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New Cornhusk Dolls Display

A new display at the Greenwood County Historical Society museum is a collection of cornhusk dolls loaned to us by Linda Scott. She has been collecting these dolls since 1986 and is personally acquainted with the artist. Come in and see the variety of dolls…

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Winter Break Schedule

The Greenwood County Historical Society Museum will close at 4:00 P.M. on Friday , December 12th. We will be closed for the remainder of December and all of January. We will re-open at 10:00 A.M. on February 2nd. If you need to contact us for research…

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Cattleman’s Day at the Museum

Cattlemen’s Day at the Greenwood County Historical Society in Eureka was a busy day. Visitors had the opportunity to visit with Joel and Sheryl Edmondson. Joel, a Greenwood County resident, was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma the weekend of November…

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New Display: Virgil, Kansas

A new exhibit featuring the community of Virgil is now up at the Greenwood County Historical Society Museum. This display focuses on three individuals with strong ties to the Virgil community, as well as the settlement and history of this town in the northeast section…

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New Fire Chief Dick “Cap” Souders Display

A new display is up at the Greenwood County Historical Society highlighting one of our newest acquisitions. The fire chief’s hat belonging to Dick “Cap” Souders was donated by his great-grandson, Mason Branstetter, and is prominently placed in the display along with other memorabilia and…

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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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