The Historic Ritchie House
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Public Tour Times
Tuesday through Thursday 9am to 1pm
Suggested Admission Fee
.50 Students
2.00 Adults
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Other Programs by Zoom this year
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Cheryl Brown Henderson at 3pm February 19th
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​February 26th 3pm
Dave Fisher discusses
Abolitionist Rev. Fisher
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​Curtis Pitts March 5th On the past, present and future of Topeka Technical School.
March 12th
Topeka Show and Tell on
All programs are free to Historical Society members however non members will be asked to donate $5 to attend.
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Home of John and Mary Jane Ritchie
Kansas Territorial Settlers of Topeka
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Cox Communications
Heritage Education Center
Shawnee County Historical Society
1116 and 1118 SE Madison Street
Topeka, Kansas 66601
785-234-6097
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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.
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Thursday night, February 9th, A symposium was held at the Cox Center next to the Ritchie House about the Underground Railroad. Click here for the story from KSNT:
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
Call us at (785)-234-6097 or write. We're here to help!
You may use this contact page to get in touch with us for anything we might be able to help you with.
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For Educators:
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To schedule a school field trip, please use this convenient page to request a date for your students to visit. Your request comes directly to our inbox when you click the send button.
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We will send a reply e-mail to confirm the details of your request and to send our visitation guidelines and a contract for you to sign and return.
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If you would like to read more about our field trips, please go to the Education page of this website.
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Hope to see you soon!
The Historic Ritchie House
Shawnee County Historical Society​
PO Box 2201
1118 SE Madison
Topeka KS 66601
shawneecountyhistory@gmail.com