Osage County Historical Society to present program on rural carnivals at annual meeting

The Osage County Historical Society will hold its annual meeting 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025, at the Melvern Community Building. As part of this year’s meeting, Erika Nelson, Humanities Kansas, will present a program, “What a Ride! Rural Community Owned Carnivals,” about carnivals in Kansas. Osage County was once the home of Forepaugh Circus,