Outreach & Presentations
The Riley County Historical Society is pleased to provide educational and outreach programming to audiences throughout our community. These presentations are offered at no cost to the requesting organization or group and can range from approximately 20 minutes to one hour. Below are the presentations currently being offered.
If you would like to request a presentation for your upcoming event, please submit the following form with the specifics of your request. Please allow our speakers two-weeks notice when submitting your request.
Speakers Bureau Presentations
- Behind the Scenes of the Riley County Historical Museum: The VIP Tour
- Under the Summer Lights: Eureka Electric Park
- Summer Outside the City: Eureka Lake Resort
- Forming a Free-State Manhattan
- Leading Ladies: Influential Women in Riley County’s History
- The Marlatt Homestead: A Little Known Historical K-State Treasure
- The Riley County Historical Museum Centennial: Stories from the Collection
- Strong Hearts: The Strong Family of Riley County
- Manhattan during the Cold War
- Food, Health, and (Sometimes) Wellness in the 1880’s
- Providers of Good Taste: Victorian Décor and Design in Riley County
- The History of the Wolf House
- More than a Farmer’s Education: Kansas State Agricultural College in the 1880’s
- On the Side of Freedom: The Goodnow Family
- A Virtual Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour
- A Virtual Downtown Manhattan Walking Tour: Part II
- Riley County in the 1960s
- Manhattan, Kansas 100 Years Ago
- Preserving Family Artifacts: A Guide in Preventative Conservation
- Rhythm in Riley: A Brief History of Music in Riley County
- The Woman’s Reason: A Look at the Women’s Suffrage Movement in Riley County
- Fighting the Invisible: A Brief History of the Influenza Pandemic of 1918 in Riley County
- To the Ends of the Earth: Julia Lovejoy in Manhattan, Kansas Territory
- Commerce on the Kaw: A Look at the History of Manhattan’s Main Street
- Underground Railroad in Riley County
- Colorful Characters of Riley County
- MLK in MHK: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy in Manhattan
- Yuma Street Historic District
- The Legend of Sadie: Isaac Goodnow’s Wandering Cow
- Strong and Sensible: Notable Women Who Shaped Riley County History
- Riley County History Trivia (interactive)
- History Keepers are the History Makers: The RCHS from 1914 through the Years
- The Pioneer Log Cabin: Riley County’s First Museum
- The Curious Case of Seldon B. Lard: The Open and Shut Murder Case Reopened 126 Years Later
- Glitz and Glam: The Art and Life of Gertrude Doud Tetrick
- Illuminating Manhattan: A City in a New Light
- Lost Along the Road to Soissons: Finding Comfort in the Wake of War
- True Crime Vignettes: Captivating Cases in Riley County
- Kansas Day Interactive Quiz (suitable for all ages)
- When Caroling Saved Christmas: A Bright Star During an Energy Crisis
- The Illustrious History of the Kimble Castle
- Love and Marriage on the Prairie
- Preserving the Cemeteries of Riley County