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Resources for Educators

Riley County Historical Museum Resources

Archives and Historical Research (https://www.rileycountyks.gov/329/Archives-and-Historical-Research)

History of Riley County (https://www.rileycountyks.gov/441/History-of-Riley-County)

Riley County Historical Photographs Gallery (https://rchmphotoalbum.weebly.com/)

“Coloring the Past: Twenty Riley County Women who Made History” Coloring Book (https://www.rileycountyks.gov/1906/Coloring-Book)

Online Resources

The Arts & Humanities Association of Manhattan (http://www.ahamanhattan.com/

Douglass Center (https://www.mhkprd.com/193/About-the-Douglass-Center

Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area (https://freedomsfrontier.org/)

Flint Hills Learning Center (https://www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/233/Learning-Center

The Geology of Riley and Geary Counties, Kansas (https://www.kgs.ku.edu/General/Geology/Riley/index.html

Kansas History and Heritage Project - Riley County (https://sites.rootsweb.com/~ksriley/)

Kansas Memory (https://www.kansasmemory.org/

Kansas State Historical Society (https://www.kshs.org/index.htm)

Kansas State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) (https://www.kshs.org/shpo)

Manhattan/Riley County Preservation Alliance (https://www.preservemanhattan.org/)

National Register of Historic Places (https://www.nps.gov/subjects/nationalregister/index.htm)

Riley County Genealogical Society ( https://rileycgs.com/)

Riley County GIS (https://gisportal2.rileycountyks.gov/portal/apps/sites/#/geohub/pages/public-maps-gallery)

Riley County Historical Research Tools (https://www.rileycountyks.gov/329/Archives-and-Historical-Research)

Riley County Kansas History (https://www.rileycountyks.gov/441/History-of-Riley-County)

State Digital Historical and Cultural Resources (https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/statememory/)

Other Local Partner Museums

Beach Museum of Art (https://beach.k-state.edu/

Chapman Center for Rural Studies (https://www.k-state.edu/chapman/)

Flint Hills Discovery Center (https://www.flinthillsdiscovery.org/)

First Territorial Capital (https://www.kshs.org/p/first-territorial-capitol-plan-your-visit/15834

Geary County Historical Society (https://www.gearyhistory.org/

Kaw Mission State Historic Site (https://www.kshs.org/kaw_mission) (https://www.kawmission.org/places/kawmission/reconnectionskawmission.htm)  

Kansas Museums Association (https://ksmuseums.org/)

K-State Historic Costume and Textile Museum (https://www.hhs.k-state.edu/hctm/)

Museum of Art and Light (https://artlightmuseum.org/)

Rock Creek Valley Historical Society (http://westmorelandkshistory.org/index.html)

U.S. Cavalry and First Infantry Division Museums on Fort Riley (https://home.army.mil/riley/about/museums)

Wabaunsee County Historical Society & Museum (https://wabaunseecomuseum.org/

Wamego Historical Society & Museum (https://www.wamegohistoricalmuseum.org/

Wizard of Oz Museum (https://ozmuseum.com/ )

Wonder Workshop Children’s Museum (https://www.wonderworkshop.org/ )