Atchison County Historical Society

Atchison County Historical Society The Atchison County Historical Society is dedicated to preserving, promoting, recording and sharing the history of Atchison County, Kansas since 1967.

Today we received an artifact from the WWI era. It is a picture book from Camp Funston near Wamego KS in 1918.
05/26/2026

Today we received an artifact from the WWI era. It is a picture book from Camp Funston near Wamego KS in 1918.

Atchison is going to be a happening place come the 4th of July. See the flyer for information about all the day has to ...
05/21/2026

Atchison is going to be a happening place come the 4th of July. See the flyer for information about all the day has to offer.
There are still flags available at the Depot, and local businesses. Get yours and decorate your front yard on the big day.

This is a couple from the Float School # 27. Really trying to figure out where the name came from.
05/12/2026

This is a couple from the Float School # 27. Really trying to figure out where the name came from.

This one is Pardee # 8.
05/12/2026

This one is Pardee # 8.

There are a couple from the Fairground School. There is one that looks kind of onery. I believe her name is Myrna.
05/12/2026

There are a couple from the Fairground School. There is one that looks kind of onery. I believe her name is Myrna.

This group of school photos are from the independence Valley J-3-50 District.
05/12/2026

This group of school photos are from the independence Valley J-3-50 District.

We received a large collection of school photos (over 100) to scan for our collection. The orginals were returned to th...
05/12/2026

We received a large collection of school photos (over 100) to scan for our collection. The orginals were returned to the owner. Here are the ones from the Huron-J44 District. They were taken in the late 1950's.

05/08/2026

We have seen several newspaper article that make reference to a location called the "Float." It seems it is somewhat related to the Curlew area of the county. A 4-H club was named the Float and a school was called the Float School.

Can anyone tell us what the reference means or what the location is that uses this term?

Thanks for your help.

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05/07/2026

Just a reminder that our meeting is at 6 PM this evening at the Depot. Our program is Shaun Pickering telling all he knows about the history of the ACCHS transportation system.

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We are trying to help one of our patrons determine more information about a quilt that they own. There are many squares...
05/04/2026

We are trying to help one of our patrons determine more information about a quilt that they own. There are many squares in the quilt and most have names stitched into them.
Does anyone have a clue what might be the group that made this quilt . Need all the help we can get.
The readable names are as follows:
Helen Lopez
Mary Fulk
Lois McA.
Mary
Edna Cecil
Lola
Mary R. ‘55
Ethel ‘55
Mary
Norah B. Taylor?
Emma McGraw
Thanks for your help.

Address

200 S. 10th Street, Santa Fe Depot
Atchison, KS
66002

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm

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(913) 367-6238

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