The Historic Ritchie House
Public Tour Times
Tuesday through Thursday 9am to 1pm
Closed May 26 thru May 31st
Suggested Admission Fee
$.50 Students
$2.00 Adults
Special Group Tours Available
785-234-6097
Click Here for the Shawnee County Historical Society
Consider Joining the Walking Tour at 3pm Sunday May 15th at the Governor's Mansion to see the ruts of the Oregon Trail.
Meet at the West Parking lot of the mansion.
Home of John and Mary Jane Ritchie
Kansas Territorial Settlers of Topeka
and Cox Communications
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.
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.
The Historic Ritchie House
and Cox Communications Heritage Education Center
Shawnee County Historical Society
1116 and 1118 SE Madison Ave
P.O. Box 2201 Topeka, Kansas 66601
785 234-6097
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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