Frankfort Area Historical Museum

06/01/2026

Good morning WF and area residents. The menu for June 3, 2026, will be ham and beans and cornbread and slaw. We will look forward to seeing our supporters on June 3rd.

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05/26/2026

Good morning WF and area residents on this overcast morning in May. Attention: the Red Geranium Tea Room will be CLOSED on Wednesday, May 27, 2026. We will REOPEN on Wednesday, June 3, 2026, and the menu will be ham and beans and cornbread and slaw. We will look forward to seeing our supporters on June 3rd.

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05/19/2026

Good morning WF and area residents on this lovely May day. The menu in the REd Geranium TEa Room in the Frankfort Historical Museum for Wednesday, May 20,2026 will be: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, green beans, salad or Jell-O. Desserts are: lemon, pecan, coconut, banana cream, and lime pies and apple cake. Lunch is served from 11 to 1. The Genealogy Library will be open from 9 to 3. Join us for lunch and support your local museum. Thank you.

05/15/2026

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05/14/2026

Following lunch at the West Frankfort Historical Museum, Apha Chi Master chapter of Beta Sigma Phi held the installation of new officers whose terms will begin in August. Left to right: Bonnie Fitzgerald retiring president, Martha Swift, President. Linda Jeffries, Vice President. Tee Morris, Recording Secretary, Susan Taylor, Corresponding Secretary, and Brenda Hampsey.

05/12/2026

Good morning WF and area residents on this cool spring day in May. The menu for the Red Geranium Tea Room in the Frankfort Historical Museum for Wednesday, May 13, 2026 will be baked pork chop with apples, broccoli casserole, salad or Jell-O. Desserts are: chocolate, coconut, pecan, and lemon pies, strawberry shortcake, and angel food cake. Lunch is served from 11 to 1. The Genealogy Library will be open from 9 to 3. Join us for lunch and fellowship. Thank you for supporting your local museum.

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05/07/2026

Friends and relatives celebrated Jim Russell on his 88th birthday today at the Frankfort Historical Museum. Stories followed by laughter were enjoyed.

05/05/2026

Good morning WF and area residents on this rainy May morning. The menu in the Red Geranium Tea Room in the Frankfort Historical Museum for Wednesday, May 6, 2026 will be: pork roast tenderloin, mashed potatoes and gravy, broccoli with cheese, salad or Jell-O. Desserts are: chocolate, lemon, coconut, pecan pies, cherry tarts, angel food and strawberry cakes. Lunch is served from 11 to 1. The Genealogy Library is open from 9 to 3. Join us for lunch and fellowship. We will be happy to see and serve you. Thank you for supporting your local museum.

04/22/2026

THE RED GERANIUM TEA ROOM
The Red Geranium Tea Room was happy to serve a group of budding authors and journalists today for lunch. Following lunch, the group toured the museum to fulfill their writing assignment. Each student was to write an article about something they learned about or was impressed about in the museum. Good Luck budding Central Junior High School journalists and authors. The class were students of Morgan Griffith.

04/16/2026

The “Runners” of the 1980’s met for lunch at the museum today. These people ran marathons in the 1980’s. Joe Bozarth was one of the organizers of the River to River marathon which is still held today. Seated left to right: Glenda Knapp, Loretta Brown, Jeanine Linn, Helen Farkas. Standing left to right: Joe Bozarth, Janet Bozarth, Ruth Feely, Mae Harrum, Dale Hubbard, Dennis Feely, A. J. Farkas, Susan Hubbard.