The Greenwood County Historical Society Museum has an opening for office secretary. This is a part-time position. The position requires the secretary to have communication, organizational, and public relation skills. This position requires a basic working knowledge of computers, familiarity with Office software, a Mac…
Work continued last week on the Claycomb School Project as Ramsey Construction poured the foundation walls. The Historical Society is excited about the opportunity to preserve this part of Greenwood County History. Plans are that the school will be moved to the site next week.
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas at the Greenwood County Historical Society Museum. Volunteer Carma Wilson, Museum Director Robin Himes and Deanna Thornton have been hard at work decorating the display areas with Dickens Villages, Christmas trees, Nativity scenes and other holiday decorations.…
What an exciting day at the Greenwood County Historical Society. Ramsey Construction began pouring the footings for the Claycomb School Project shortly after 12:30 this afternoon. The Historical Society Board is very appreciative of those community members who have contributed to this project. We look…
Foundation work is underway this morning for the Greenwood County Historical Society’s Claycomb School project. The rain hasn’t dampened the plans that were set for this week, and digging began about 10:00 this morning. The footings will be poured either this afternoon or tomorrow morning.…
The Greenwood Historical Society is making progress on plans to move the Claycomb Schoolhouse onto the lot west of the museum.
Stakes were set yesterday to mark where the foundation will be poured. Work for this phase of the project is slated to start next week…
October 9th was a busy and very productive day at the Greenwood County Historical Society as it was Community Service Day. We had the help of five girls and a sponsor from Eureka Junior/Senior High School in the building and a tremendous amount of work…
The Greenwood County Cattlewomen, with support from the Greenwood Historical Society and Mr. Mike Pitko, organized a local history lesson for 6th grade students. During the lesson, students learned about the pivotal role that the cattle and oil industries played in shaping the community's development.…
Do you know the difference between a legend, a folktale, and a myth? Jim Hoy entertained an audience of about 45 people with stories of each. The Greenwood County Historical Society hosted the event on Monday, September 30 as a revival of the 5th Monday…
We welcomed a very special visitor at the Museum this past Friday (September 20th). Arjun Van Der Dussen from Amsterdam of the Netherlands was traveling with a group of other bicyclists from other countries on a journey beginning in Pueblo, Colorado. They were on their…
The Greenwood County Historical Society and Museum is embarking on a new project. We are asking for the support of the community and the museum patrons to help us reach our goal of moving Claycomb School into our museum property and restoring it. Please see…
September 17 was a busy day at the Greenwood County Historical Society museum as 9 3rd & 4th grade students arrived right at opening time to do research on their class project. – a book about Hamilton, Kansas. With the guidance of their teacher, Rochelle…