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 35th Anniversary!!
Join us during the 2013 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
Wesley Duesing

Treasurer & Editor
Donna Thonen

Directors
Helen Sourk
Larry Kneisel
Eugene Swearingen
Gary Shear
Larry Day
Delores Waite
Larry Adcock
Jim Gibbs
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Upcoming Events

June 14:  Ice Cream Social at the Carwell Building
at 5:30pm (free will donation)

June 18:  Speaker Series Program, Ken Spurgeon
presenting from his book "A Kansas Soldier at War:
 The Civil War Letters of Christian and Elise Dubach
Isley, 7pm Frances Sewell Plamann History Center

Aug. 16:  Speaker Series Program, Lorraine
Madway presenting "Images of the Depression Era
Work in Kansas Post Office Murals", 7pm Frances
Sewell Plamann History Center









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