Timeline set for First Kansas Colored Regiment mural; fiscal agent named

Representative Winn told the committee she had circulated a proposed timeline modeled on the Brown mural process and that the Kansas Black Leadership Council would serve as fiscal agent for fundraising. She said the timeline includes RFQ distribution, interviews and selection, and final committee approval, with a target schedule to move through stages in the coming year.

Historian George Pettigrew, who said his great-grandfather was among the earliest troops tied to the project, expressed enthusiasm and pledged support. "I am the chair and the founder of the Frontier Museum," Pettigrew said, and described the project's importance for remembering the 1st Kansas and its ties to later Buffalo Soldiers.