Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum (Ninety-Nines) — Attraction in Atchison

Such a cool piece of history to learn about. Construction of Amelia Earhart's birthplace and childhood home, located at 223 N. Terrace, initially began in 1861. The wood-frame, Gothic Revival cottage is perched high on the west bank of the scenic Missouri River. ​ Amelia was born in the home on July 24, 1897, to Edwin Stanton Earhart and Amy Otis Earhart. Despite living in many different cities, Amelia considered Atchison her hometown, having spent more of her life in the Otis home than anywhere else. The Amelia Earhart Birthplace represents the most tangible remaining link with the famous female aviator.

Dr. Eugene J. Bribach of Atchison, contributed $100,000 to The Ninety-Nines, an International Organization of Women Pilots (to which Amelia not only belonged but also served as their inaugural president) to assist with the purchase and maintenance of the home. WHAT IS OUR MISSION? To preserve the history of Amelia Earhart To honor and recognize the contributions women have made in aeronautics To educate and relate these histories and courageous exploits through local and online exhibits, activities, and events DEDICATION We, the Ninety-Nines, Inc., and the citizens of Atchison, Kansas dedicate the Amelia Earhart Birthplace to this generation and future generations as a museum. We will continue to restore and preserve the home to the period when Amelia lived here, and to portray her life and those of other...

They have QR codes throughout the home with short audio recordings to learn more which was really fascinating. My advice would be that they have a checklist of how many QR codes there are and where they're located because they're really small and you might miss them in the cluttered museum.

They were kind and offered a bingo game for children to search throughout the home/museum. The children can go for simple bingo or try to fill the whole card and get more than one prize.

Postcards are a bit overpriced for simple postcards. They were out of stock of some simple pins and unfortunately.

Shocking how unprotected some items are. Materials can deteriorate with air exposure. Also shocked some things are not protected from being touched like shoes and clothing. They're easily accessible for little hands.

Overall learned a lot. However it seemed half of the place was just a memorabilia collection of Amelia Earhart products rather than a historical birthplace type of home museum.

Also I was disappointed how much stuff was in the home that was for other women of the 99 rather than the actual Amelia Earhart history and artifacts.

It was a little troubling to see what appeared to be a box of the ashes of a supporter just out in the open in an exhibit room upstairs of items donated from their estate. A little creepy...

The Amelia Earhart Birthplace is a beautiful home overlooking the Missouri River. Once you enter the home through the front door, you can go on a self-guided tour of the home where various clippings and artifacts are arranged to tell the story of Amelia's life and mysterious death. The tour costs $5.

As far as the artifacts themselves, I thought it was a bit of a hodge podge. It was hard to follow the story and it didn't seem to progress in a logical way. There was a mix of historic artifacts and more modern stories. There were also some rooms where there were cards and stories written from aviators today to Amelia.

This is the kind of place you should definitely check out due to Amelia's impact on the world and the field of aviation, but you probably won't find yourself...