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Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society

 

July 2008

 

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Wednesday, July 2, 2008

6 p.m. Reception

6:30 p.m. Program

The First (and Worst!) Six Months of American Independence. Author and historian John Buchanan discusses The First (and Worst!) Six Months of American Independence. Buchanan, author of The Road to Valley Forge, will discuss the disastrous string of American defeats that followed the signing of the Declaration of Independence and how the battlefield reverses ironically enabled Washington to win the Revolutionary War. A former archivist at Cornell University and former chief registrar of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, Buchanan is also the author of The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas and Jackson's Way: Andrew Jackson and the People of the Western Waters. Copies of Buchanan's books will be available for sale courtesy of Barnes & Noble on the Plaza, and the author will sign copies purchased during the event. Admission is free. Kansas City Public Library's Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending. Free parking is available in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore.

 

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Thursdays, July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 2008

2 p.m.

Women on the Trails (Gallery Walk)

Explore the lives of women who took to the trails in this 30-minute gallery walk. Free with regular admission to the National Frontier Trails Museum, 318 West Pacific, Independence, Missouri. For more information, visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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July 4, 2008

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE DAY at Missouri Town 1855

A truly unique 4th of July celebration. Listen to period music, hear patriotic speeches and join in a town parade. Fleming Park at Lake Jacomo, Blue Springs, Missouri. Children's games and activities featured. Adults $5; Youth (5-13) & Sr Adults (62+) $3. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Or, call 816.503.4860.

 

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July 4, 2008

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

INDEPENDENCE DAY at Fort Osage National Historic Landmark

Spend the 4th of July with the civilians and military of 1812 as they celebrate the 36th anniversary of our independence. Fort Osage at Sibley, Missouri. Highlights of the day's activities include the firing of the cannons, muskets and military drills. Adults $7; Youth (5-13) $4; Sr Adults (62+) $3. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Or, call 816.503.4860.

 

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July 4, 2008

Reduced admission to Harry S Truman Library and Museum

Adult admission is just $5 (that's one "Honest Abe") to coincide with the special exhibition from the National Constituteion Center: Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War. This popular, interactive exhibition takes visitors back to 1860. With a nation perched on the brink of war, would President Lincoln unlock the Constitution to solve secession, civil liberties, and slavery...and save the United States of America? For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Monday, July 7, 2008

10 a.m.

The Jennings Family discussed at the Ambassadors meeting of the Raytown Historical Society. If you have information to share in connection with this topic (or have suggestions for future topics), contact the Raytown Historical Society through their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Or, call 816.353.5033; e-mail raytownhistorical@sbcglobal.net.

 

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Wednesday, July 9, 2008

6:30 p.m.

U.S. Penitentiary: Images of America

Kenneth M. LaMaster, a former correctional officer turned institution historian at the United States Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth, discusses the history of the institution and some of the infamous inmates who have been incarcerated there on Wednesday, July 9, at 6:30 p.m. at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Missouri. LaMaster has worked since 1979 in all three of the Leavenworth area's famous prisons. His career began as a guard inside the United States Disciplinary Barracks on Fort Leavenworth. In May 1982, he went to work as a corrections officer at the Kansas State Penitentiary. On July 24, 1983, LaMaster went to work at the United States Federal Penitentiary in Leavenworth. He is the author of a new book, U.S. Penitentiary: Images of America.

LaMaster's talk is in conjunction with MUGGED! A Rogues' Gallery of Leavenworth Penitentiary Mug Shots on display at the Central Library through July 20. The exhibit is a captivating collection of photographs that provides a window into prison life in the United States during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It includes portraits of murderers, thieves, con men, bootleggers, white-collar criminals, and an assortment of other lawbreakers. Admission to the event is free. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Click here or call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending.

 

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Thursday, July 10, 2008

7 p.m.

