Upcoming Events

Museums Closed for Winter Season and will open
back up on May 1, 2011

April 19 Speaker Series
"Kansas & the Civil War in
American History & Memory"
7pm Frances Sewell Plamann History Center

May 17 Speaker Series
"Free Did Not Mean Welcome"
7pm Frances Sewell Plamann History Center
Brown County
Historical Society
"Enriching Our Future Through Our Past"
HAPPY 34th Anniversary!!
Join us during the 2012 year to celebrate our community history through
programming, annual events, donations and continual
growth and development.  
Celebrate with us as we celebrate you!!!
Mission Statement
The Brown County Historical Society's mission is to preserve, promote and protect the
history of Brown County for present and future generations, through educational, cultural,
economic, and community programming.
  • To promote and pursue historical and antiquarian work and research related
    to the County of Brown County, Kansas;
  • To collect and preserve the books, manuscripts, photographs, furniture, and
    other articles of historical and antiquarian interest related to the county of
    Brown County, Kansas;
  • To preserve and maintain the historical authenticity and character of the
    Memorial Auditorium and AG Museum & Windmill Lane;
  • To serve as a resource for the preservation and interpretation of local history;
  • To cooperate with the Frances Plamann Trust in operation of the Frances
    Sewell Plamann History Center.
Director/Curator
Eric Oldham

Memorial Auditorium
Janet Mendez
Janice Kneisley

AG Museum & Windmill Lane
Bonnie Reetz
Amy Larson
Board of Directors

President
Jere Bruning

Vice President
Dennis Greer

Secretary
Helen Sourk

Treasurer & Editor
Donna Thonen

Directors
Larry Kneisel
Ben Benson
Jim Bush
Gary Shear
Wesley Duesing
Eugene Swearingen
Larry Day
Delores Waite
Larry Adcock
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Upcoming Events
Museums are Closed for the Winter Season
Will Open on May 1, 2012

Traveling Exhibit
April 10 - May 27, 2012
Farm Life: A Century of Change for Farm Families
and Their Neighbors was organized by The
Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, WI.

This exhibition has been made possible through
NEH on the Road, a special initiative of the National
Endowment for the Humanities.  It is brought to you
by Mid-America Arts Alliance.  Local sponsorship is
Hiawatha Kiwanis Foundation, Hiawatha CVB,
Rainbow Communications, Hiawatha Implement Co,
Hemisphere GPS, Bruna Implement, and Skyview
Equipment.

Exhibit is located at the Ag Museum in the Carwell
Building.  Follow the Special Events tab for more
information on the exhibit and events.

***Book of Remeberance Link is located in the
Photos Section of the website***