Meade County Historical Museum
| Located on Highway 54 in downtown Meade, the
Meade County Historical Museum is one of the finest
in Southwest Kansas. Arranged in such a way as to depict the
lifestyle of early Meade County settlers, the museum offers
an entertaining as well as educational look at its past. The
museum boardwalk includes replicas of scenes from the past
such as a sod house, general store and blacksmith shop. The
livery stable houses early-day transportation, and a walk
down the west side of the museum offers a glimpse into an
early-day bank, doctor's office, school room, and church.
The museum also hosts an extensive collection of railroad memorabilia
and artifacts from pre-historic times. The museum's
outdoor display which is 1 black east and one-half block south,
includes the Sunnydale one-room school house, a windmill and early farm equipment. |
The Goodnight Gallery located in the back of the building offers temporary
exhibits by area artists and craftsmen.
The museum is open year round, Tuesday - Saturday, 9-5, Sunday 1-5. Admission
is FREE
Meade County Historical Museum Contact Information:
PO Box 893, Meade, KS 67864-0893
Phone: (620) 873-2359
email: meademuseums@yahoo.com
Read our weekly newspaper column:
WEEK AT THE MUSEUM
Meade County Historical Society
Events:
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February 4,
2012 - Annual Banquet
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June 13,14 &15, 2012 -
Dalton Days & Meade County Ranch Rodeo
Meade County Historical Society Links:
Report on the 2011 Spring History Tour:
The Dig Sites
of Dr. Claude Hibbard
Report on the 2010 Spring History Tour:
Meade State Lake - WPA - CCC Camp
Report from the 2009 Spring History Tour:
Our Artesian Valley Tour
Report from the 2008 Spring History Tour:
Silica Mines of Old Meade County
Photo album from the 2006 & 2007 Fall History Tour:
Ranches from the pages of the book: "Cimarron Chronicles"
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