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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

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday 9 am to 1 pm

Call for other times 785 234 6097

Suggested Admission Fee for Ritchie House

$.50 Students, $2.00 Adults.

Special Tours Available for Groups and Organizations

Sunday, January 10th, we will be holding a Zoom seminar on Historical Real Estate in Shawnee County. This informative meeting will be held at 3pm Sunday. If you are interested in participating, please contact me at 785 234 6097 or to get the link for the business meeting.

Here are the tentative 3pm Sunday Programs in 2021

January 24th—Tim Paris -The Garlinghouse Company

January 31st—Thom Rosenblum— Ike Gilberg, Socialism From Behind a Sewing Machine

February 7th—Superbowl Sunday

February 14th—James Woods—Transportation History of Topeka

February 21st—Doug Wallace--Bennie and Estelle Dickson, home grown Bonnie and Clyde

February 28th—Chris Cruz--Fred Harvey, setting the standard for fast, fine food with an envied concept that started in Topeka.

March 7th—Paul Post on the Bates Family, the Bates Banks and Bates Block(this is the Topeka Blueprint Building)

March 14th—Dan Werner—Historic buildings on Kansas Ave.

Doug Wright's presentation on Topeka minor league baseball is located here . Look for a more thorough treatment of the Topeka Owls in the next Historical Society Newsletter

History of Topeka Real Estate with Helen Crow and Marshall Barber. Recorded January 10th. Click here for the Zoom Meeting

Did you miss the program about the Topeka Bottoms. Click here to see the program taped Sunday January 17th. If you want to purchase Tom's book, call 785 235-0906 for more information.

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 shawneecountyhistory.org

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Board of Trustees 2021 Officers

Nate McAlister

President

President-Elect

TBD

Megan Burton

Secretary

Mike Lennen

Treasurer

Bob Totten

Executive Director

Board of Trustees Meetings:

Meetings are held on the third Monday of the month at the Cox Communications Heritage Education Center, 1118 SE Madison St., Topeka. Meetings begin at 5:30 PM—Guests & visitors are always welcome!

Board of Trustees

Roger Aeschilman Martin Ahrens

John Ambrosio Katy Franklin

Linda P. Jeffrey Grant Sourk

Pat Michaelis Christine Steinkuehler

Tim Hrenchir Ben Coates