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2026 Spring and Summer Programs, Events, and Exhibits
January 31: Stories From the Zellner Building (89th Annual FCHS Meeting)
November 12: History Trivia Night
October 24: Ottawa Memorial Auditorium Paranormal Investigation
October 16: The Farewell Tour: The Death Industry Downtown Ottawa Walking Tour

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Day: June 27, 2017

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UPCOMING EVENTS

Cemeteries: Kite’s Eye View
Saturday, May 2, 2 p.m.
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Memorial Day – All FCHS Locations CLOSED
Monday, May 25, 2026

Local Stories of Melvern Lake
Saturday, May 30, 2 p.m.
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History Trivia Night
Wednesday, June 10, 6 p.m.-8 p.m.
$25 per person
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The History of American Indian Boarding Schools
Saturday, June 11, 2 p.m.
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Tell Your Own Story
Saturday, July 18, 2 p.m.
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History of the Warner Companies in East Central Kansas: 1895 to 1951
Saturday, August 1, 2 p.m.
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Lyda Conley and the Flight to Preserve Huron Indian Cemetery
Saturday, August 22, 2 p.m.
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1859 DIETRICH CABIN

City Park, 5th and Main, Ottawa, KS

2025 Summer Hours: Fridays 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. June, July, and August (except July 4). Call the Archives & Research Center at (785) 242-1232 or the Old Depot Museum at (785) 242-1250 for more information. Read more…

ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER

2011 East Logan Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1232
Appointments preferred for in-person researchers
Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to Noon; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

FCHS Mailing address:
PO Box 145, Ottawa, KS 66067

OLD DEPOT MUSEUM

135 West Tecumseh Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1250
Open Tuesday through Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Click here for Special Smithsonian Exhibit Hours

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