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Chanute Historical Society Museum

Step into the past at the historical museum.

 
 Chanute Historical Postcard
Click here for a slide show of
The Chanute Historical Society's prize collection of beautiful antique Chanute Postcards.
(Windows Media Player Format)		 The Chanute Historical Society invites you to visit the Museum of Chanute history located south of the historic Santa Fe Railroad Depot. Exhibits include a replica of Octave Chanute's 1896 biplane glider which was once displayed in the Smithsonian in Washington DC, historic artifacts from the Santa Fe Railroad and Harvey House, collections from pro baseball player Paul Lindblad and basketball great Ralph Miller, an assortment of memorabilia from the southeast Kansas oil industry, and much more.

The Chanute Historical Society is a non-profit organization whose mission is to preserve and protect historical artifacts relating to Chanute and the surrounding area. The society meets the 2nd Tuesday of each month at 2:30pm at the Historical Museum located at 0(zero) East Elm Street in downtown Chanute. The public is invited.

The Museum is open Saturday and Sunday from 1:00pm to 4:00pm. May through September.

Location and for further information:
0 East Elm
P.O. Box 259
Chanute, KS 66720
Phone: (620) 431-1814 or (620) 431-0081

Web site:
chanutehistoricalsociety.com

 

 

City offices: Memorial Building, 101 South Lincoln, PO Box 907, Chanute, Kansas 66720
Telephone 620/431-5200           Fax 620/431-5209
city@chanute.org