Make a difference with Match Day!
Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KS, United StatesOnce again Match Day is upon us, that day when a huge percentage of annual support originates for Pioneer Bluffs. You may wonder how Match Day affects your giving. The Emporia Community Foundation provides a pool of matching funds to selected organizations. The more we raise, the greater the match. We are all experiencing COVID […]
Volunteer Workday
Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KS, United StatesVolunteers are happy people. Does volunteering make them happy, or are happy people more likely to volunteer? According to studies, the answer is both! Volunteers gather every month at Pioneer Bluffs and enjoy sharing a few hours of time. They chat, laugh, and get to know one another while making a difference. The next Volunteer […]
Chef Tracey returns, Italian Style
Pioneer Bluffs Historic Rogler Home 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United States
Preserving YOUR family history
The Granary at Pioneer Bluffs 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesPreserve your family history at a digitization day. Bring your photos and letters (up to 15) to be scanned by students with the Chapman Center for Rural Studies at Kansas State University. You will leave with your original documents and a thumb drive with the digital files.
Prairie Talk: History of the Flint Hills
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesMike Holder, Kansas State University Extension Agent (retired), begins at the beginning of the Flint Hills, “why it is what it is,” says Holder. He will discuss formation of the Flint Hills, the Native American presence, and the influence of ranching. Holder is known as a good storyteller and draws on 47 years with the […]
The Music of Patsy Cline
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesKim Coslett and her 4-piece band perform all of Patsy’s hits, while including biographical information, history, and stories behind the songs. In the loft of the historic barn at Pioneer Bluffs. 2:00 p.m. Appetizers and beverages 3:00 p.m. Concert Cost: $50 per person This is a fundraising event to support future music programs at Pioneer […]
Old-time Barn Dance
It will be a classic, old-time Barn Dance in the loft of the 1915 barn at Pioneer Bluffs, considered by some to be the best dance floor in the Flint Hills. On Saturday, May 21, the dance begins at 6:30 p.m. and will continue until 9:30 p.m. (or when dancers wear out). Beginners are invited […]
Symphony Day Open House (and Barn)
Pioneer Bluffs: Flint Hills Ranching Heritage Center 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, KS, United StatesOur barn and house will be open on Saturday, June 11. Whether you are heading to the Symphony in the Flint Hills (which is just up the road from Pioneer Bluffs this year), or simply out enjoying the Flint Hills, this is a chance to tour our National Register Historic District. Our volunteers will be […]
Prairie Talk: The Hatcher Family story
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesAn upcoming Prairie Talk will tell the story of a Flint Hills family that began in 1897 at the Emporia Stock Yards. At 3:00 p.m. Saturday, July 9, Jeanne Hatcher shares the history of six generations of the Hatcher family. From Emporia to Chase County, the Fox Creek Ranch grew. Today the children and grandchildren […]
Butler County Brass returns
Pioneer Bluffs Ranch Main Barn 695 Kansas Highway 177, Matfield Green, KS, United StatesAt 6:30 p.m. on July 9, the Butler County Brass returns to Pioneer Bluffs by popular demand for an outdoor concert. In the event of inclement weather, the performance will be moved to the loft of the barn. The six musicians of the Butler County Brass are music educators who love what they do and […]