Tours are offered by appointment on days the museum is not open.
Please call to set up a time: 785-325-2198. Look here for our hours and contact information.
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Membership in the Washington County Historical Society is open to ANYONE interested in Washington County Kansas History and/or Genealogy.
ALL ANNUAL MEMBERSHIPS ARE DUE JANUARY 1
Annual Membership dues are $10.00/year
Life Memberships:
single $100.00
family/couple $150.00
Name __________________________________________________
Address ________________________________________________
City _________________________ State _____________Zip Code _____________
E-Mail___________________________________
Checks payable to: Washington County Historical Society, 216 Ballard Street, Washington, KS 66968
The Washington County Historical Society is a 501(c)(3) not for profit organization -- all donations are tax deductible as no good or services are provided.
_______ Individual $10.00 Per year (January – December)
_______ Individual Life Membership $100.00
_______ Family Life Membership $150.00 (Husband & Wife)
_______ Donation $______________ _______ Memorial/Honor Donation $______________
In Memory of: ___________________________________
In Honor of: ____________________________________
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Washington County Historical Records For Genealogy
Births -- 28,000+ registered
Obituaries -- More than 42,000
Burials in Washington County -- 36,400
Deaths outside Washington County -- 21,344
Cemeteries -- 85 Washington County, 5 in adjacent counties
Tombstones -- 32,300 transcriptions
U.S. Census -- 1860 - 1930 (except 1890)
Kansas Every-family Ag Census -- 1875 - 1925
Marriages -- 15,882
Marriage Licenses on microfilm -- June 1868 - June 1991
Newspapers on microfilm -- 1873 - 2020 on 400 Reels
Barnes -- Aug. 6, 1885 - Jan. 26, 1989
Clifton -- Mar. 16, 1878 - April 27, 2007
Greenleaf -- Nov. 1901 - June 30, 1988
Haddam -- Nov. 22, 1879 - Oct. 20, 1949
Hanover -- Nov. 20, 1973 - May 31, 2019
Hollenberg -- Mar. 15, 1885 - Oct. 19, 1889
Linn/Palmer -- Feb. 23, 1884 - September 27, 2018
Mahaska -- Oct. 19, 1917 - Oct. 9, 1924
Morrowville -- May 15, 1924 - Aug. 7, 1948
Washington -- Mar. 5, 1869 - June, 2020
Family Files -- More than 2,000
Family Trees & Histories -- More than 50 volumes
School Records/Annuals
Church Records
Plat Books -- 1882, 1906, many years after 1935
Naturalization Papers -- (at court house)
Enemy Alien Registration List
Draft Registration Records -- WWI and WWII
Civil War Records