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Anderson County Historical Society Museum, Garnett, Kansas
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About Us
MONTHLY POTLUCK MEETINGS
MONTHLY POTLUCK MEETINGS---Everyone Welcome!!!
2021: All Historical Society Museum meetings start at 6:30 unless announced otherwise. Potluck Meetings bring your favorite dishes & we provide tableware and drinks!!!
March or April: Special spring kick-off banquet at the First Christian Church, a Catered meal & Guest Speaker. Contact a Board Member for Tickets. Date and cost to be announced
May 6: At the Museum
June 3: At Willow Branch School #89
July 1: At the Museum,
August 5: At the Museum.
September 2: At the Museum,
October 7: At the Museum,
November 4: Meeting place and time to be announced.
Collections at the Museum
We house a very wide collection of artifacts of Anderson County. Our "category" rooms include: School, Military and Organizations, Church, Home, Library, Medical & Business, Farm, and Country Store. We specialize in helping with family genealogy and research. We have all publications relating specifically to Anderson County. There are numerous printed family genealogies and surname files.
EXCITING NEWS
We were fortunate to receive a Kansas Humanities Grant in April of this year. The grant is titled "The Impact of Early Medical Professionals of Anderson County Kansas". We will be researching all people involved with the medical field from 1855 to mid to late 1900's that resided and operated in the county. As part of the grant, we will also be remodeling the Medical and Business Room. We will unveil our new displays and finding aids at our open house in Spring 2021.
Properties
The Harris House
Harris Carriage House
Harris Carriage House
The Harris House was a gift to the Anderson County Historical Society in December 1980, by Dr. Claib B. Harris Jr, his wife Donna, his sisters Miss Isabella Harris and Mrs. Sue Williams, Garnett; and Mrs. Margaret Chafee, of Perry, Oklahoma.
Harris Carriage House
Harris Carriage House
Harris Carriage House
The Carriage House, behind the home, holds numerous items significant to the era. A Manners family 1860 conestoga wagon, the 1890 Garnett man powered fire hose cart, a Shellhorn family homemade sleigh, and an early yeast maker each represent a significant role in the history of Anderson County. Numerous other items of agricultural interest are displayed.
Valentin Gerth Cabin
Harris Carriage House
Valentin Gerth Cabin
1856 Valentin Gerth Cabin. First White settlement in Anderson Co, and a slave hideout. Located in Greeley, KS.