STATEHOOD BALL
Come celebrate Kansas becoming 34th State on Saturday, January 25th at Sterl Hall in Abilene.
Things kick off at 7 PM and the doors open at 6:30 PM. The Kansas Brigade Band will be playing traditional 1860-1880 music. Derrick Doty will be showing us moves to the contra style dance. Along with the dance, there will be cookies and punch. Bring your friends, family and anyone else to this family fun event.
Dickinson County Scholastic Art Show
Students Grades K - 12th
Public Reception Sunday, February 2nd from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Free Admission to the Museum during the Reception. Please come to see your student's artwork on display among others. This event is for all student's family members including grandparents.
EXPERIENCE HISTORY
Museum of Independent Telephony
Play the role of a telephone operator or dial a rotary telephone at the Museum of Independent Telephony, located within the Heritage Center museum building. This hands-on experience follows the history of the telephone from Alexander Graham Bell's first message to Mr. Watson to the flip phone of recent fame.
Discover the story of local entrepreneur C. L. Brown, who after having his right arm amputated following a farming accident as a youngster took his misfortune and turned it into a global empire under the United Company umbrella, founding several businesses including one that later became Sprint Telecommunications.
The Museum of Independent Telephony showcases the first telephone installed in Kansas in 1877 and exhibits the progression of telephone manufacturing to modern day. We tell the story of the Kansas men and women whose fine workmanship and innovation created the device that transformed the world.
The Dickinson County Historical Society is pleased to display
the history of the Independent Telephone industry through this museum
established in 1973 with the cooperation of United Telecommunications, Inc.