Shawnee County Historical Society
Cox Communications Heritage Education Center
The Historic John & Mary Jane Ritchie House
and the Bleeding Kansas era
 
1116-1118 SE Madison Avenue 
P.O. Box 2201
Topeka, KS 66601
 
Phone: 785-234-6097
Emergency Phone: 785-224-4156
                         
Historic Ritchie House Public Tours


Open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 am to 1 pm
Other times of the week, Call  785 234 6097
Suggested Admission Fee for Ritchie House
$.50 Students, $2.00 Adults.

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Our Fall Walking tours are underway

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October 9th at 12:30pm we will have a tour of the Topeka Zoo with Zoo Horticulturalist Rick Knight

October 16th   Historic Homes Tour 1-6pm    (fundraiser)  $75 per ticket  Send check to PO Box 2201 Topeka Ks 66601

​Presentations at the Cox Center at 3pm

October 30th   Save the Docking building

November 6th    Brittany Crabtree Stiffler on Topeka Collegiate celebrating 40 years

November 13th   David Randall on his new Book

Monster Bones which features Barnum Brown of Carbondale

November 20th  3pm  Discussion on Abandoned Topeka    Emily Cowan

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January 8th at 3pm   Ann Anderson

discusses Mid Century Living.

January 15th  Stepson to the Mob, living in Topeka as part of the witness protection program.

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All events are free to Historical Society members and non members will be assessed $5 a piece to attend

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Are you interested in Lithographs of Old Areas of Shawnee county.   We have five of them for sale for $15 a piece plus shipping and handling.  
 
















Click here to see the view of Tecumseh in 1869.

Click here to see old Topeka Buildings

Click here to see Topeka in 1869

Click Here to see Topeka in 1880
 
Click here to see a Map of the Great Plains
 
If you are interested call 785 234 6097 or send us an email at shawneecountyhistory@gmail.com



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   Historic Homes Tour October 16th  

  You are invited to purchase $75 ticket to this year's Historic Homes tour to be held October 16th from 1 to 5pm

  The buildings on the tour  are the Law offices at 434 S Topeka, the Mirror buildings at 917 and 921 S Topeka. the Curtis House at 1101 S Topeka and the Crosby Mansion at 1109 S Topeka.

  At 4:30, Courtney Stemler of the Beacon at 420 SW 9th will give the history of the Woman's club and what their group is doing with the structure.   

   Send your check to PO Box 2201 Topeka, Kansas 66601 or send your money through PayPal.

Thank you