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Memories of the Prairie
Experience first-hand stories, educational programs and re-enactors bring history to life at the Historical Society and Museum on Saturdays during the summer. Come learn about the history of Dickinson County and Kansas from those that have lived it. The series culminates with an old-fashioned ice cream social. Each session starts at 7:00 pm at the Heritage Hall.
June 14th: Marvin Burris - How Abilene became the first major shipping point for Texas cattle
June 21st: Teresa Weishaar - Women of the Prairie
June 28th: Schuler Family - Angus Days and Fairview Farm
July 12th: James Holland - T.C. Henry's speech about Tom Smith
July 19th: Ice Cream Social - Enjoy homemade ice cream and good fellowship with a chance to take home a pie, cake, cookies or other baked goods up for auction. Auction revenue benefits the Historical Society.
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.