Museum of History

The Johnson County Museum of History opened in 1967 in the former Greenwood School. The Museum achieves its mission of preserving and sharing the community's history by offering permanent and changing exhibits,  a research library, educational programs and publications.

Current Exhibitions:

• Coming of Age in Johnson County: 1960-1976
• Seeking the Good Life

Lanesfield School

Step back in time and experience the simpler days of a one-room school at the Lanesfield School.  Practice your penmanship and spelling skills with a costumed school teacher. Imagine wagon trains traveling on the Santa Fe Trail past the schoolhouse. Engage yourself in the pre-Civil War Battle of Bull Creek. Explore a native tallgrass prairie and Bull Creek from a platform vista.

Current Exhibition:

• Just Plain Simple: The One Room School House in Kansas

The 1950s All-Electric House

Whether you're a child of the 50s or just curious about lifestyles from this nostalgic era,
The 1950s All-Electric House at the Johnson County Museum of History offers an eye-opening look at the technology of the times. Futuristic features include: hidden televisions, electric curtain openers, trendy appliances and "moon glow" lighting. Step inside this "house of the future" and its suddenly 1954 all over again!

Gift Shop

• Museum Items and County History
• Kansas History and Travel
  

Research

The Johnson County Museum's holdings include documents, maps, photographs and manuscripts related to the history of Johnson County, Kansas from 1820s to present. The Museum also maintains extensive clippings files and a reference library of local, state and metropolitan publications. Researchers are encouraged to visit the Research Room (by appointment: Tuesday - Friday 10:00 - 4:00) where staff can assist you in your search.

• Search Our Photo Database  --  JoCoHistory.net
• Photographic Pricing and Ordering
• Terms of use for Johnson County Museum photographs posted on JoCoHistory.net
• County History
• Historic Preservation

Our Mission

The Johnson County Museum is committed to expanding the public's sense of community through an understanding of the county's history and its place in American society. To achieve this purpose, the Museum collects and preserves artifacts and information that document the county's heritage, and produces interpretive exhibits, educational programs and publications. The Museum is dedicated to the belief that we can learn from the past to understand better the present and future.

Museum Staff & Boards