Platte County Historical Society

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Platte County Historical Society The Platte County Historical and Genealogical Society, Inc. Opened Thursday, Friday, and Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. or by appointment.

is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to the act of preserving the history, architecture and genealogy of Platte County, MO. CLOSED: October 16 - April 14 (Opened by appointment only)

More photos of the Fall Dinner Meeting of the PCHS.
10/20/2026

More photos of the Fall Dinner Meeting of the PCHS.

Fall PCHS meeting celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
10/20/2026

Fall PCHS meeting celebrates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

Thank you to our many (almost 100!) guests who attended our special 250th celebration. We honored Ivan Foley and learn...
10/20/2026

Thank you to our many (almost 100!) guests who attended our special 250th celebration. We honored Ivan Foley and learned about "The Revolutionary War Era's Ties to Platte County History" in a special program prepared just for this event. Becky Wenzel dinner hostess, Lisa Wittmeyer - script presentation writer; and ten readers from our community! It was a wonderful afternoon!

At its Oct. 18 Fall Dinner program, PCHS presented Ivan Foley, former editor/owner of The Landmark newspaper with our B...
10/19/2026

At its Oct. 18 Fall Dinner program, PCHS presented Ivan Foley, former editor/owner of The Landmark newspaper with our Betty Soper Award for his outstanding contribution to local history. A short bio about Ivan was included on the program handout

Seats Still Available - Great food, great presentation. We hope you can come! Readers/Presenters of the script may be o...
10/08/2026

Seats Still Available - Great food, great presentation. We hope you can come! Readers/Presenters of the script may be one of your neighbors - Becky Bauer, Lucille Douglass (Banneker School Foundation, Margaret Engeman, Robert Sefrit, Tim Thompson, Jim Hunter, Sue VanAmburg, Amanda Herman (Regent - DAR), Diane Pepper Pickman & Lisa Wittmeyer (script writer)

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA in PLATTE CO. HISTORY - a special presentation on Oct. 18th! RSVP info for presentation & BB...
09/16/2026

THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR ERA in PLATTE CO. HISTORY - a special presentation on Oct. 18th! RSVP info for presentation & BBQ lunch at

Keeping History Alive for Platte County's Future Generations

09/16/2026
Museum Open evening of Platte City Fall Festival Sept. 24th
09/08/2026

Museum Open evening of Platte City Fall Festival Sept. 24th

Congratulations to Martha Brenner Noland as our newest Golden Ambassador for Platte Co. Historical Society. Martha is a ...
09/08/2026

Congratulations to Martha Brenner Noland as our newest Golden Ambassador for Platte Co. Historical Society. Martha is a long-time member of the society and an advocate of local history. She still volunteers from time to time at our Ben Ferrel Platte County Museum.

Address

220 Ferrel Street
Platte City, MO
64079

Opening Hours

Thursday 1pm - 4pm
Friday 1pm - 4pm

Telephone

+18164315121

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