Bradshaw's Social Studies Central: Kingman County Museum Gets a New Look

Volunteer explains exhibits at Museum

Cattle Drive in front of Museum

Kingman High School American History students traveled to the Kingman County Museum Oct. 18 to experience the newly revamped exhibits. Most of the same artifacts are still there; they have just been reorganized and moved to different locations. Students viewed the music room, the Sadie room (dedicated to the women who almost single-handedly saved the old city building which now houses the museum), the firehouse room, and the upstairs areas. The museum had just received the new elevator the day before that will be installed soon to help make the museum more assessable to everyone. All of the renovations and work are funded by or done by volunteers.

The purpose of our field trip was to view first hand many of the artifacts from the post Civil War era to the turn-of-the-century era that we have been studying. Many students found the dentist office and the equipment very interesting. Several students mentioned the exhibit of stuffed animals, the camera display, and the firehouse room to be among their most favorite. Since last year the museum has begun to display a specific theme every three or four months. This will be the last month for the display of cowboy and wild west memorabilia in honor of Kansas' 150 Anniversary and the cattle drive Kingman hosted in September.

We have a great resource in the Kingman County Museum. I hope everyone continues to support it and the efforts of the volunteers who spend hours and hours trying to make it a jewel in our small community.