The Battle of Westport and The Burning of Dayton

Original DVD of the Battle of Westport by Jim Beckner and Asterio Pascolini for the 3rd Anniversary of the Trailside Center. The volunteer staff of the Center will be introduced. Piano Melodies by Betty Stearns. Light Refreshments. The Trailside Center is staffed by volunteers from the Historical Society of New Santa Fe and the Linden Hill Homes Association. 9901 Holmes Road, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Saturday, July 12, 2008

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

21st Annual Bingham Waggoner Estate Antique & Craft Fair. 313 West Pacific, Independence, Missouri. Outdoor show with around 150 exhibitors from a three state area. Food booths and door prizes. Free admission. Regular price for Mansion tours. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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NEW WEBSITE HIGHLIGHTS A WORLD WAR II-RELATED THEME

 

World War II was a trying time for the United States and equally so for baseball. More than 4,500 professional players swapped flannels for military uniforms to serve their nation and future Hall of Famers like Bob Feller, Hank Greenberg, Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams lost vital playing time in the prime of their careers.

 

Baseball in Wartime is dedicated to preserving the memories of all baseball players (major league, minor league, semi-pro, college, amateur and high school), who served with the military during WW2. More than 16 million Americans and 1.1 million Canadians served with the Army, Navy, Army Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, Royal Canadian Air Force and Merchant Marine in World War II. This site aims to preserve the memories of those whose baseball-playing lives were affected in some way by serving their nation.

 

Gary Bedingfield (garybed@gmail.com), with Baseball in Wartime, invites you to visit, http://www.baseballinwartime.com.

 

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Saturday and Sunday, July 12 and 13, 2008

Saturday: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday: 1-5 p.m.

A colorful display of quilts, both old and new, are from the personal collections of residents of Blue Springs and eastern Jackson County at the Dillingham-Lewis House Museum, 15th & Main, Blue Springs, Missouri. Sponsored by the Blue Springs Historical Society. A donation is suggested. Please park on Main Street and enter the north door. Contact: Mimi Deel, 816-229-7223. Or, for more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Sunday, July 13, 2008

2 p.m.

They Built Kansas City: Ernest Olaf Brostrom's work, as presented by Susan Jezak Ford. The architects who helped shape the Kansas City skyline are the subject of today's talk in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri. Admission is free. For more information visit the Library's website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending. Funding for this series is provided in part by the Missouri Valley Special Collections with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

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Wednesday, July 16, 2008 (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED)

6 p.m. Social (Cash Bar)

6:30 p.m. Dinner

Quantrill Remembered at Quarterly Meeting

Paul Petersen, author of two books on William Quantrill and resident of Raytown will talk about Quantrill's Guerillas in Jackson County before and during the Civil War, focusing on the Little Blue River Valley and the Raytown area. Quarterly Meeting and Dinner of the Raytown Historical Society. Open to the public! $10/seat reservations must be received by Saturday, July 12, 2008. Call Charlotte at 816.356.0444 or Phyllis at 816.356.2338. Teetering Rocks Clubhouse, 12040 E. 86th St, Kansas City, Missouri.

 

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Saturday, July 19, 2008 (ADVANCE REGISTRATION)

9 a.m. Symposium

11:30 a.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Road Tour

Running with Bonnie and Clyde: The Red Crown Symposium and Road Tour

This event marks the 75th anniversary of the 1933 gunfight between local lawmen and notorious outlaws Bonnie and Clyde and the Barrow Gang near today's Kansas City International Airport. The symposium examines the Barrow gang, events leading up to the Red Crown shootout and its aftermath, told through film, rare slides and various accounts. Vintage cars, period costumes, collectibles on display. Lunch available. Escape from Platte County Road Tour, following lunch, retraces some of the actual roads used by the Barrow gang that night 75 years ago. Majestic Theater at Zona Rosa, 7430 NW 87 St., Kansas City. Hours: Symposium 9 a.m.; Lunch 11:30; Road tour; 12:30. While admission to the Red Crown Symposium and Road Tour is free, advanced registration is required. Make sure to get yours in now. Go to www.kcmodela.com to download the registration form. We have limited seating and we fully expect the event to be at capacity. Visit www.kcmodela.com or call Jim Spawn 816.421.1991 or 816.916.4100.

 

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Saturday, July 19, 2008

10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Visitor Appreciation Day at the National Frontier Trails Museum

Visitors may also take advantage of FREE wagon rides with paid admission to the museum! National Frontier Trails Museum 318 West Pacific, Independence, Missouri. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

2 p.m.

