Winter Lecture Series | The Lurid (and somewhat true) Tale of the Bloody Benders
Schedule
Sat Mar 14 2026 at 02:00 pm to 03:00 pm
UTC-05:00Location
Old Cowtown Museum | Wichita, KS
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The Lurid (and somewhat true) Tale of the Bloody BendersKatherine Eppich Catlin, OCM volunteer
March 14, 2026
2- 3 p.m. in the Old Cowtown Museum’s Visitor Center
The Bender family moved to Labette county Kansas in 1871 and opened their homestead to travelers on the Osage Mission Trail. When the family abruptly left in 1873, neighbors were horrified to find their cellar full of blood and the garden full of corpses. Join Katherine Eppich Catlin for a telling of the historic, and highly embellished, story of the Bloody Benders.
Admission for lectures is just $3/person. Old Cowtown members and volunteers get in free!
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Old Cowtown Museum, 1865 W Museum Blvd, Wichita, KS 67203-3600, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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