Franklin County Historical Society Collection
Title
Franklin County Historical Society Collection
Description
The items in this collection are held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more information on these items.
Mailing address:
Franklin County Historical Society
P.O. Box 145
Ottawa, KS 66067
Phone: 785-242-1232
Email: info@olddepotmuseum.org
Collection Items
Jotham Meeker Collection
This collection contains letters and histories of Jotham Meeker (b. 1804- d. 1855), a missionary to the Ottawa Indians at the Ottawa Baptist Mission in Ottawa, Kansas. [These items are held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact…
Jotham Meeker's Farmstead: Historical Archeology at the Ottawa Baptist Mission, Kansas
Contains historical and archeological analysis of the site of Jotham Meeker's farmstead in Ottawa, Kansas. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more information about…
Maria's Bible
Bible belonging to sister-in-law of Jotham Meeker; contains genealogical information. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more information about this item.]
Records of Swedish Lutheran Church, 1879-1941
This collection contains church records of the Swedish Lutheran Church in Ottawa, Kansas, from 1879 to 1941. Includes treasurer's and secretary's reports, Sunday School records, and additional Swedish church related books. [These items are held by…
Subject File- Chautauquas Collection
This collection contains historical information (books and clippings, photographs, correspondence, documents, and tickets, ribbons, and programs) related to the Chautauqua movement between 1883 and around 1914. [These items are held by the Franklin…
Diary of Ellen and Herbert Franklin Sheldon
Primary source of information about life in early Ottawa, Kansas; contains some information on church activities from 1894 to 1910. Three volumes. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County…
Journals of Rev. Jotham Meeker
Transcript of primary source document of recollections of missionary Reverend Jotham Meeker from 1832-1855. Two volumes. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more…
Ottawa City Directories
This collection contains a variety of directories from 1873-2015. Many include lists of churches and their locations. [These items are held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more…
Franklin County History
This book offers a comprehensive history of Franklin County from ca. 1682 to 1993. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more information about this item.]
Holy Bible
This Bible is from the Moravian Mission Chapel on the Chippewa-Munsee Indian Reservation, southwest of Ottawa. [This item is held by the Franklin County Historical Society. Please contact the Franklin County Historical Society for more information…