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  • Goppert Foundation gift funds paint restoration on historic caboose
  • November 1: W.H. "Dad" Martin, Photographer, Ottawa, Kansas (online program)
  • October 21: Chamber Coffee @ FCHS Archives & Research Center
  • NEW DATE - October 23: Dress for Success: Nelly Don and American Fashion (in-person program)
  • Summer 2022: 1859 Dietrich Cabin Tours
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  • Image of women's fashion sketch. Photo of woman wearing glasses. Humanities Kansas logo.
    Join us at Greenwood Community Center for Marla Day's presentation about this American fashion legend!
  • Bookcases filled with books. Tables and chairs. File cabinets. Large prints of historic photos in the background.
    Join us for a Chamber Coffee at our new Archives & Research Center on October 21! LEARN MORE
  • Man and woman driving an early 1900s car. Giant eggs in back seat. Large potato strapped to the back. Two children hanging off the side. Text reads W.H. "Dad Martin" Photographer, Ottawa, Kansas world's champion creator and publisher of exaggeration photo postcards, presented by Morgan Williams, Tuesday, November 1, 7 p.m. (online program).
    Morgan Williams explores the history of Dad Martin and his exaggerated photo postcards during this online event. LEARN MORE
  • Background: a photo of Central Street in Richmond, Kansas, showing both a horce and buggy and an automobile. The words "Horse Power" are in the foreground.
    Explore the transition from horse-drawn buggies to horseless carriages through our newest exhibit, "Horse Power." LEARN MORE
  • Background shows a translucent image of the index page from the 1884 Ottawa Sanborn Fire Insurance Map. Text reads Our City in Sanborns: The City of Ottawa in Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, 1884-1924
    Our new exhibit explores the accuracy of the Sanborn Fire Insurance maps through maps and images. LEARN MORE
  • Text includes Voices and Votes Democracy in America, The Smithsonian is coming to Ottawa in 2023, Humanities Kansas Logo. Image shows school children holding signs announcing exhibit.
    The Smithsonian is coming to Ottawa in 2023!
  • Founded in 1937, the Franklin County Historical Society strives to preserve, present and promote the history of Franklin County, Kansas.

1859 DIETRICH CABIN

City Park, 5th and Main, Ottawa, KS

Open by Appointment. Call the Archives & Research Center at (785) 242-1232 or the Old Depot Museum at (785) 242-1250.   Read more…

FCHS ARCHIVES & RESEARCH CENTER

 

 

2011 East Logan Street, Ottawa, KS 66067
785-242-1232
Reopening September 26, 2022
In-Person Researchers by Appointment
Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – Noon; 1 p.m. – 5 p.m.

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
    • Records Center
      • J.B. Muecke Collection
      • Rural School Records
    • Old Depot Museum
      • One-Room School
  • EXHIBITS
    • Past Exhibits
  • NEWS
  • EVENTS
  • Contact