October

07

Ghost Hunt at HCHM

October 7, 2023, 7:30 / 9:30

Location: Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks

Purchase your tickets for the Harvey County Historical Museum's Ghost Hunt here!

Advance Tickets Required to participate in the Ghost Hunt.

Purchase Tickets Here – $35

Purchase Ticket for the 7:30 Tour.

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Purchase Ticket for the 9:30 Tour.

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Tickets are also available at the museum.

Ghost Hunt Information

A creak on the stairs, a door opens, but no one is there. Unexplained noises are a regular occurrence at the old Carnegie library building which houses the Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives. Are there ghosts? Or is it just an old building settling?
We will be exploring the museum building with the Wichita Paranormal Society after hours to see if we can answer those questions on October 7, 2023 at the Harvey Conty Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks.
There will be two shifts: 7:30 pm & 9:30 pm. Tickets are $35 and space is limited. Participants must be 18+.

Contact Info: Harvey County Historical Museum, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks, 316-2221. director@hchm.org.

The Reveal Program on October 29, 2023

The reveal program will be on October 29, 2023 and will be open to the public. HCHM Members: Free, Ghost Hunt Ticket Holders: Free, All other guests: $5.00.

October

29

Ghost Hunt Reveal & Paranormal 101

October 29, 2023, 2:00 pm

Location: Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks

The Wichita Paranormal Society will be on hand to share the finds from the October 7 hunt as well as a hunt they conducted in July. 

What did our Ghost Hunt participants find on October 7? Did they talk to any ghosts? Feel a tickle on their back? See an orb flash across the room?

Come find out on October 29, 2023 at 2:00 at the Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives. The Wichita Paranormal Society will be on hand to share the finds from the October 7 hunt as well as a hunt they conducted in July.

This program is open to everyone.

Admission:

  • Ghost Hunt Ticket holders – free
  • All others: $5.00

Come see what happens at the museum overnight!

November

19

Sunday Lecture Series: The Harvey Girls

November 19, 2023, 2:00 pm

Location: Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks

Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay will present a program on The Harvey Girls at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov 19.

Dr. Michaeline Chance-Reay will present a program on The Harvey Girls at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov 19.

Program: The mythology of the Harvey Girl looms large in Kansas history and across the western United States. The Fred Harvey Company, concessionaire along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, offered young women employment opportunities as waitresses and tour guides. These women played a role in the economic and cultural history of Kansas and the American Southwest. This talk includes stories of women employed by the company as well as its founder, Fred Harvey, who lived in Leavenworth and opened his first lunchroom depot along the line in Topeka.

About Dr. Reay: Dr. Reay is Professor Emeritus of Women Studies and Education at Kansas State University.

December

02

5 Places of Christmas

December 2, 2023, 10:00 am

Location: Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks

Get inspired for Christmas as you visit the 5 Places of Christmas. More details to come.

Mark your Calendar now for our annual 5 Places of Christmas!

December 2, 2023

10-4

Details to be announced.

January

21

Save the Date – Jan 21!

January 21, 2024, 2:00 pm

Location: Harvey County Historical Museum & Archives, 203 N. Main, Newton, Ks

Donna Becker will present a first person impersonation of Clarina Nichols, who moved to Kansas in 1858 to work to keep Kansas a free state.

Save the date to meet Clarina Nichols, a courageous woman who moved to the Lawence area in 1858 to work for a free state Kansas. Donna Becker, a Bethel College graduate, retired administrator, and current Kauffman Museum board chair, will do a first person impersonation of Clarina Nichols. Becker is known in the area for her impersonations of important historical women.
Admission: $5.00
Museum Members – Free