Ellis County Historical Society
The Close of Coming Home Week!
Join us August 9th in Victoria, Kansas.
10:00 A.M. to 12 P.M.
Open House at the NEW Ellis County Heritage Center.
Pastries and coffee will be served.
1:00 P.M.
Ancestors Mass at St. Fidelis Church with the Bishop.
2:30 P.M. to 4:00 P.M.
Machts Gut Reception at the Ellis County Heritage Center. Featuring the long Volga German farewell and light refreshments.
Spitzbuben For Sale!
We are doing a special bake of 50 boxes. They will be on sale on Saturday, August 8th, 2026, at the Ellis County Heritage Center in Victoria, beginning at 1 P.M.
$20 per box for a dozen!
First-come, First-serve While Supplies Last.
Pinochle Tournament
Join us for our Pinochle Tournament on Saturday, August 8th 2026, from 1 - 3:30 P.M. at the new Ellis County Heritage Center located at 701 7th St, Victoria KS.
Bring your best partner for a two person team. The tournament will be limited to 20 Teams.
$30 Entry Fee.
Prizes and Bragging Rights for the Winners!
To Register, please Text or Call:
Mary Kay Schippers (785)-650-3050 or Cynthia Stone (785)-893-1431.
Josie's Gift
August 6th
Josie's Gift is a Heritage Play that celebrates the history and tradition of the Volga Germans, in a modern day setting.
This event is FREE with no reservations required.
Showtime is at 7 P.M. Doors will open at 6:30.
At the Hays High School Performing Arts Center.
Sternberg Firearm Collection
Sun, Aug 07
|Ellis County Historical Society Museum
The collection, held by ECHS will be in on display through the summer. Saturdays and Sundays 1pm-4pm.
Time & Location
Aug 07, 2022, 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Ellis County Historical Society Museum, 100 W 7th St, Hays, KS 67601, USA
About the event
The Sternberg Firearms Collection held by the Ellis County Historical Society will be in on display through the summer. This collectoin dates in age from the 1700s through the 1940s, with most falling in the decades between 1840 through 1880. These impressice artifacts have not been on public display for nearly 20 years and will soon return to our vault!