Local history on display

Iola's third-grade classes visit local museums.

Around Town

May 9, 2025 - 2:47 PM

Iola Elementary School third-graders gather with tour guide Donna Houser in front of the boyhood home of Frederick Funston Friday. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register

Iola Elementary School third-graders were treated to tours of the boyhood home of Maj. General Frederick Funston, the Allen County Historical Society Museum and the Old Jail Friday as part of their year-end field trip. 

Allen County Historical Society Executive Director Kurtis Russell, left, gives Iola Elementary School third-graders a tour of the Old Jail and Museum Friday. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
Tour guide Angela Henry gives Iola Elementary School third-graders a tour of the Allen County Historical Society Museum Friday, including this scale model of the Old Allen County Courthouse, which stood in the heart of Iola from 1904 to 1958. Photo by Richard Luken / Iola Register
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