Keith County Historical Society

KEITH COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Keith County Historical Society was organized at a meeting on January 29, 1962 with the following objectives.

To obtain a museum

To promote historical tours in the area

To restore, preserve and recreate historical buildings

Mark historical sites

Commemorate anniversaries and events

To publish a newsletter for members

To gather history and encourage historical research

To gather information from early settlers and citizens of the county

The Mansion on the Hill was added to the Keith County Historical Society inventory in 1967 meeting the first objective of obtaining a museum.

The present Keith County Historical Society continues to follow the above objectives along with the added objectives found below:

To continue the maintenance of the Victorian House on the Hill as a community attraction.

To update the inventory of the contents of the Mansion on the Hill

To standardize the format for accepting donated historical items for the Mansion.

To transfer historical information and pictures to electronic formats by scanning existing information and pictures from the KCHS collections.

To coordinate access of historical information between the Goodall City Library and the Keith County Historical Society.

To construct a web-page with a searchable site informing people of the Ogallala Mansion on the Hill along with information about the Keith County Historical Society.

To continue to seek funding to support the preservation of the Mansion on the Hill and the activities as listed above.

Members of the Keith County Historical Society Board of Directors* and committee chairmen.

*Ginny Stainke President…Coordinates RSVP volunteers

*Ron Wolvin Vice President…Research requests and Boot Hill

*Paula Crofutt Treasurer…..Special Events

*Kazi Jestribek Secretary...Preservation/Conservation/KCHS Newsletter and Collections

*Mary Huffman ....Friends of the Mansion coordinator

*Thom Barkes ....Catering and Rentals

*Jan Haggard ....Special Events

*Darrell Woods.... Research

Doris Wilson ....Curator Coordinator and Gift Shop

Tina Simeon and Mona Radcliffe..... Flowers and Garden

The Keith County Historical Society meets each month on the first Tuesday. The meeting time is 11:30 am and location of the meeting is the Mansion on the Hill except for January thru April. The Mansion is not heated during these months and the meeting is then held in the basement level of the Goodall City Library on the day and time listed above. Everyone is welcome to come to these meetings.

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