Jackson County Museum
Open each Friday 10 am - 2 pm: May - October
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Contact Us - By phone: 785-364-2087 or 785-364-4991
By email: jacohistsoc@gmail.com
In person:
Jackson County Museum - 327 New York, Holton KS
Suggested Donation: $3.00
By mail:
Jackson County Historical & Genealogical Society Kansas - 216 New York
Holton KS 66436
A 501(c)(3) organization - your tax deductible donation is appreciated.
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Gifts for the history buff in your life - see pictures.
Jackson County license plate - $5
Christmas ornament, Campbell University. $10
Soldier decorative plate - $10
Delia Centennial CD (comprehensive history w/pictures) - $15
A Gift of Love (Cookbook), 352 pgs - $20
Mayetta Centennial book, 168 pgs (pictures & stories) - $30
Mayetta Business Directory 1994, 26 pgs (collector's item) - $2
All items are new. Multiple copies of all items. Pick up in Holton, cash or check. Shipping available upon request. Message us with questions and for shipping cost.
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The Jackson County Museum, 327 New York, Holton, Kansas is a circa 1905 period tinsmith brick building with its original tin ceiling.* Museum theme: Westward, Ho! Exhibits: covered wagons to the barbed wire era. Displays: Buffalo Bill, Carrie Nation and the Barnes brothers baseball career.
Other Displays: a country school room area, World Wars I & II memorabilia, quilts, fashions, dolls, license plates and tools.
*The Holton Recorder, 24 Nov 1904: T.J. Bennett's building is almost enclosed...
Ray School, circa 1940s
Museum Display
Barn Tour - Loose Hay Demo
Museum Display, 2017
Clover Hill School, circa 1940s
Denison High School, woodcarving
Holton Second Baptist Church, circa 1900s
Museum Display - Wolf Hunt
Research Materials - Go to "Resources", tab above, then "Research Materials."
Find us on Facebook: Jackson County Historical Society
The Research House, 208 New York, Holton, Kansas has genealogical and historical papers, books, pictures, maps and other research materials related to Jackson County history. Open by appointment or stop at the Museum during museum hours for access
Roebke House Memorial Museum
216 New York - Holton
Victorian home reflecting the Louis Roebke family's life from the 1880s to the 1980s. Open by appointment or inquire at the Jackson County Museum during operating hours.
Roebke House, 2023, after outside renovation