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Smoky Hill Museum

Free Admission
- Tuesdays through Fridays 11 am-5:00 pm
- Saturdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm
- And by Appointment during non-regular hours.
- Closed on Sundays, Mondays and major holidays.

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1997.

211 W Iron Ave
Salina, KS 67401

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1997

What to Do

First Thursday Presentation

May First Thursday Encore Presentation Video

Marcet Haldeman Julius

Enjoy this encore presentation. It will be up for about a week.

Join us as Dr. Kerry Wynn discusses the life of Marcet Haldeman Julius. Born in Girard, Kansas, she went on to become an American feminist, actress, playwright, civil rights advocate, editor, author and bank president. She would travel to the Soviet Union in the 1930s, serve as a delegate at the National Convention of the Socialist Party of America, and her husband ran for a Senate seat for that party. She would later die in Girard before being buried in Illinois. 


From East Elm Street to the White House and Beyond: The Dunbar School Legacy

June 4, 5:30 pm

Enjoy the presentation at the Museum or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. If you are unable to watch it live, we will post the video here the next day, as well as on our Facebook page, and have it up for about a week.

Join us as Dr. Jennifer Gordon explores the legacy of Dunbar School. This presentation will explore the Paul Laurence Dunbar School legacy through the lives of the students who attended there. The audience will learn about what happened to some of the Dunbar students, their legacies, and how their descendants continued the legacy of Paul Laurence Dunbar School.


A Special Third Thursday Presentation: Following the North Star

June 18, 5:30 pm

Enjoy the presentation at the Museum or from the comfort of your own home via Zoom. If you are unable to watch it live, we will post the video here the next day, as well as on our Facebook page, and have it up for about a week.

Join us as master storyteller Elizabeth Wilson shares with us the stories of Harriet Tubman, Rosa Parks, and the legacy of her own great-great-grandmother Harriet. This presentation celebrates the courage of these women who changed history through the strength of their conviction and their unyielding faith.

Our Impact This Year

  • Allison K.

    A great museum for the whole family! We were traveling from the kc area to Colorado and had to stop due to the interstate being closed. We saw the museum was open and were able to spend about 3 hours there walking around the museum. We have three kids, ages 2, 5, 7 who asked if we could go to it again on the way home. Thanks for allowing us to spend a good chunk of our day there! We will be back!

Smoky Hill Museum
Smoky Hill Museum

Free Admission
- Tuesdays through Fridays 11 am-5:00 pm
- Saturdays 10:00 am-5:00 pm
- And by Appointment during non-regular hours.
- Closed on Sundays, Mondays and major holidays.

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums since 1997.

211 W Iron Ave
Salina, KS 67401
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