A living history weekend that brings history alive! Visit with frontiersmen, civil war soldiers, homesteaders and more as you step back in time to the 1860s.

"SMOOCH" is a 1980s themed murder mystery at the museum. After sold out shows for the past three years, the event is being expanded to two weeks (four shows total). The event feature a "mall food court" themed catered dinner followed by interactive murder mystery. The year is 1989 and the one-hit wonder band SMOOCH is making their comeback on the mall circuit. It's the last night of their show and tensions are high, when someone is killed. Guests will question the local suspects throughout the event so that hopefully, guests can figure out “who dun it” by the end of the evening. Drinks and classic mall concessions will also be served. It should be an evening to die for!

"SMOOCH" is a 1980s themed murder mystery at the museum. After sold out shows for the past three years, the event is being expanded to two weeks (four shows total). The event feature a "mall food court" themed catered dinner followed by interactive murder mystery. The year is 1989 and the one-hit wonder band SMOOCH is making their comeback on the mall circuit. It's the last night of their show and tensions are high, when someone is killed. Guests will question the local suspects throughout the event so that hopefully, guests can figure out “who dun it” by the end of the evening. Drinks and classic mall concessions will also be served. It should be an evening to die for!

"SMOOCH" is a 1980s themed murder mystery at the museum. After sold out shows for the past three years, the event is being expanded to two weeks (four shows total). The event feature a "mall food court" themed catered dinner followed by interactive murder mystery. The year is 1989 and the one-hit wonder band SMOOCH is making their comeback on the mall circuit. It's the last night of their show and tensions are high, when someone is killed. Guests will question the local suspects throughout the event so that hopefully, guests can figure out “who dun it” by the end of the evening. Drinks and classic mall concessions will also be served. It should be an evening to die for!

"SMOOCH" is a 1980s themed murder mystery at the museum. After sold out shows for the past three years, the event is being expanded to two weeks (four shows total). The event feature a "mall food court" themed catered dinner followed by interactive murder mystery. The year is 1989 and the one-hit wonder band SMOOCH is making their comeback on the mall circuit. It's the last night of their show and tensions are high, when someone is killed. Guests will question the local suspects throughout the event so that hopefully, guests can figure out “who dun it” by the end of the evening. Drinks and classic mall concessions will also be served. It should be an evening to die for!

Join the GCHS for A History Experience: An American Birthday! Celebrate Kansas’s 165th Birthday by exploring birthday party celebrations from the past - with birthday cakes, activities, and some special surprises.

There will be birthday cakes to try, activities to do, and living historians to learn from, as well as announcements and information about upcoming programs and exhibits at the museum.

This is a family friendly, come-and-go, free event. No RSVP is needed. This program is sponsored by United Way of Geary County-Junction City.

This program kickstarts our America250 programming. Stop by to learn about the upcoming exhibit & events.

For more information, contact gearyhistoryprograms@gmail.com

Join us as we put our heritage into action by cleaning a portion of Highland Cemetery. Take a walk with museum director Heather Hagedorn and learn about some of our community ancestors buried along the route and then roll up your sleeves as we do a clean up in the “infant section” of the cemetery.

RSVP is recommended but not required to gearyhistory@gmail.com

Did you miss out on the Spring Murder Mystery event? Well you are in luck because Murder on Mainstreet is coming back for a one-night Encore Event!

Buy tickets Here

Already saw Murder on Mainstreet? Hang tight dudes, a new murder mystery is headed your way in early 2026!

STEAM Saturday: Sports History!

Join us for hands-on learning about Junction City’s rich sport’s history and learn a little of the “sweet science” of boxing. STEAM Saturday is a come-and-go style event and is free to the public thanks to the support of United Way Junction City/Geary County.

Join the Geary County Historical Society and the McDowell Creek Community for an evening of live local music and good community as we raise funds for the completion of St. Joseph’s Historic Church restoration project.

Located at 13497 Lower McDowell Creek Road, take exit 307 off I-70 and head south 2 miles. Church is on the left. Parking is limited so carpooling is recommended!

Register your car HERE

A living history weekend that brings history alive! Visit with frontiersmen, civil war soldiers, homesteaders and more as you step back in time to the 1860s.

Buy tickets HERE

Buy tickets Here

Join the Geary County Historical Society for their annual Ice Cream Social, this year with the added fun of a vintage car show!

Check out local vintage “hot rods” and then grab all your favorite ice cream social treats while you listen to music performed by: JCHS Pep Band, the Kansas Brigade Band and North 40!

It will be a community event you don’t want to miss.

Interested in showing a car? Registration is open now!

Calling all Secondary Education teachers and administrators past and present! This is your chance to share YOUR memories as we collect the history of our county schools. Join us for a casual roundtable discussion as we talk all about Secondary Education in Geary County.