REPUBLIC COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY MUSEUM "OVER 8,000 TOOLS IN OUR TOOL ROOM" The Historical Society was established to preserve the history of Republic County.

615 28th Street   Hwy 36      Belleville,  Kansas 66935 Phone: 785-527-5971 E-Mail: repcomuse@nckcn.com Museum Hours: 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday Saturday by appointments Sunday 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. April thru November Closed on major holidays Admission $3.00 per person.  Children under 10 free. Membership: Individual: $5.00 Family - $10.00 Business - $25.00 Beginning September 2009 Memberships will be  Individual: $10.00 Family: $15.00 Business: $25.00                                                       Anyone interested in Republic County history is welcome to join us. Meetings are the first Monday of the month. April through September at 7:30 p.m. October through March at 5:30 p.m.  REPUBLIC COUNTY HAPPENING'S July 12, 2009 - Republic County Historical Society Ice Cream Social - 4:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. - home-made ice cream and cake - Republic County Historical Society Museum. July 19, 2009 - Agenda Community Harvest - 2:00 p.m. - Corner East of Agenda, one mile North on 290th Road, West on Union Road (1st field driveaway on South side.) July 28 - Aug. 1 - NCK Free Fair - Belleville, Kansas September 19, 2009 - US Hwy 36 Treasure Hunt. September 19, 2009 - Belleville Autumn Days. If there is an event in Republic County you would like us to post please contact us and we will try to post it on the web site.      SPRING CLEANING!  The weather is finally warming up, the sun is shining, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming and the grass is greening up.  Nothing the windows open to enjoy the sounds and smells of spring. It is also time to clean out garages, attics and basements.  Do you ever wonder where all the clutter came from?  Surely it's multiplyed when you weren't looking.  Maybe there are articles you have inherited over the years and just didn't know where else to store them.  What do you do with everything you have accumulated over the years?     Most of us get rid of articles we had when we were growing up, thinking "no one would want that, it's  not even that old to be considered for a museum".   Consider if everyone disposed of everything they had from the 1950's or 1990's, where will we be in 30 to 50 years?  If you plan to discard them, then why not consider bringing them to the museum?  If we don't take the time to preserve our past, what will our children and grandchildren have to learn from?  This is one way they can see what our culture was like.  There are many different objects that you don't think anyone would be interested in, but to the next person they could be a wealth of information.  We have turned into a throw away society which means we are throwing away our history.  Please help us by not only preserving our history but also taking the time to remove more from our landfills. Grandma gave it to mother, Mother gave it away, I'm buying it back!!!       While your in the area don't forget to visit the museum!  All site content is Copyrighted by The Republic County Historical Society Museum, All Rights Reserved. SMOKEHOUSE UPDATE!        Madaline Miller and her family graciously donated a limestone smokehouse to the Republic County Historical Society Museum.  It comes to us from her family home south - east of Courtland, Kansas.  It is approximately 120 years old and was completely made of limestone.  On June 15, 2009 the smokehouse was raised off of the ground and was ready to be placed on the trailer for it's move to the Museum.  The move will take place in two separate increments.  The first part of the process was completed June 17, 2009.  The smokehouse left its home near Courtland and made it's way to its new home at the Republic County Historical Society Museum.    The move covered almost 15 miles and took 2 1/2 hours to complete.  It is temporarily located west of the Museum right off of Highway 36. The second part of the process will be the placement of the smokehouse onto it's permanent home on the Museum grounds.  If everything goes well it will be moved and set sometime the week of June 22 - 26. Check back daily as we will keep the web page updated with moving details as soon as we know the dates.        Union Pacific Railroad              1884-1935       Rock Island Railroad              1887-1983   Come see what we have to offer!            World War II Updated 06/23/2009