The Fort Wallace Museum represents just a small part of Kansas history. Please visit these links to find out more information about other museums and organizations.

Museums:

• Kansas State Historical Society--Has excellent information about Kansas Museums and Historical Markers, as well as resources concerning reenactments, classes, and concerts.  
• Fick Fossil and History Museum--Located in Oakley, KS, this museum showcases countless fossils, minerals and rocks as well as the history of the Oakley, KS region.
• The Butterfield Trail Museum and Historical Association--Throughly outlines and describes the importance of the Butterfield Overland Despatch and its importance to Kansas.  Located in Russell Springs, KS.

Historical Information:

• Oceans of Kansas--A complete resource for learning about the animals and plants that once lived above us millions of years ago, when Kansas was covered by water. The creator of this website also recently wrote a book that is well worth reading (Oceans of Kansas: A Natural History of the Western Interior Sea by Mike Everhart, Published by Indiana University Press in 2005). If you are not already fascinated by fossils, you will be by the time you finish browsing this site and reading his book.
• Kansas Journal of Military History--This new magazine gives excellent information on various periods of Kansas History.  Published four times a year. The Summer Issue's front page story focused on "Custer's First Stand", a battle between Custer's 7th Calvary (based out of Fort Wallace) and  Cheyenne Braves.
• The Moccasin Speaks, by Arlene Jauken--Written by a direct descendant of one of the German sisters, this is a well-researched account of the plight of the four German girls, as well their later triumphs in life.  

Other Resources

• Wallace County EDA--This website documents and describes the best of Wallace County, including the Fort Wallace Museum.