Thanks to the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Contributions Committee for their grant to upgrade our technology!
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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
Donations Appreciated
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 KS atlas/plat map, 1921. 53 pages of townships and towns plus pictures and several more pages of U.S. history. Sample pages shown. 15"W x 18" H. Condition: good for its age. All of the pages are there. We have excess of these so are selling our extras. Holton pick up. $100 cash or approved check.
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Jackson County license plate - $5
Christmas ornament, Campbell University. $5
Soldier decorative plate - $10
Hoyt centennial book - $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
All items are new except for the plat map book. 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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Looking for this? We have it!
Jim Lane trail
John Brown and the Battle of the Spurs
Buffalo Bill
Carrie Nation
Campbell University
Railroads - Rock Island; Union Pacific; Kansas City, Northwestern
Barnes brothers - baseball careers
WPA figurines
Quilts - starting with the Abolitionist era
Telephone switchboard and interactive telephones
The Jackson County Museum is a circa 1905 period tinsmith brick building with its original tin ceiling. (The Holton Recorder, 24 Nov 1904: T.J. Bennett's building is almost enclosed...)
Museum Display
Barn Tour - Loose Hay Demo
Society members at Beck-Bookman Library story time
Museum Display, 2017
Clover Hill School, circa 1940s
Denison High School, woodcarving
Holton Second Baptist Church, circa 1900s
Museum Display - Wolf Hunt
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.