Kansas Historical Society
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The Kansas Historical Society is the official state historical society of Kansas.
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Kansas State Capitol
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The Kansas State Capitol, known also as the Kansas Statehouse, is the building housing the executive and legislative branches of government for the U.S. state of Kansas. Located in the city of Topeka,
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…trustee of the state" for the purpose of maintaining the state's history and operates the Kansas Museum of History, Kansas State Archives and Library, Kansas State Capitol Tour Center, and 18 state-owned sites. It also serves as the State Historic Preservation Office, and works closely with the Kansas State Department of…
The Statehouse, in 2024
Aerial view of the Capitol building.
Looking up at the dome's interior in 2008
Kansas Governor Sam Brownback (left) and U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan observe John Steuart Curry's Tragic Prelude in the second floor rotunda