Local History
Local History
Explore our books, pamphlets, clippings and other written sources that tell the story of Topeka’s unique history. You will also find photographs, prints, posters, scrapbooks and audio-visual materials that help bring this history to life. The Topeka Room houses the library’s local history collection. Our digital collection includes the Sanborn maps and the Sherwood Smith blueprints.
Recent Articles
July 16, 2024 ·
The Library on Capitol Square
Discover the library's first permanent home on the Capitol grounds, which library leaders hoped would become "a lasting monument to the enterprise of our city."
All Articles
June 28, 2024 ·
Local History: The suspicious death of "Six Foot" Kramer
April 26, 2024 ·
Discovering a missing part of my history
April 18, 2024 ·
Anatomy of a Folly: The history of Topeka's peculiar mansion
March 5, 2024 ·
Local History: The last illegal public hanging in Topeka (Part 2)
January 22, 2024 ·
Finding local & family history in Newspaper Index
January 22, 2024 ·
Local History: Last illegal public hanging in Topeka (Part 1)
Events
Events
Apr
24
Apr 24 | 02:00PM - 3:00PM
4/24/2022 A Stranger in My Own Land
Alice C. Sabatini Gallery 110AB
Apr
28
Apr 28 | 07:00PM - 8:30PM
4/28/2022 Steps to Publish Your Family Story Using Amazon
Marvin Auditorium 101C
Apr
28
Apr 28 | 07:00PM - 8:30PM
4/28/2022 Steps to Publish Your Family Story Using Amazon
Topeka and Shawnee County Public Library
May
2
May 2 | 05:30PM - 7:00PM
5/2/2022 KAAHGS Meeting
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