History

The Coffeyville Historical Society, a non-profit organization, operates the  Dalton Defenders Museum and the Brown Mansion the  in Coffeyville, Kansas.  Reservations for group tours or for other special events may be scheduled through the Chamber of Commerce.

The Coffeyville Historical Society is governed by a 14-member Board made up of local volunteers who believe that preserving area history is important. On October 5, 1963, the Historical Society dedicated the Dalton Defenders Museum to the memory of the Coffeyville citizens who gave their lives protecting their town.

In 1972 the Historical Society purchased the Brown Mansion, a three-story, 16-room home erected around the turn of the century by W.P. Brown. Violet Brown Kohler, his daughter, stipulated that the Mansion be opened to the public. The furnishings in the home are not reproductions but are the furnishings belonging to the family. The mansion was opened for guided tours in 1973. 

Board Members

• Lue Barndollar
• Julie Blaich
• Pug Clough
• Nancy Garton
• Dennis Jacobs - honorary
• Pam Jones
• Paul Kritz
• Angie Naden
• Barbara Neale
• Stephanie Richardson
• Jim Riley
• John Rinkenbaugh
• Emil Roesky
• Doug Rutledge
• Bob Shelton
• Chuck Shively
• Tom Swanson
• Darla Thornburg
• Max Williams
• Woody DePontier, Facilities Manager

Forms

• Board Application (PDF format)

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
General Information ~ The Mansion ~ Meet the Family
Special Events ~ Weddings ~ Friends of the Mansion
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

© 2007 Coffeyville Historical Society. All rights reserved.
Powered by Coffeyville Community College's Web Design Program.