Parsons Historical Society Museum

04/29/2026

Don’t miss our season opening for the Parsons Historical Society Museum this weekend!! As always we’re open Friday through Sunday from 1-4pm.
Plus we have a huge yard sale Friday & Saturday from 8-4 & on Sunday from 1-4pm.
If you have any items you’d like to donate to help us raise funds for the Parsons Museum please set up a drop off time this week by calling or texting 620-404-9262 or come by during the sale.

04/05/2026

We wish everyone a Happy Easter 🐰🐣 this weekend! We are normally open the first Saturday and Sunday of each month in our “ off-season” but since this was Easter 🐇🍬🥚 weekend, we will be open next Saturday and Sunday on the 11th and 12th from 1 to 4. 🕰️ Hope to see you then! Plus, our regular season🗓️ is just right around the corner, the first weekend in May and every weekend after that we will be open Friday through Sunday, regular hours. 😊 Thanks!

02/05/2026

Please RSVP to us as soon as possible if you plan on attending! 620-450-6060
Hope to see you there! 

02/05/2026

The SEK Museum Alliance is coming to Parsons! Please RSVP @620-450-6060 if you plan to attend. Registration starts at 8:30 AM & the meeting begins at 9 AM. There will be light refreshments in the morning and lunch following the meeting! The Parsons Historical Society & Museum Complex will host tours following the meeting. Hope to see you there!!

12/10/2025

Volunteers are needed to help lay wreaths on veterans graves this Saturday in Oakwood Cemetery. There will be a short Wreaths Across America ceremony at Noon and we will immediately lay wreaths afterwards. Please comment if you are able to help! Thank you!

12/09/2025

Thank you to everyone who attended our event, Cookies & Cocoa with Santa! We had a fantastic turnout and appreciate everyone coming to see Santa & leave him their letters, & tour the Museum! I know all of us on the board enjoyed seeing the kids and families!

Special thank you to John Ellis for the beautiful painted holiday rocks! Also to all the Museum helpers: Kevin Collins, Steve Farrell, Charlie Wells, Ari Haviland, Richard Fulton, Annette Tucker, & Jonna Gabbert.

Just a reminder the Museum is open in the winter season (Nov. to April) the first weekend of each month on Saturday and Sunday from 1-4pm. Tours also available by appointment. We look forward to you visiting in January!

11/13/2025

Come and visit us at the museum December 6 and 7th from 1 to 4 PM! I’ve even heard that Santa will stop by on Saturday for pictures with kids and some cookies to share! No cost! We will have our coffee bar set up with cider, cocoa, and a variety of coffee. Tour all the buildings at the Museum Complex or check out the expanded Genealogy area! The Labette Genealogy Society has amazing resources to do family history or property history!

09/08/2025

08/16/2025

I ran across this article about our Farm Heritage building at the Museum Complex. Hard to believe it has already been three years since our open house and ribbon-cutting and we nearly have the building full of displays!
-Jonna Gabbert

A brand-new $300,000 barn filled with farming memorabilia of days gone by was the vision for Iron Horse Foundation president, Stephen Farrell in 2016 when he and his wife drove

07/06/2025

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