The Pratt County Historical Society was founded in 1968, and dedicated to the preservation of the history of Pratt County, Kansas and the surrounding area.
This 24,000 square foot museum features the history of Pratt County and takes visitors on an instant time travel to the days when America began building an empire out of a vast prairie.
John was born October 1, 1940 and the only child of Dwight and Helen Hartman. Dwight was a road engineer with the Pratt County Highway Dept. and Helen was an English teacher. Jon’s mother would read a lot of stories to him and that is where his interest and love for the Indian people bean. Jon started to collect when he was just 8 years old. He was a paper boy and with the money he earned he bought moccasins and the other Indian artifacts. He also discovered Indian artifacts along the Ninnescah River near Pratt.
Due to all of our generous donations, the Pratt County Historical Museum is one of the largest and best curated history museums in Kansas.
There are a variety of ways that you can help continue to keep the history of Pratt County alive! As a non-profit museum all donations are tax deductible.