Grinter Place State Historic Site

05/30/2026

We continue our tour of America’s historic sites on our with a visit to Grinter Place State Historic Site in Muncie, Kansas.

The home, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1857 on eight acres of land overlooking the Kansas River. The house was acquired by the State of Kansas in 1971 to preserve its extensive involvement with early Kansas Territorial/Statehood efforts. Moses Grinter operated the first ferry on the Kansas River to help troops cross the river from Forts Leavenworth and Scott. His is the oldest house in Wyandotte County.

Grinter Place is open for tours April through October, Wed. to Sun. https://www.kansashistory.gov/15857

Kansas Historical Society KSHPO - Kansas State Historic Preservation Office Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City KS

05/30/2026

Don't forget about the Mountain Man Rendezvous event coming up from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. this Saturday, May 30 at the Pawnee Indian Museum State Historic Site in Republic. Come learn how frontiersmen survived and made a living in the early to mid 1800’s as the American Mountain Men recreate and teach about this important time in American history. While here take in the Pawnee Indian Village Museum to learn how the Pawnee lived during the same time period. The event is free but donations are always welcome!

05/28/2026

05/28/2026

There is only a week, and a half left to apply for the Historic Preservation Fund Grant! Applications due Friday June 5th! Hurry and apply on our website before it's too late! https://www.kansashistory.gov/14615

05/28/2026

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the National Historic Preservation Act. Passed by Congress in 1966, the NHPA was a response to federally funded urban renewal projects that had threatened and destroyed significant historic places throughout the nation (https://bit.ly/4nxSUC6). The Act created specific roles for state and local governments, Native American tribes, and others. Under the Act, the Kansas Historical Society’s State Preservation Office (SHPO) seeks to preserve and protect historic places in Kansas. Learn more at www.kansashistory.gov/p/preserve/19387
This photo is of Amelia Earhart’s home in Atchison which was placed in the National Register of Historic Places in 1971 and the Register of Historic Kansas Places in 1977.

05/23/2026

Stories from the new gallery: Abbie Bright was a spirited and independent woman. She was a conventional 19th century woman in some respects, but her actions were quite different. As an unmarried woman, Bright traveled to Kansas in 1871 to visit her brother Phillip. She kept a detailed account of her journey and her time in the new state. Bright bought land in Sedgwick County but lived there less than a year. Despite her short time in Kansas, she found it hard to leave. She moved to Iowa and married her husband in 1873. Her grandson donated her diary to the Kansas Historical Society in 2023. Learn more about this vivacious pioneer in the Kansas Museum of History’s new gallery. Museum hours are 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Tuesday -Saturday; 1-5 p.m. Sunday (closed state holidays). See this photo at www.kansasmemory.gov/item/215100
Read Abbie Bright’s diary at www.kansasmemory.gov/item/223662

05/23/2026

05/16/2026

We can’t thank the amazing Cub Scout group enough. For their amazing work helping refurbish our garden space.
Grinter Place State Historic Site
Kansas Historical Society