List of historical societies in Kansas
The following is a list of historical societies in the state of Kansas, United States.[1]
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- Atchison County Historical Society
- Caney Valley Historical Society
- Clay County Historical Society
- Clearwater Historical Society
- Clinton Lake Historical Society
- Coffey County Historical Society
- Cowley County Historical Society
- Derby Historical Society
- Dickinson County Historical Society
- Douglas County Historical Society[4]
- Ellis County Historical Society[5]
- Ellsworth County Historical Society
- F Remington Area Historic Society[6]
- Finney County Historical Society[4]
- Franklin County Historical Society
- Hamilton County Historical Society[6]
- Harvey County Historical Society
- Herington Historical Society & Museum
- Hillsboro Historical Society[1]
- Kansas Historical Society
- Kearny County Historical Society
- Kiowa County Historical Society[7]
- Labette County Historical Society[8]
- Leavenworth County Historical Society
- Lenexa Historical Society[9]
- Ma-Hush-Kah Historical Society[1]
- Marquette Historical Society[1]
- McPherson County Historical Society[1]
- Meade County Historical Society
- Mem-Erie Historical Society[6]
- Nemaha County Historical Society[5][10]
- Neosho County Historical Society[7]
- Nicodemus Historical Society[4]
- Northeast Kansas Historical Society[4]
- Osage County Historical Society[6]
- Osborne County Genealogical and Historical Society[5]
- Overland Park Historical Society[9]
- Republic County Historical Society[5]
- Riley County Historical Society
- Rush County Historical Society[1]
- Santa Fe Trail Historical Society[6]
- Scott County Historical Society
- Shawnee County Historical Society[4]
- Sherman County Historical Society[6]
- Thomas County Historical Society
- Tonganoxie Community Historical Society
- Trego County Historical Society
- Wabaunsee County Historical Society
- Wyandotte County Historical Society[7]
See also
- History of Kansas
- List of museums in Kansas
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Kansas
- List of historical societies in the United States
References
- ^ a b c d e f American Association for State and Local History (2002), Directory of historical organizations in the United States and Canada (15th ed.), AltaMira Press – via Internet Archive
- ^ "Hold pageant at Manhattan: Riley County plans big parade; lay cornerstone of cabin", The Topeka State Journal, Kansas, September 10, 1915 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
- ^ "Historical society organized", The Topeka State Journal, Kansas, August 1, 1904 – via Chronicling America
- ^ a b c d e Social Networks and Archival Context, United States: SNAC Cooperative, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ a b c d "Nonprofit Explorer", propublica.org, New York: ProPublica, retrieved June 26, 2025
- ^ a b c d e f "Friends of Kansas History Membership Program", kansashistory.gov, Topeka, KS: Kansas Historical Society, retrieved June 24, 2025
- ^ a b c "United States: State and Local Societies: Kansas", Historical Societies in the United States and Canada: a Handbook, Washington, D.C.: American Association for State and Local History, 1936, p. 32+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ "Historical societies in the United States", Officers, Act of incorporation, Constitution, List of members, Historical societies in the United States, 1896, Baltimore, MD: American Historical Association, 1896, p. 42+ – via HathiTrust
- ^ a b Billington Library, "Kansas City Area Research", Research Guides, Overland Park, KS: Johnson County Community College, retrieved July 12, 2025
- ^ Pioneer Press, Kansas: Nemaha County Historical Society – via Internet Archive (newsletters, 2019-2023)
Further reading
- Appleton P. C. Griffin (1907), "Kansas", Bibliography of American Historical Societies (2nd ed.), Washington DC: Government Printing Office, p. 222+ – via HathiTrust
- American Association for State and Local History (1944), "Kansas", Historical societies in the United States and Canada: a handbook, Washington, D.C, p. 54+ – via HathiTrust
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- Library of Congress, Kansas: Local History & Genealogy Resource Guide, Research Guides, Washington DC