Jackson County Historical Society

12/06/2025

Warm up to local history!
Jackson County Historical Museum Open House
Saturday, December 13 from 5 pm to 7 pm
Southwest Corner Holton's Town Square
Hot Cider will be served. Come look for the Mini Orb!
Free event! Everyone is welcome!

10/21/2025

Program by Kara Heitz on "Visualizing 1930's Kansas Through Art, Photography and Film" cancelled due to illness in her family.

09/17/2025

Address Correction for Virgil Wilhelm is 211 Pennsylvania, Holton, Ks 66436.

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09/17/2025

It is with great sorrow that we announce the passing of Anna Wilhelm . A memorial service in Anna's honor will be held on Monday, September 22, 2025, at 6:00 p.m. at the Courtyard on the Square, located at 426 Pennsylvania Avenue, Holton. An effort is being made to livestream the event. Everyone is invited to share their condolences or stories about Anna.. Mail may be sent to Virgil Wilhelm at 220 Pennsylvania, Holton Ks 66436.

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08/22/2025

Thanks to Judy Arnold for sharing these photos of the Whiting, Kansas, service station in Jackson County, Kansas. It is being restored by Whiting resident Dean Williams.

08/10/2025

These photos are in our files without much identification. If you can identify, we would appreciate that. They may not be Jackson County people. We believe these are from the 1950s. Our best interpretation of names are: Ronald Spencer, Ralph, Eleanor McGee, Jimmie Curran/Curren, Joan Townsley, Juanita, Opal, Mary Joane? and Jerry Clark. Any assistance is greatly appreciated.

06/23/2025

See Jerry Reed's displays at the museum on Fridays through the end of July from 10 am - 2 pm. Reed, a Soldier native, started making these detailed models after retirement.

06/14/2025

Sharing this from Katie Lehmkuhl Morris: This morning Turner and I went for a tour with Crown B Bison organized by the Jackson County Historical Society. Normally, “don’t feed the fluffy cows” but we had permission. 😊 In exchange for giving a treat most of these bison will let you briefly pet their heads. It was super cool to see these animals up close from the new “red dogs” to adults. 🦬

06/07/2025

FREE past newsletters from the Jackson County Historical Society. Over 45 years of Jackson County history packed in these newsletters. Pick up any Friday when the museum is open 10 am to 2 pm. Also older Holton yearbooks are available. Those hours don't work for you? Send us a message, and we will make other arrangements.

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04/28/2025

For Sale: Jackson County KS atlas/plat map, 1921. 53 pages of townships and towns plus pictures and several more pages of U.S. history. Sample pages shown. 15"W x 18" H. Condition: good for its age. All of the pages are there. We have excess of these so are selling our extras. Holton pick up. $100 cash, proceeds to Jackson County Historical Society. Great addition for any Jackson County history buff.

03/27/2025

The demolition of the building at 208 New York is progressing well. This is another step in preparing the site for construction of a new museum. This process started years ago when the society acquired the property next to the Roebke House at 216 New York with the intention of erecting a new museum.