Cherryvale Historical Museum — Attraction in Cherryvale

I read the book Hell's Half Acre about the Bloody Benders last year, so when I planned a genealogy trip to Kansas, I knew I had to stop in at the Cherryvale Museum to see the Bender hammers. I was the first visitor in the new building, and I basically got a guided tour of the entire museum. However, I get the feeling they interact with all the visitors in the same way. I was amazed by all the work that went into each display, from the interpretation on the story boards to the artifacts themselves. I learned more about Cherryvale than I had planned to, and I'm not mad about it. The group volunteers I had the pleasure to meet were absolutely lovely; their pride in their town and museum was evident, and I could have chatted with them all day. Congratulations on your new space, and thank you for sharing the history of...

The museum is a font of cool, well kept artifacts, books, media such as books and newspaper clippings. The tour was amazing. My wife and I passed through Cherryvale and we are so glad we did. The tour guide was so amazing, she told us all about the town and the museum. How kind of her to be there on her Sunday afternoons. My wife is a tour guide and historical re-enactor asked a billion questions and had all this background knowledge to ask really specific stuff and the guide was so patient and engaged. We had a really...

Is that place even open? I'm rating this place just from walking by. looks spooky.they should do something with the place. Its to bad because doing my research and hearing stories from the locals as I've lived here 31 yrs this town used to be a pretty booming town with businesses doing great and buildings everywhere. I was told it was a city at one point.i kind feel that it's impossible now to own a business here. so many come and go it's unreal. l'd hate to see this town shrivel down to...