PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE-November 2025
Halloween signals the true arrival of Autumn. The trees have put on their own colorful costumes and are covering the ground with candy-colored leaves for our “trick or treater’s” adventures. As we
celebrate this colorful seasonal transition, we also celebrate the transition of our Society toward greater service for our Community.
From its beginnings in 1994 your Society has evolved in it’s Mission to honor, preserve and celebrate the past, present and future of our community. The “Depot” in old downtown Overland Park is completed. We are gearing up for our Ribbon Cutting, Grand Opening and Member Open House from
3:30 - 6pm on November 12th.
Members are invited to enjoy that time to stop by and explore the Depot! It is a wonderful space at the “Time Square” of Old OP. An iconic location that will serve our Society and the Community as our history flows into the future. Come see our new location and the historical exhibits in place now with lots more to come. In addition, your Society is actively working with both the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley School Districts to partner on ways to assist their teachers in bringing our community’s fascinating history directly into their classrooms!
Our place in the community and our Mission to serve it as a repository and teacher of our history past, present and future is dependent on the financial support necessary to sustain our operations and programming. We are launching our fundraising campaign concurrent with our “Kick-off” and Open House. The generosity of our Members, their families, The City of Overland Park and so many other donors has made all this possible.
We thank each and every one of you for all you have done and your continuing support as we work to assure a sound financial foundation for our Mission going forward.
Rod Richardson, President
Overland Park Historical Society
Halloween signals the true arrival of Autumn. The trees have put on their own colorful costumes and are covering the ground with candy-colored leaves for our “trick or treater’s” adventures. As we
celebrate this colorful seasonal transition, we also celebrate the transition of our Society toward greater service for our Community.
From its beginnings in 1994 your Society has evolved in it’s Mission to honor, preserve and celebrate the past, present and future of our community. The “Depot” in old downtown Overland Park is completed. We are gearing up for our Ribbon Cutting, Grand Opening and Member Open House from
3:30 - 6pm on November 12th.
Members are invited to enjoy that time to stop by and explore the Depot! It is a wonderful space at the “Time Square” of Old OP. An iconic location that will serve our Society and the Community as our history flows into the future. Come see our new location and the historical exhibits in place now with lots more to come. In addition, your Society is actively working with both the Shawnee Mission and Blue Valley School Districts to partner on ways to assist their teachers in bringing our community’s fascinating history directly into their classrooms!
Our place in the community and our Mission to serve it as a repository and teacher of our history past, present and future is dependent on the financial support necessary to sustain our operations and programming. We are launching our fundraising campaign concurrent with our “Kick-off” and Open House. The generosity of our Members, their families, The City of Overland Park and so many other donors has made all this possible.
We thank each and every one of you for all you have done and your continuing support as we work to assure a sound financial foundation for our Mission going forward.
Rod Richardson, President
Overland Park Historical Society