Wabaunsee County Historical Society and Museum

Preserving and sharing the history of Wabaunsee County, Kansas

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Alma Portland Cement Works

By wabaunseecomuseum on December 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Barn Dancing

By wabaunseecomuseum on November 18, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

The Barns of Wabaunsee County

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 31, 2016 • ( 2 Comments )

The Cold War in the Flint Hills

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 24, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

The Early History of Lake Wabaunsee: 1933-1945

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 24, 2016 • ( 1 Comment )

Wabaunsee County Schools

By wabaunseecomuseum on October 21, 2016 • ( Leave a comment )

Museum Hours

Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

(Closed Over the Noon Hour)

Closed Sundays, Mondays & Holidays

Admission
There is no charge, but a $2 donation is suggested.

Photo Friday: The Infamous Dr. Smith(s)

By wabaunseecomuseum on March 17, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- Here’s a great historic photo from the Bat Nelson collection. It’s a real photo postcard, postmarked 1909 showing the interior of Dr. W.H.H. Smith’s pharmacy in Alta Vista, Kansas.  […]

The History of Wabaunsee County Newspapers

By wabaunseecomuseum on February 25, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

-by Greg Hoots- In April of 1867 Alma, Kansas became the county seat of Wabaunsee County, following two contested elections which found Alma and Wabaunsee vying for the placement of the county’s […]

Tornado Strikes Eskridge

By wabaunseecomuseum on February 4, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by Greg Hoots- April 12, 1911 began like many spring days for the residents of Eskridge, Kansas as a strong, relentless wind was blowing from the southwest and a hint of clouds […]

Photo Friday: Haying at the Steinmeyer Barn

By wabaunseecomuseum on February 3, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

This rare image of men loading a barn loft with loose hay was taken at the Fred Steinmeyer farm, located five miles south of Alma, Kansas. The hay carrier had huge steel jaws […]

Louis Palenske Archives Presented on Kansasmemory.org

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 28, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

The digitized photos and manuscripts of Alma photographer Louis Palenske have been included in the Kansas State Historical Society’s digital archives and presented on their website, Kansasmemory.org. The collection represents 390 new items […]

Video: Volland Memories, The Kratzer Films

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 24, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

In 2015 the Kansas Humanities Council awarded a grant to the Wabaunsee County Historical Society to fund an exhibition of photography by Volland, Kansas shopkeeper and photographer, Otto Kratzer.  The project also funded […]

The Birth of a Town: Alma

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 22, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Alma, Kansas is a thriving small town located in the center of Wabaunsee County and serves as the county’s seat of government. The town’s history dates to the middle 1860s when the […]

Photo Friday: Herman Richter

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 20, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

Herman Richter was born in Germany in 1854 and immigrated to America in 1879 with his brother, Reinhold Richter and sister, Mrs. William Schroeder. Richter established a home in Alma and engaged […]

Alma Bottling Works

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 11, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

-by Greg Hoots- There are few of us that have never enjoyed a cold bottle of “soda pop” on a hot day. That simple pleasure has become a big business in the […]

The History of the Alma Salt Works

By wabaunseecomuseum on January 7, 2017 • ( Leave a comment )

-by John Winkler- Editor’s note:  This manuscript was written by Wabaunsee County pioneer, John Winkler shortly before his death in 1907. Winkler was scheduled to speak from the manuscript at a meeting […]

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Alma Portland Cement Works

Barn Dancing

The Barns of Wabaunsee County

The Cold War in the Flint Hills

The Early History of Lake Wabaunsee: 1933-1945

Thank you!

We appreciate everyone who made the Wamego Community Foundation Match Day a success. 72 separate gifts were received and we raised over $23,000! The funds are used toward the rehabilitation of the facade of the Farmers Union Coop building, also known as the annex.

 

Wabaunsee County, On the Map

1884 Wabaunsee County Plat Map
1885 Wabaunsee County Plat Map – Pages scanned by Greg Hoots and assembled and stitched by Tom Parish.
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Wabaunsee Co1882 School Map
Map of school districts in Wabaunsee County in 1882.
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