For generations, people have come to Johnson County for very different reasons. Some were forced here by federal removal policies. Others crossed ...

Have you ever thought about how the dirt beneath your feet became private property? It might seem like an odd question. Today, land is a commodity – ...

Thanks to names like Black Bob Road, Shawnee Mission School District, and the city of Shawnee, we often think of the Shawnee Tribe when imagining the ...

The All-Electric House is the Johnson County Museum’s largest artifact – and during the holiday season, perhaps its most nostalgic! Seeing the 1950s ...

Water has always been essential to life in Johnson County—shaping the land, sustaining communities, and influencing the local economy. The Johnson ...