Frankfort Area Historical Society at 50
At 50, the Frankfort Area Historical Society, housed in a former livery stable in downtown Frankfort, captures the colorful past of the village and the area.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Judy Schultz, center, director of the Frankfort Area Historical Society Museum, hands out quiz sheets to visitors so for a treasure hunt.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Museum treasures include school photos from 1942.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
A bronze bust memorializes Edward Balchowsky, an American poet, artist, musician, composer who served in Spanish Civil War and the grandson of the owner of B. Balchowsky & Sons Department Store in Frankfort.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Visitors can tour a kitchen at the museum.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
This is the popcorn popper wagon used by William Wischover at the corner of Kansas and Oak Streets when movies were shown outside on a building wall.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
A display in honor of the society's 50th anniversary takes us back to the 1970s. .
Frankfort Area Historical Society
A display shows 40th anniversary commemorative glassware from the Balchowsky & Sons Department Store in 1917.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Visit a vintage barbershop at the Frankfort Area Historical Society.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
The Frankfort Area Historical Society is at 132 Kansas St.Â
Frankfort Area Historical Society
The parlor at the Frankfort Area Historical Society features a vintage organ and settee.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
A quilt marks the 100th anniversary of Frankfort's incorporation, in 1879.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Visitors can check out a Frankfort timeline.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
The historical society is planning a 50th anniversary celebration Oct. 23.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
No vintage kitchen was complete without a meat grinder and egg beater.
Frankfort’s historical past is everyday life for Judy Schultz, director of the Frankfort Area Historical Society Museum, housed in what was once Folkers Livery Stable.Â
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