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  • FCHS Archives & Research Center will close Wednesday, November 5 at Noon and reopen Monday, November 11 Image of passengers boarding trains
    FCHS Archives & Research Center staff are heading to the Kansas Museums Association Conference! The Old Depot Museum will be open, but the Archives & Research Center will be closed.
  • Image of a young man airbrushing geometric patterns on a canvas. Text reads: The Photography of Luke Hoffman (University students being university students in the 1910s)
    Explore Luke Hoffman's photos of 1910 university life in a new exhibit at the Old Depot Museum. LEARN MORE

1859 DIETRICH CABIN

City Park, 5th and Main, Ottawa, KS

2024 Summer Hours: Fridays 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. June, July, and August. Call the Archives & Research Center at (785) 242-1232 or the Old Depot Museum at (785) 242-1250 for more information.  Read more…

ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER

2011 East Logan Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1232
Appointments preferred for in-person researchers
Monday through Friday
9 a.m. to Noon; 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

FCHS Mailing address:
PO Box 145, Ottawa, KS 66067

OLD DEPOT MUSEUM

135 West Tecumseh Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1250
Open Tuesday through Saturday
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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  • HOME
  • ABOUT FCHS
    • Trustees & Staff
    • Employment
    • Affiliated Orgs
  • Get Involved
    • Become a Member
    • Give
    • Volunteer
    • 1894 Barn Project
  • FCHS SITES
    • Dietrich Cabin
      • The Dietrichs
      • History of the Cabin
    • Archives & Research Center
      • J.B. Muecke Collection
      • Rural School Records
    • Old Depot Museum
      • One-Room School
  • EXHIBITS
    • Past Exhibits
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • Contact