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Afternoon Light

Summer Hours
 

Monday - Thursday

9-5

Friday & Saturday

9-4

Sunday

1-5

ADA Entrance located on the south side of the red brick building, use the ramp to enter the building.

Volga German Haus Escape Room

Bring your friends, family, co-workers, and more, and step into this historic themed escape room. Work together to uncover letters, artifacts, and stories that reveal the challenges the real Volga German Haberkorn family faced.

 

Reservations are required.

Recomended 3-6 participants per group.

Wheat Field

Help us celebrate 150 years in western Kansas

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Check out the official sesquicentennial webpage here

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Honorary Plaque Fundraiser

Now is your once -in-a-lifetime opportunity to share your ancestors’ story by being a part of the Ellis County Historical Society’s 1st Generation of Settlers Hall of Honor.

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Bronze plaques mark the route and explain the significance of the sites in downtown Hays.

For more information and photos related to each stop, try the walking tour app.

Or download the map brochure and take a stroll the old fashion way.

Our Mission

The Ellis County Historical Society Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits Ellis County History for the surrounding community and its visitors.

Schedule a tour of our out-buildings!

Call 785-628-2624

This includes the Harness Shop, Volga German Haus, Firehouse Museum. The main gallery is now open!

Contact Ellis County Historical Society

Museum: 100 West 7th, Hays, Kansas 67601

director@echshays.org

(785) 628-2624

Summer Hours

Monday - Saturday

10am-4pm

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Sunday

1pm-5pm

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Thanks for submitting!

​Funded in part by the city of Hays and Ellis County

(785) 628-2624

Museum: 100 West 7th, Hays, Kansas 67601

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