The Museum currently does not have any on-site research facilities. Requests for information may be made by telephone, email or in writing  to:

Assistant Curator
Johnson County Museum
6305 Lackman Road
Shawnee, KS 66217
Phone:  913-715-2550
Email:  jcmuseum@jocogov.org

Every effort will be made to facilitate your research needs. If an on-site visit is necessary, an appointment may be arranged by contacting the Assistant Curator.

Much of the Museum's photographic collection is accessible online at www.JoCoHistory.org.  The Museum staff encourages you to browse the collection. If you would like to order high resolution digital files of any images, please contact the Museum's assistant curator.

Museum Holdings:

The Museum's holdings include but are not limited to: the first published history of Johnson County (1915) by Ed Blair, local and metropolitan area newspaper clippings files, biographical files, family and community histories and oral history interviews. .In addition, the Museum has recently completed an initial historic preservation survey of pre-1950 structures in the county. For more information on the survey and state and national register properties within the county.

Additional reference sources:

Kansas State Historical Society
6425 SW Sixth Ave., Topeka, KS 66612 (785) 272-8681
(Kansas history resources, manuscripts and photos)

Johnson County Central Resource Library
9875 W. 87th St., Overland Park, KS (913) 495-2400
(houses local history area and offices of the Johnson County Genealogical Society, Johnson County newspapers on microfilm)

Olathe Public Library
201 E. park St., Olathe, KS 66061 (913) 764-2259
(houses Kansas Room and local photograph collection)

Johnson County Archives
19310 W. 159th Street, Ste. 1100, Olathe, KS 66062 (913) 715-0400
(holdings include Johnson County government documents and maps)

The Kansas Collection at Kansas City, Kansas Public Library
625 Minnesota Ave., Kansas City, Kansas 66101 (913) 551-3280

Kansas City (MO) Public Library-Special Collections Dept.
311 E. 12th St., Kansas City, Missouri 64106 (816) 701-3505
(houses Missouri Valley Room of Kansas City Metropolitan Holdings)

Western Historical Manuscripts
5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110 (816) 235-1543
(Kansas City metropolitan holdings)

National Archives—Central Plains Region
400 West Pershing Road, Kansas City, MO 64108 (816) 268-8000