Ellis County Historical Society

The Regular February meeting of the ECHS Board of Directors will be held Monday, February 24, 2020, at The Press. The Press is located in the Hadley Center on the 8th St side. If you have questions or would like to join us, please call 785-628-2624.

The next Board meeting for ECHS will be Monday, August 26, at 5:30pm. It will be held in the Stone Church at our 7th Street location, as usual. If you would like to attend, please come to the NE basement door behind our stone sign/flower garden between 5:15pm-5:30pm. There will be someone there to direct […]

We’re working hard around here getting ready for Oktoberfest! This year, the event is on Friday, October, 11. Check regularly at haysoktoberfest.com and Facebook for updates, news, and vendor registration forms. For specific vendor questions, please contact Lee at ldobratz24@gmail.com

After analyzing the results from almost 200 surveys and receiving positive responses from our stakeholders, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously to move forward with a feasibility study. This study will estimate the costs involved in the project and provide potential building designs. The company we have decided to work with is Nabholz, inc. Nabholz […]

When you look around, you will see many changes to our new website. In addition to more information about what we have to offer, we have a new way to take payments online! This means that you can renew your membership, purchase items from our museum store (cookbooks!), and make donations to help us continue […]