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Stone Fences of Wabaunsee County

By wabaunseecomuseum on July 26, 2022

Wabaunsee County Video Recollections

By wabaunseecomuseum on July 12, 2021

Alma Portland Cement Works

By wabaunseecomuseum on December 24, 2016

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

Museum Hours

Tuesday – Saturday
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Closed Sundays, Mondays & Holidays

Admission
Free will donation

Address
227 Missouri St
Alma, KS 66401

Telephone
785-765-2200

Law and Order: The Anthony King Murder

By wabaunseecomuseum on May 3, 2017 • ( 2 Comments )

-By Greg Hoots- Chapter 1 Anthony and Marie King were a typical young married couple. Anthony King, born in 1871, was a clerk in a store when the pair wed, and as […]

Eskridge Alumni Association Digitizes Eskridge High School Class Photos

By wabaunseecomuseum on March 24, 2017 • ( 1 Comment )

The Eskridge High School Alumni Association recently contracted with Flint Hills photo historian, Greg Hoots to digitize forty-six graduating class pictures that once adorned the walls of Eskridge High School in Eskridge, Kansas.  […]

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 […]

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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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Wabaunsee County Schools

District 22 - Pavilion School

Pavilion School boys enjoy a game of marbles during recess. This photo, dated 1936 identifies the boys, left to right as Dan Glover, Dale Feyh, Dale Townsend and Bill Ekart.

Wabaunsee County Video Recollections

Explore Flint Hills Caves

View photographer Tom Parish's unique views of Flint Hills caves and cellars.

Visit Mount Mitchell!

View of Mount Mitchell - by Tom Leopold

View of Mount Mitchell - by Tom Leopold

 

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