Friends of Old Cowtown Social Club
"Where Boosterism Lives"
Keeping Wichita’s Pioneer Spirit Alive
Right here, neighbors, families, reenactors, craftsmen, storytellers, and history-minded folks can come together to lend their hearts to a museum dedicated to keeping the western frontier, Kansas, and Wichita’s early story alive.
As a Social Club Booster you will grow friendships, find purpose for your talents, and honor history in a manner that feels lived-in and real.
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We are Friends of Old Cowtown Museum, because it does not belong to any one person—but to the very community whose footsteps shaped the streets of Wichita.
We are this generations fellowship who wants to show up, pitch as they donate their knowledge, connections, skills, enthusiasm for a better a future.
Friend of Old Cowtown Museum Social are far more than helpers—we are Boosters carrying Wichita’s legacy forward and preserving our history.
Whether helping with an event, supporting a program, throwing in on a project, or simply being present, we Boosters help breathe life into this museum.
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Ways to Be Part of Social Club
“We are TEAM COWTOWN”
- Join on your own as a BOOSTER.
- Choose projects and activities that fit your interests, skills, and time.
- Join as a Cooperating Groups becoming “Coop Boosters”. Examples groups Vintage Base Ball, Legacy Ladies . . . ready to add you group?
- Join in on an on-going special projects
- Join in helping behind the scenes
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Why It Matters
In the world of museums, Old Cowtown Museum is one of the few places where history truly lives. As a Booster, you can help keep that uniqueness stay alive.
As a Social Club Booster you will carry forward the Wichitan habit of pitching in, lifting up, and building something meant to last as HWCI BOOSTER
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Wichita boosterism lives here
in the hands and hearts of the people
who keep Old Cowtown Museum alive.
Fill out the form below
to be sent information
to become a
Friends of Old Cowtown
Social Club
BOOSTER
How to get involved!
As one of the Social Club BOOSTERS you can join as an indivdual or your entire group can join . . . . we offer flexible ways to contribute your time, skills, knowledge, connections and enthusiasm to help, while making friends and being a part of something great.
There is no limit to what we can accomplish.
There is not limit to what you can do.
Town Hall is our executive team.
Their tasks is to coordinate FOCSC Boosters and the work they do for Old Cowtown Museum.
Program Coordinator: Treasurer & Compliance Office
Quartermaster — Lesa Schwartz Lesa@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Tracks our budget, manages purchases, and works with the Museum to get project approvals and keep everything safe and compliant.
Program Coordinator: Events & Fundraisers
Party Boss — Juliet Abdallah-Woodall Juliet@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Plans and runs all fundraising events, maintains the event calendar, secures sponsorships, tracks event budgets, coordinates vendors, and works with the Museum.
Membership & Records: Ledger Office Clerk — Deb Ward — Clerk@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Keeps the official Booster roster, contact list, skills inventory, and records. Tracks Booster hours and sends the Dispatch newsletter every two weeks. To protect member privacy, all mass emails are distributed through the Clerk.
Communications: Telegraph Operators
— Holly Bascombe & Nichole Conard
Holly@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org Nichole@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
First point of contact for help, questions, and information. They answer incoming questions, answering what they can or connecting folks to who can best help, while collecting the news from the Museum, Town Hall, and Boosters that the deliver to the Clerk for the Dispatch.
Fellowship & Retention: Goodwill Marshal — Jim Lamb Jim@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Welcomes new Boosters, assigns Trail Buddies to show new Boosters areound, recognizes booster contributions, and plans fellowship gatherings.
Social Media & Advertising: Head Wrangler — Nichole Conard Nichole@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Runs HWCI Facebook, Instagram, and Threads, takes photos at events, and saves our photos, logos, and history.
Website & Online Store: Station Agent — Vance Davis Vance@HistoricWichitaCowtown.org
Maintains our website, creates online locations, assists with social media.
We appreciate your interest in joining
Friends of Old Cowtown Museum Social Club
We will send you a
Booster Application