Amelia Earhart Birthplace Museum Fund

OUR MISSION

To Preserve the history of Amelia Earhart
To Honor and recognize the contributions women have made in aeronautics
To Educate and Relate these histories and courageous exploits through local and online exhibits, activities and events.

Immediate needs:

Landscaping / hardscaping - beautifying the outside of the historic home / museum.
Ongoing inside improvements to the museum, as well as an ongoing maintenance list.

Goal = $200,000

DEDICATION

We, the Ninety-Nines, Inc. and the citizens of Atchison, Kansas dedicate the Amelia Earhart Birthplace to this generation and future generations as a museum. We will continue to restore and preserve the home to the period when Amelia lived here, and to portray her life and those of other women aviators.

A BRIEF HISTORY

Construction of Amelia Earhart's birthplace and childhood home, located at 223 N. Terrace, initially began in 1861. The wood-frame, Gothic Revival cottage is perched high on the west bank of the scenic Missouri River.

Amelia was born in the home on July 24, 1897 to Edwin Stanton Earhart and Amy Otis Earhart. Despite living in many different cities, Amelia considered Atchison her hometown, having spent more of her life in the Otis home than anywhere else. The Amelia Earhart Birthplace represents the most tangible remaining link with the famous female aviator.

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