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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.

Special Tours Available for Groups and Organizations

Our Sunday 3pm Zoom meetings on Historical Topics will resume in the Fall. ....Special Events may happen this Summer.

Coming Up May 17, 2021

The Shawnee County Historical Society along with the The Brown Foundation and and the Washburn University Law School will review the law cases that occurred before Brown v. Board of Education.

As part of the celebration of the Brown vs Board of Education Case, Panelists will discuss the Brown decision at 6:00PM CST May 17th, 2021. The discussion will center on A look at Dred Scott v. Sandford and Plessy v. Ferguson.

It is part of the work of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund which is continuing to broaden our understanding of Brown v. Board of Education by commemorating the 67th anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education.

Join us for a discussion with the descendants from Dred Scott v. Sandford and Plessy v. Ferguson.

Speakers include:

• Lynne Jackson, President, Dred Scott Heritage Foundation

• Keith Plessy, President, The Plessy and Ferguson Foundation

• Phoebe Ferguson, Executive Director, The Plessy and Ferguson Foundation

Moderator: Janet Thompson Jackson, Professor of Law, Washburn University School of Law •

Moderator: Leslie Canaan, Senior Field Officer, National Trust for Historic Preservation

To Register for this important event:

Lighting Freedom's Pathway;

Building Heritage & Culture

Click Here To Learn About the Historic Ritchie House

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

Please help the Society by signing up with Amazon Smiles or Dillon's and designate your purchases to help the Society. It won't cost you a thing and will help us. Click here and scroll down the page to see how to sign up.

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Shawnee County Historical Society Historical Highlights

(Members Receive Current Year Newsletters)

Buildings may be donated for preservation.

Emergency stablization loans are possible. Read about it on the Kansas Preservation Alliance web site:http://kpalliance.org/Pages/01_programs.html

Lighting Freedom's Pathway;

Building Heritage & Culture

Click Here To Learn About the Historic Ritchie House

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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.

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Click here to see old Topeka Buildings

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Click here to see Topeka in 1869

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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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Please help the Society by signing up with Amazon Smiles or Dillon's and designate your purchases to help the Society. It won't cost you a thing and will help us. Click here and scroll down the page to see how to sign up.

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If you are interested call 785 234 6097 or send us an email at