Leave a Legacy

By supporting  Miners Hall Museum through a gift or estate planning, you ensure that future generations can connect with their past, fostering a deeper appreciation for the sacrifices, triumphs, and resilience of the miners who contributed to the growth and development of southeast Kansas. Join us in this meaningful endeavor and help preserve the legacy of mining for years to come.

Donation Funds

Follow the PayPal Donation buttons below to donate directly to one of three important funds to the Miners Hall Museum

Miners Hall Museum Entrance Sign

General Fund

Miners Hall Museum Foundation owns, manages, and operates three properties in Franklin, Ks (the museum which include Coal Camp, our replica mining camp and original miner’s house, the Franklin Community Park and the Dragline Park). Donations to the general fund help us maintain those properties, staffing, utilities, insurance, supplies and all the general necessities to stay in operation.

Spring flowers at Franklin Community Park

Franklin Community Park Fund

Donations to this fund will go directly for the care and maintenance of the Franklin Community Park. Park Reservations are FREE - contact us to reserve!

Image of the Page 618 Walking Dragline

Dragline Park Fund

Donations to this fund will go directly to the restoration, preservation, care and maintenance of the Dragline Park and the unique Page 618 Walking Dragline which is the only preserved walking dragline in the United States.

A musician plays the accordion at a Miners Hall Museum event

Legacy Giving &
Estate Planning

Choosing to honor your loved one by giving to Miners Hall Museum Foundation demonstrates your belief in the goals and vision of the museum and is an investment in the education of our children and preservation of our culture.  We appreciate the selection of our foundation as a memorial. 

Memorials can be sent directly to the museum at: Miners Hall Museum, 701. S. Broadway, Franklin, KS 66735.

If you are interested in learning more about leaving a lasting legacy to the museum through estate planning, funeral memorials, life insurance, endowments, etc., call 620-347-4220 or email minershallmuseum@gmail.com and a Trustee will be happy to discuss this with you.