The Historic Ritchie House
Closed till September 21st but normally Public Tour Times
Tuesday through Thursday 9am to 1pm
Suggested Admission Fee
$.50 Students
$2.00 Adults
Special Group Tours Available
785-234-6097
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You are invited to purchase 2 tickets to the Historic Homes Tour to be held October 16th from 1 to 6pm. We have five houses you can tour for $75 dollars a ticket. We will finish our day with a program at the Governor's Row House at 4pm....where Paul Post will present the history of SBA Hill. Please send your check, credit card information to PO Box 2201, Topeka 66601 and we will send you the tickets. Or you can access Pay Pal or send us your information to shawneecountyhistory@gmail.com Thanks for your help with this year's major fundraising event.
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Heritage Education Center
Shawnee County Historical Society
1116 and 1118 SE Madison Street
Topeka, Kansas 66601
785-234-6097
Learn about the Bleeding Kansas era of the 1850's. And see an Underground Railroad Site and learn about the quest for Freedom before the Civil War.
Home of John and Mary Jane Ritchie
Kansas Territorial Settlers of Topeka
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About Us
Shawnee County Historical Society
The Shawnee County Historical Society formed in 1946. It's founders recognized the need to preserve the facts and legends of the early days of our county up to more recent times.
On May 30, 1854, President Franklin Pierce signed the Nebraska Bill (Kansas-Nebraska Act) into law, creating two new territories for western expansion; Kansas and Nebraska.
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