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Texas Star Quilt made by Anne Gertrude Paske. Anne had 19 grandchildren and she made Lone Star quits for each except for the youngest, who was one month old when she passed away. Anne pieced the quilts and had them quilted with her help by the church ladies.

National Quilt Month

In celebration of National Quilt Month, the Greenwood County Historical Society is “Going Crazy for Quilts” with a display of our collection of crazy quilts. Crazy quilts conger up many meanings such as erratic, jumbled, insane and bizarre, and when you look at the irregular shapes,…

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March Quilt of the Month

Quilt of the Month for March 2025 Pieced Pattern - Donated by Nellie Horst in 1981 Made by Nancy Uhl in the 1880's Nancy Uhl was the great-grandmother-in-law of Nellie Horst. Mrs Uhl moved to Greenwood County in 1886 or 1887 from the Lawrence area. The quilt if made…

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Polar Bears

Many people have collections of various items – hats, pencils, shaving razors, or dolls to name a few. A lot of time these collections are put into a box and stored in a closet because there is no place to display them. We are fortunate at…

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Kim Gorman Joins the Staff at GWCHS

Kim Gorman joins the staff at the Greenwood County Historical Society, filling the position of part-time secretary. Kim will be here to help you on your visits to the museum on Thursday and Friday. She will be helping with accessioning new items, organizing artifacts and…

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Claycomb School Update 11-21-2024

Excitement is building at the Greenwood County Historical Society as work on the Claycomb School Project becomes more evident. Work is continuing in preparation to move Claycomb School to the lot west of the museum. Crews from Unruh House Mover in Galena, KS are working to…

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Claycomb School Update: 11-13-2024

Work continued last week on the Claycomb School Project as Ramsey Construction poured the foundation walls. The Historical Society is excited about the opportunity to preserve this part of Greenwood County History. Plans are that the school will be moved to the site next week.

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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Greenwood County Historical Society Museum. Volunteer Carma Wilson, Museum Director Robin Himes and Deanna Thornton have been hard at work decorating the display areas with Dickens Villages, Christmas trees, Nativity scenes and other holiday decorations.…

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The Claycomb School Foundation has Been Poured

What an exciting day at the Greenwood County Historical Society. Ramsey Construction began pouring the footings for the Claycomb School Project shortly after 12:30 this afternoon. The Historical Society Board is very appreciative of those community members who have contributed to this project. We look…

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Claycomb School Update

The Greenwood Historical Society is making progress on plans to move the Claycomb Schoolhouse onto the lot west of the museum. Stakes were set yesterday to mark where the foundation will be poured. Work for this phase of the project is slated to start next week…

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