Amazon Army
In 1921, thousands of wives, daughters, mothers, sisters and sweethearts of striking coal miners in Southeast Kansas marched in protest against unfair labor practices in the local coal mines.
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Franklin’s Rich History
Franklin began as a mining community in the early 1900s. It is located just off Highway 69 Bypass which is a major corridor between Kansas City and Pittsburg, KS/Joplin, MO.
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Crawford County Kansas is known for its coal mining heritage and the settlement of many different ethnic groups who came to the United States in search of work in the coal fields.
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About Us
We are an exhibition located within the Franklin Community Center & Heritage Museum in Franklin, Kansas. The public is invited to visit and view the mining artifacts as well as other historic items.
701 S. Broadway
Franklin, KS 66735
(620) 347-4220
Hours of Operation:
Mon-Sat 10am-4pm
Please call to schedule tours.
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Look what we found! Five (5) sets of the double DVD created during the Franklin Centennial in 2007. They are for sale in the gift shop at Miners Hall Museum in Franklin. They are selling at the original price of $20 for the 2-DVD set. Great memories and these are the last ones available. Hurry in to purchase your copy! While you're there pick up a few other Franklin mementos (Christmas ornaments, key rings, magnets, etc.)
Grounds keeper and custodian positions open. Are you looking to start a new career? Are you over 55 and a Kansas resident? Join the SER National job training program and work locally. Miners Hall Museum in Franklin, Kansas, through a partnership with SER National, is looking to hire for a paid job program. Our current opening is for two positions: custodian and groundskeeper. Days are flexible but work schedule must fall between 10am-4pm Monday through Saturday. The applicant must be over 55 and a Kansas resident to be eligible for this paid experience. If you would like to be a part of our mission, please contact 620-347-4220 between the hours of 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.
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Update on restoration of the Miner's House in Franklin, Kansas at Miners Hall Museum.
SEK museum nears completion of almost 10 year long restoration
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SOUTHEAST KANSAS — The end is in sight for a near decade long project in Southeast Kansas. The Miner’s Hall Museum is entering the final phases of restoring a former miner’s home....
Visit our special exhibit as we celebrate the centennial of the Amazon' Army's march. Free admission. Miners Hall Museum is open Monday-Saturday 10 am-4pm.In 1921 a rogue coal strike brought mine production in Kansas—the nation’s third largest producer of coal—to an uncertain halt. At a time when striking coal miners across the country fought armed skirmishes with hired guards, the women of the Kansas coal camps stepped in to prevent a similar escalation of violence in their own district, but also to keep strikebreakers from reopening closed Kansas mines. Over a three-day period, thousands of women, many of whom were recent European immigrants, marched from mine to mine, defying the newly established Kansas Industrial Court as well as four companies of the Kansas National Guard. Read more here: www.kshs.org/publicat/history/2011autumn_goossen.pdf
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