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Woodson County Historical Society & Museum Woodson County Historical Society & Museum promotes and preserves our county history.

Rory Smith brought a plant fossil to donate to the museum today! He found it with a bulldozer about 5 feet down when d...
09/30/2026

Rory Smith brought a plant fossil to donate to the museum today! He found it with a bulldozer about 5 feet down when digging a mud pit on John Leis’ land. @

Around 40 members/guest attended our September meetings. Maribeth Webber’s lifelong career was our program- got to see ...
09/29/2026

Around 40 members/guest attended our September meetings. Maribeth Webber’s lifelong career was our program- got to see her perform on the Ed Sullivan show from 1949!! We are having workdays at our museum- every Tuesday in October at 1:00-come help!!

09/24/2026

Call Suzie TODAY at 625-6001 to reserve your dinner for our September meeting! 6:00 next Monday at the OES/Mason building in YC-after a business meeting and delicious meal - Maribeth Webber’s life as a local dance teacher and international performer will be presented by Nancy Kelley-🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

09/19/2026

September meeting of the Woodson County Historical Society is Monday, the 28th at 6pm. We will meet at the OES/Mason Hall on Butler Street in Yates Center. Please reserve your dinner by calling Suzie at 620-625-6001 by noon Friday, September 25th. Dinner is a bargain at $10! Program will be on Maribeth Webber- her international career plus see her on the Ed Sullivan show!! We will also be honoring our museum volunteers. See you there!🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼🌼

Who left this wonderful picture outside our museum?? Thanks - please come in and give us information about this group ! ...
07/14/2026

Who left this wonderful picture outside our museum?? Thanks - please come in and give us information about this group ! Museum is open 1-4pm Tuesday- Friday until September 🌼🌼🌼

Took a group of kids plus my nephews to Kalida this morning. Charles Davidson founded the now ghost town in 1870. Sadly...
07/13/2026

Took a group of kids plus my nephews to Kalida this morning. Charles Davidson founded the now ghost town in 1870. Sadly it never had a good source of water and most houses and businesses moved to Yates Center after 1875.

We survived the heat for the reading of The Declaration of Independence 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Plus everyone had ice cream!
07/08/2026

We survived the heat for the reading of The Declaration of Independence 🇺🇸🇺🇸 Plus everyone had ice cream!

Wear your red, and blue- bring a lawn chair to relax and hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence- 250 years ...
07/08/2026

Wear your red, and blue- bring a lawn chair to relax and hear the reading of the Declaration of Independence- 250 years ago it was read on July 8th in Philadelphia- first public reading!
Sit on the north side of bandstand in the shade- it’s July🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 Starts at 5:30 with free ice cream following the reading🍦🍦🍦Then visit the farmers market!

This week🇺🇸🇺🇸
07/06/2026

This week🇺🇸🇺🇸

July 8th- Come one Come all!!
07/02/2026

July 8th- Come one Come all!!

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208 W Mary
Yates Center, KS
66783

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+16206255233

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