History - FRAHS

We are home to three museums:

Whitewater Photo Museum - 119 S. Main
1911 City Jail
Museum of Walk-Behind Tractors

follow Museums at Whitewater on Facebook for wonderful area history posts with pictures!

Another source for local history is the Frederic Remington Area Historical Society or FRAHS visit their website.

FREDERIC REMINGTON AREA HISTORICAL SOCIETY

The Frederic Remington Area Historical Society (FRAHS) is a membership organization and not-for-profit corporation, filed June 21, 1978. This corporation is exempt from federal income tax under 501(c)(3) Revenue Codes of 1954. Membership runs from September to May; dues are announced at meetings.

The primary purpose of FRAHS is to collect, preserve, and share the Frederic Remington USD206 School District area’s rich history and culture with its residents, students, and other interested persons. A majority of the society’s programs each year are to fulfill that purpose, while other programs should inform attendees of state and national topics of historical and cultural interests.

A part of Whitewater has become a piece of the Old Cowtown Museum in Wichita - link

Every month in our 2026 Newsletter we have a Highlighted History portion concerning Whitewater and the surrounding area. Those articles can be found below.