

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Winter Lecture Series | The History of Roller Skating
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 03:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: The History of Roller Skating
James Vannurden, OCM Curator

March 28, 2026 
2- 3 p.m. in the Old Cowtown Museum’s Visitor Center


Did you know that the first patented roller skate had only three wheels?  Learn the history of roller skating from its infancy of spools tied onto wooden blocks to the modern inline and quad skates.  This lecture will highlight multiple disciplines of skating such as artistic, speed, hockey, and derby.  We will discuss the touring group The Skating Vanities, roller skating in movies, and even animals on skates!  The hour will end with Kansas’ roller skating roots. 

Admission for lectures is just $3/person. Old Cowtown members and volunteers get in free!
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- **Event Categories**: sports, art, entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 151

## Ticket Details

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## Event venue details

- **city**: Wichita
- **state**: KS
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Old Cowtown Museum
- **lat**: 37.69428
- **long**: -97.35478
- **full address**: Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203-3600, United States

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- **organizer**: Old Cowtown Museum (https://allevents.in/org/old-cowtown-museum/7408529)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203-3600, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Old Cowtown Museum
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** sports, art, entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Winter Lecture Series | The History of Roller Skating ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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