To access the museum's direct site, please go to: www.andrewcountymuseum.org.
A private, non-profit organization, the Andrew County Museum is housed in a modern 14,000 sq. ft. facility donated by Harry F. Duncan. The Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the county’s rich history.
Over the past decade, the Museum has:
w adopted a strategic plan, guiding the Museum in a transformation from an institution with displays of legacy collections to a dynamic, active place with exciting, new, interpretive exhibits;
w completed an $830,000 capital campaign to support the new exhibit program;
w won passage of a county-wide sales tax to support the Museum’s annual operating expenses;
w researched, planned, designed and installed a 900 sq. ft. orientation exhibit which summarizes Andrew County’s history and serves as introduction to A Rural Way of Life, a new, permanent, 3,900-square-foot exhibite
Over the next two years, the Museum will complete A Rural Way of Life’s additional 3,000 square feet and introduce new programs for visitors.
Work on the remaining 3,000 sq. ft. permanent exhibit “A Rural Way of Life” is well underway and will be completed in 2008 interpreting the county’s history from 1841-2001. New programs will provide opportunities for families and groups to get involved in Andrew County’s history.
Mailing Address
PO Box 12
Savannah, MO 64485-0012
Street Address
202 East Duncan Drive
Savannah, MO 64485
Contact Us:
Phone: 816-324-4720
Fax: 816-324-5271
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Museum Hours:
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am to 4:00 pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Special arrangements in advance for other hours or days.
Closed: Legal holidays and the fourth and fifth weekends each month
DIRECTIONS:
The Andrew County Museum is located in Duncan Memorial Park, next to the Clasbey Community Center and the Duncan Hills Golf Course, just off 71 Highway and only one mile from downtown Savannah, with shops and restaurants. Savannah is twenty minutes north of St. Joseph, Missouri and 65 miles north of Kansas City.
From St. Joseph or Kansas City:
Take I-29 north to exit 53 (Savannah, Business 71). Turn right onto US 71 for 6.3 miles, turn right on N. Arbor St., then take the first right onto E. Duncan Drive. The Museum is on the right.
PLAN YOUR VISIT
If you’ve visited before and enjoyed the Kewpie and doll collections, they are still on exhibit in the Duncan-Dray Gallery. If you haven’t been to the Museum before or in a long time, come see and learn about the county’s history in the Orientation Exhibit with a video, interactive map, history timeline and hands-on discovery wheel.
Come see the plans for more exhibits to be completed in 2008.
ACCESSIBILITY: The museum and genealogy research area are accessible to the handicapped.
Genealogy Department
The Genealogy Department has recently expanded and serves hundreds of researchers each year. It is the only depository for vital Andrew County Records and has recently published a second record of Andrew County history—one of 24 Genealogy Department publications.
The Genealog Department includes the following types of records for Andrew County: county records, probates, births/death records, wills, obituaries, and more from 1841 to present.
The department is open Thursday and Friday: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. or by appointment. Call 816-324-4720 to set up an appointment or for questions. Questions can also be emailed to the museum at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Get Involved
County residents are asked to donate photos and/or artifacts to help document and illustrate the county’s history in the new exhibits. Lists of objects and photos needed are available at the Museum.
Membership
The purpose of the Andrew County Museum and Historical Society membership program is to aid in the development of educational opportunities for members and special programs and events for the public. Membership programs are both social events and opportunities for discussions on historical topics.
Membership dues are:
- $ 8.00 - Student/Senior Citizen: open to any full time student or individual over 60.
- $12.00 - Individual: open to any individual.
- $20.00 - Joint: open to any couple.
- $25.00 - Family: open to any couple with any number of children at home.
- $50.00 - Patron: open to any individual, couple, or family.
- $100.00 - Benefactor: open to any individual, couple, or family.
As a member to the ACM&HS you will receive:
- Quarterly issues of the society's newsletter "Diggin' History;"
- Invitations to quarterly membership meetings and voting privileges of prospective board members;
- Discounts to special events and programs (where a charge is applicable);
- Discounts for genealogical services and in the museum gift shop (at designated times);
- Invitations to the annual Membership Dinner and exhibit preview parties;
- Notices to all programs, exhibits, special events and "members only" functions;
- Notification of governmental actions affecting historical agencies and updates on regional functions;
- Comfort in knowing you are contributing to Andrew County's only public cultural arts institution.
"Yes, I want to Join!"
Send your request with the type of membership you want noted and with a check for the total amount made out to the Andrew County Museum.
Winter Event is held every November.
Over 400 people attended the 2006 Winter Event held at the Museum
