equipped kitchen. Only 10 minutes away.
Paula's RV Park
Phone: (785) 222-9068
      Full hookups, located next door to restaurant, close to fairgrounds
EE RV Park
Phone: (785) 222-
      Full hookups, located one block east of Main at 6th Street



For more information contact:
Kansas Barbed Wire Museum at 785-222-9900 (beginning May 1)
or e-mail barbedwire@rushcounty.org



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