Upcoming Events
El Quartelejo Museum and Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection
Irrigation and the Aquifer History Exhibit
New Exhibit Opening: History of Scott County Irrigation and Ogallala Aquifer! We will be joined by our partners who helped to design and build this great experiential space; Groundwater Management Dist. 1, Kansas Geological Survey, and KU Student Intern, Sunday Siomades.
5:00 pm - 7:00 pm: Come and Go
7:00 pm: Ribbon Cutting and Presentations
Teachers will have an opportunity for professional development with the KGS in the morning to learn how to share water management information with their classrooms. Watch for more info.
Soda Fountain and VanAntwerp Exhibit Opening
Join us as we open our Newest Exhibit; VanAntwerp’s Rexall Soda Fountain and Clothing Display. There will even be ice cream sodas!
Fossil Talk with Kris Super
Bring your own lunch for this informative hour with Kris Super, Fossil Lab Manager and Preparator of the Western KS Fossil Lab. You’ll get to know our local fossils and hear about his latest work.
America 250!
William Wilson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be sharing how you can begin your celebrations for our country’s sesquicentennial, America 250!
America 250! for Kids
Join us and members of the William Wilson Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution for an informative hour learning about the 250th Birthday of America! Kids will enjoy a craft during this interactive hour.
Art Talk with Stephanie
If you are interested in Art and History, you'll enjoy this enlightening afternoon guided art tour in the Jerry Thomas Gallery and Collection with Director, Stephanie Fisher. This talk is geared to adults of all ages who are welcome to join us for the hour as we explore the stories behind the historical paintings and artifacts.
Art Detective (ages 8+)
Want to experience art and learn the stories behind the paintings? Join us for this engaging morning exploring the Jerry Thomas Gallery & Collection and make your own work of art! This activity will be best for ages K-5. Youth ages 10 and under must be accompanied by an adult.
$5 each participant for non members (materials fees), Free for members.
Summer Saturdays: Mini Fossil Lab
Join us for Summer Saturdays! Opening at 10 AM - 5 PM, June - August.
Our Mini Fossil Lab is open to budding paleontologists and hosted by our own, Kris Super. Ages 8 and up are welcome to come learn how to prepare a fossil. RSVP: (620) 872-5912 or scmuseum@sbcglobal.org.
$5 each participant for non members, Free for members. Annual memberships are $10 for Individual or $20 for a Family. Members receive free benefits and activities all summer and throughout the year! You can join at the museum or online: https://www.elquartelejomuseum.org/membership
Summer Saturday: Get to Know Your Museum Scavenger Hunt
Join us for our first Summer Saturday! We will be opening from 10 AM to 5 PM on Saturdays, June - August, with fun and informative programs.
This Saturday is a "Get to know your museum scavenger hunt". Stop in anytime throughout the day and start your adventure! Travel through time from Fossils to the Frontier and Where Art and History tell a Story!
Free to participate and Free Admission!
Annual Meeting and Program
Celebrate Archeology History Month with our special guest, Paige Bump. Paige is the Project and Outreach Coordinator with the Kansas Historical Society specializing in outreach, archeology, and the KS Archeology Training Program. She welcomes you to bring an artifact or two for identification. No appraisals will be offered.
Her program will follow our Annual Business Meeting.
Discover the Library of Congress
Come experience our history and learn how to access the treasures of the Library of Congress from ANYWHERE.
The Library of Congress will have FREE in person workshops each hour throughout the day.
Explore Library of Congress digital collections without traveling to Washington D.C.
Connect your family heritage with regional and national history
Learn about the Veteran’s History Project and how the American Folkife Center preserves individual veteran’s collections
Discover Chronicling America: a historic newspaper resource
Sugar Plum Sale
The Annual Scott County Historical Society Sugar Plum Sale has expanded! We will begin the evening with our Sugar Plum Sale with goodies by the pound at 4:30 PM at the Western KS Child Advocacy Center, 212 E. 5th Street.
December Membership Coffee
December Dues Paying Members are invited to our Monthly Coffee and Conversation.
Holiday Open House
Enjoy the museum and gallery for a Holiday Open House featuring specials and discounts in the gift shop, door prizes, and refreshments. See our antique ornament display and enjoy a festive afternoon.
November Membership Coffee
November Dues Paying Members are invited to our Monthly Coffee and Conversation.
Giving Day 2024
Your support of Scott County Historical Society through the Scott Community Foundation on Giving Day goes even farther with bonus funds to boost your donations! Our goal is to raise $5,000 to help us with our exhibit enhancements and expansions.
Membership Appreciation
Enjoy an afternoon of history! Explore the museum, lab, gallery and the traveling exhibit, A Place to Call Home, from the Smoky Hill Museum with historians and experts who will elaborate and educate on their favorite subjects and exhibits. This will be a wonderful opportunity to ask questions and learn something new.
A Place to Call Home examines the decisions made for the journey to Kansas from approximately 1850-1900. These stories reveal the collective experiences of challenge, determination, hopes, dreams and new beginnings. Hear from those who risked it all through diary entries. These stories share the decisions immigrants made, the hardships they faced and the hope that brought them to Kansas.
Special Thanks to Scott City Travel & Tourism for sponsoring the exhibit and to Smoky Hill Museum for the development of the exhibition.
Kris Super will be in the Western KS Fossil Lab preparing the rare elasmosaurus and sharing about our recent trip to Cincinnati for the scanning of the best skull found of this specimen. He will also be opening one of the jackets of the Scheuerman Mammoth.
Jerry Thomas recently unveiled incredible artifacts as well as new original artwork. He will be in the Gallery for informative and rich discussion of these and more.
Several historians will be in the museum to share inside details to our area and local history with passionate accounts as well as upcoming exhibit expansions.
Plan to join us for this stimulating afternoon.
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This amazing photograph of Clinton Bird Hat at Punished Woman’s Fork was taken by Anne St. Blanc Lampe. It perfectly captures the essence of this sacred site. Thank you , Anne.