The Story-Teller’s CAMPAIGN Lyon County Historical Society A New Home for the Lyon County Museum & Research Center The Story-Teller The Lyon County Historical Society, through its museum and research center operations, combine to serve as the “story-teller” for Lyon County. Programs and activities provide a wide range of educational and entertainment opportunities for all age groups. Telling our big story – and many smaller stories – serves to promote and advance Lyon County and the communities within – Admire, Allen, Americus, Emporia, Hartford, Miller, Neosho Rapids, Olpe and Reading. The Society’s mission focuses on helping our communities and citizens understand and appreciate the past so that an ever, more vibrant and dynamic future for Lyon County can be built by each generation. Since 1937 Since 1937 the Lyon County Historical Society and its museum operations have been at the forefront of recording, cataloging and presenting the heritage of Lyon County - its communities, businesses, events, landscape, and people. Operating first in a small room in the basement of White Auditorium, the Society moved to its present location in 1979. In 1996 the Research Center was opened at 225 E. 6th Street. 246,000 artifacts and 78 years later, the Historical Society has outgrown its facilities. Additional resources are needed if the Historical Society is to keep safe its collection; and accept additional artifacts. To properly catalog and maintain artifacts; and present them in an educational and entertaining context, a new facility is required. The Campaign THE STORY TELLER’S CAMPAIGN has helped secure the facility at 709 Commercial to be the new home of the museum and research center. The Campaign is helping to secure charitable gifts to renovate it as the new Lyon County History Center. The facility and location of the new History Center provides exciting new opportunities for the people of Lyon County to be engaged in the heritage of the Twin Rivers region. Did You Know? William Allen White was one of many Lyon County residents who lead the charge in establishing the Lyon County Historical Society in 1937. He was joined by L. H. Ames, Mrs. R. D. Carpenter, William L. Huggins, Catherine H. Jones, John Langley, Richard Langley, Mrs. Robert Lumley, Mrs. J. C. McKinney, Park L. Morse, Clarence Paine, Tom Price, E. C. Ryan, Mrs. William Sheets, Mrs. Alice Evans Snyder, Ben Talbot, Harry A. Wayman, and J. J. Wingfield in chartering this nonprofit organization. LCHS Upcoming Event Join us on Sunday, May 17 at 2:00 PM to discover the stories of Civil War soldiers buried in Maplewood Memorial Lawn Cemetery. Meet us at the Lincoln Street entrance. The Boys In Blue Cemetery Tour is open to the public and FREE of charge. Find Us Lyon County Historical Society Lyon County History Center 118 East 6th Ave. Emporia, Kansas 66801 Phone: 620-340-6310 E-Mail: [email protected] Online: Lyoncountyhistoricalsociety.org
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