The ALBUM newsletter is mailed to all active museum members as a benefit of membership. Inside each issue readers are introduced to Johnson County’s history through articles and photographs, as well as the current initiatives at the museum.

Beginning in 2004, back issues of the ALBUM are posted on-line. If you would like the most recent issue, please consider becoming a Friend of the Johnson County Museum.

ALBUM issues

Fall 2008/Winter 2009: "Johnson County's Built Environment: 1830 - 1950" and "The Road to School Unification"

Spring/Summer 2008:  "A Facelift for the 'City Beautiful': Urban Renewal in Olathe" and "Suburbia for Everyone?"

Winter 2008: "Coming of Age in Johnson County: 1960-1976"

Fall 2007:  "Yes, We Have No Traditions: Johnson County Community College"

Summer 2007: "Made in Johnson County"

Spring 2007: "Olathe Naval Air Station: Sailors on the Plains"

Editor's Note: Summer 2006 through Winter 2007 were not published.

Spring 2006: "The White Tornado: A Look Back at the 1966 Twister"

Winter 2006: "Relief Recovery and Reform: The New Deal in Johnson County"

Fall 2005:  "History Just Ahead: Historic Markers of Johnson County"

Summer 2005: "Gabfest and Grange Pups - Old Settlers Then and Now"

Spring 2005: "Sunflower: War Arsenal on the Prairie"

Winter 2005: "In the Name of the Law: A History of Law Enforcement in Johnson County"

Fall 2004: "The Will of the People: Kansas Governors from Johnson County"

Summer 2004: "A Place in History: Past Villages & Communities in Johnson County"

Spring 2004: "Being Shawnee in Territorial Kansas"

Winter 2004: "Quilted Legacy: Patterns From the Kansas City Star"

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The Johnson County Museum's publication program also includes the 2006 release of a county history, entitled "Johnson County, Kansas: A Pictorial History, 1825-2005." The hard-bound full-copy book is available through the Museum's on-line store.