Souders Historical Museum


The Souders Historical Museum is located 1/2 mile southwest of Cheney, Kansas, United States on MacArthur Road and depicts what life was like in Cheney and rural Kansas in the late 1880s and early 1900s.
There are a number of buildings at the museum, including a Main Street, several businesses, a school, a church, a homesteaders cabin, and train depots from both Cheney and neighboring Garden Plain. The buildings contain a variety of artificacts, historical photos and educational materials.
Built by Floyd and Norma Souders, the Museum was built up over several years. Some of the buildings are re-creations while others, such as the Dewey School, are historical structures that have been moved to the Museum. The Dewey School was a one-room school located in Kingman County just a few miles west of Cheney, and was in operation from 1880 until 1944.
The museum is open only by appointment.