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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

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.

Join Us For the Following Events in 2020

November 15 Doug Wright on The Topeka Owls, Topeka Hawks & Topeka Reds

in the Golden Age of Minor League Baseball in Topeka 1946-1961.”

By Zoom 3PM

November 22 The Colored Soldiers 3PM

By Zoom

December 6 Annual Membership Meeting 12PM

Topeka Country Club 2700 SW Buchanan

TBD 2021 Annual Historic Homes Tour 2-5PM

Various Homes in Topeka

TBD Sue Ann Norlin Stell; 11:11, The Carl Fyler Story (WW II pilot)

By Zoom 3PM

TBD Lisa Sandmeyer, Topeka Cemetery

Suffragettes

By Zoom 3PM

Audio Deb Goodrich on Dolly Curtis Click Here

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.org

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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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