The Santa Fe Trail Center archive is available for people wishing to find additional information about Pawnee County. It is open free-of-charge to the public. Materials cannot be checked out, but reading on-site is encouraged.

Visitors are encouraged to contact the museum for an appointment to ensure that someone will be available to assist them. The archive is closed if the Curator is unavailable. The archive is open Tuesday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and every other weekend 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

If you have a question related to the archive you may email us at curator@santafetrailcenter.org.

Interested in a reproduction of a photograph or document from our collection? View our Reproduction and Use Fee Schedule.

Index lists, collection descriptions, and some of our original documents are available on our Scribd profile.

Here are some other useful sources for research:

Pawnee County Historical Newspapers http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528
Pawnee County, Kansas - GenWeb: http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/pawnee/
Pawnee County Clerks Office: Phone: (620)285-3721
Pawnee Register of Deeds: Phone: (620)285-3276
Pawnee District Court: Phone: (620)285-6937

email: museum@santafetrailcenter.org
1349 K-156 Hwy
Larned, KS 67550
(620) 285-2054
Fax: (620) 285-7491