Kansas Historical Society

The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.

It is in Topeka.
History
The Kansas Editors' and Publishers' Association created the Kansas Historical Society in 1875. They wanted to save old and new documents. In 1879, the Kansas Legislature said that the Kansas Historical Society was the official group for saving Kansas's history.Larry O. Jochims and Virgil W. Dean, "Pillars of Society: A Brief History of the Kansas Historical Society," Kansas History: A Journal of the Central Plains, 2 (Autumn 1995):142-163. Autumn 1995 Accessed 13 October 2013KSHS History Accessed 13 October 2013

Their budget is about six million dollars, and they have about 100 employees. 

The Kansas Historical Society's first website was created in 1993 by two KU students. It was on the University of Kansas's website. It was the first state or city historical society website ever. The Kansas Historical Society created its own website in 1998. It has about 4,000 pages of information, and it has received many awards.
Awards
The Kansas Historical Society has received many awards from other groups related to history:KSHS Awards  Accessed 13 October 2013

 1998 - American Association for State and Local History
 1999 - Santa Fe Trail Association
 2001 - American Association for State and Local History
 2001 - American Association for State and Local History
 2002 - American Association for State and Local History
 2002 - American Association for State and Local History
 2003 - Travel Industry Association of Kansas 
 2004 - American Association for State and Local History
 2006 - American Association for State and Local History
 2006 - American Association for State and Local History
 2007 - Family Tree Magazine Award
 2008 - American Association for State and Local History
 2008 - American Association for State and Local History
 2008 - Western Writer’s Association of America 
 2009 - Oregon-California Trail Association
 2011 - United States Department of the Interior Partners in Conservation Award

References

Other websites
 Official website
 Kansas Memory, the Society's digital portal
 Register of Historic Kansas Places database

Category:Historical societies
Category:1875 establishments in Kansas