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Day: November 27, 2017

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UPCOMING EVENTS

A man and woman in 19th Century Western Dress are backlit by a summer sun. Text: special movie screening Featuring historian and screenwriter Ken Spurgeon, Ottawa Memorial Auditorium, Friday, June 27, 7 p.m.

Sod & Stubble (the movie)
Based on the book by John Ise 
Friday, June 27, 7 p.m. 
Ottawa Memorial Auditorium
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Living in Kansas During the Dust Bowl presented by Katie Keckeisen Saturday August 9 2 p.m. Lane Community Methodist Church. Image: A long, dark dust cloud rolls across the land. Text: Dust Cloud Rolling Over Western Kansas Prairie Copyright Potter '35 Humanities Kansas logo

Life In Kansas During the Dust Bowl 
presented by Katie Keckeisen 
Saturday, August 9, 2 p.m. 
Lane Community United Methodist Church
(part of the Lane Agricultural Fair)
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FCHS Locations CLOSED 
Friday, July 4
In observance of Independence Day

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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  • HOME
  • ABOUT FCHS
    • Trustees & Staff
    • Employment
    • Affiliated Orgs
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Member
    • Give
    • Volunteer
    • 1894 Barn Project
  • FCHS SITES
    • Dietrich Cabin
      • The Dietrichs
      • History of the Cabin
    • Archives & Research Center
      • J.B. Muecke Collection
      • Rural School Records
    • Old Depot Museum
      • One-Room School
  • EXHIBITS
    • Past Exhibits
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • Contact