This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Museum displays tell storied Franklin County history details
Richmond museum preserves eyewitness accounts of slaves fed and hidden during raids into Missouri. Jim Daniels, Sam Harper, and Jane Harper are tied to early raids. Ambrose oversaw activities near the hiding house. Documents recount Kansas time and a 34 star flag tied to Kansas statehood. An Army uniform from WWI honors Mark Hart and themes of history repeating itself.
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Richmond Museum
Franklin County
Missouri
Brown
Jim Daniels
Peters
Daniels
Sam Harper
Harper
Jane
Canada
John Brown Daniels
Frank Carson
Elsie Gault
Richmond
Carson
Martin Carson
Carsons
New York Tribune
Ohio State
Wilbur Seibert
Milcfest
Peter
Pamela
Kansas
Union
West Virginia
Mark Hart
Hart
Stars and Stripes