Lumber Baron and Philanthropist: The R. A. Long Story

Tim Sullivan leads an illustrated presentation of the man, his career, and impact on Kansas City. Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library, 4801 Main Street, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Sunday, July 20, 2008

2:30 p.m.

The Economical Preservation and Display of Family Heirlooms

Ann Dent, artist and framer presents at the Dillingham-Lewis House Museum, 15th & Main Streets, Blue Springs, MO. Learn very practical ways of protecting your treasures for display. Bring family pictures, documents, or clothing for advice on their particular problems. Sponsored by the Blue Springs Historical Society. Donation $2 per person.

Contact: Jacquelin Page, 816-224-4910. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Sunday, July 27, 2008

2 p.m.

They Built Kansas City: Edward Beuhler Delk's work as presented by Dr. William Worley. The architects who helped shape the Kansas City skyline are the subject of today's talk in the Truman Forum at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., Kansas City, Missouri. Admission is free. For more information visit the Library's website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending. Funding for this series is provided in part by the Missouri Valley Special Collections with assistance from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

 

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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

6:30 p.m.

Hometown Hostesses: The Harvey Girls

Fred Harvey reinvigorated his restaurant chain by hiring women servers in 1883 because "they don't get drunk and get in knife fights like men." A special presentation by Tom Taylor and Bonnie Hansen. Waldo Branch of the Kansas City Public Library, 201 E 75th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit the Library's website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Thursday, July 31, 2008 (RESERVATIONS REQUIRED)

6:30 p.m.

Evening Wagon Ride and Swales Walk

Explore swales (ruts) made in the 1830s; investigate the Santa Fe Gallery; and, enjoy a wagon ride powered by genuine equine: Missouri Mules. $12 adults; $9 youths 6-17. Advance reservations required. Limited to 15 people; weather permitting. 318 West Pacific, Independence, Missouri. For more information visit the National Frontier Trails Museum website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Thursday, July 31, 2008

6:30 p.m.

The Great Plains During World War II

R. Douglas Hurt discusses the impact of WWII on the Great Plains. FREE and open to the public. Central Library of the Kansas City Public Library. 14 West 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. Call 816.701.3407 to indicate your interest in attending. FREE parking in the Library District Parking Garage at 10th and Baltimore. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Through July 20, 2008

MUGGED! A Rogue's Gallery of Leavenworth Penitentiary Mug Shots is a photographic exhibit of inmate mug shots taken from the early records of the famed federal penitentiary in Leavenworth is on display in the Kansas City Public Library's Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. Included in the exhibit are portraits of murderers, thieves, con men, bootleggers, gangsters, white-collar criminals, and an assortment of other lawbreakers, ranging from radical labor union leader William "Big Bill" Haywood and Richard Stroud — better known as the "Birdman of Alcatraz" — to African American heavyweight boxing champion Jack Johnson and train robber Al Jennings. MUGGED! was developed by the National Archives — Central Plains Region. For more information, visit their website available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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June 8 through August 17, 2008

PRESENTING MISS NARRA LEWIS OF BLUE SPRINGS

Miss Narra (1857-1947) was a well-educated, world traveling, single lady who on occasion swung a hatchet on booze and gambling, collected vintage clothing, and had genteel tea parties for her friends in what later became the Dillingham-Lewis House Museum. She really helped liven up life when Blue Springs was still a small rural town. Meet this very interesting person through photos, documents and artifacts from our Archives and Museum collections. Blue Springs Historical Society, Dillingham-Lewis House Museum, 15th & Main Streets, Blue Springs, MO. Sundays Only from 2 to 5 p.m. For more information, visit their website available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar, or call Jacquelin Page, 816.224.4910.

 

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May 16 through September 14, 2008

Lincoln: The Constitution & The Civil War

Neither a traditional biography of Lincoln nor a conventional exhibit on the Civil War, Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War explores how Lincoln met the enormous challenges of the Civil War and why his very human struggle still matters to us today. From families with young children to Civil War buffs and history scholars, everyone will find something engaging in Lincoln: The Constitution and the Civil War. Harry S Truman Library and Museum. Visit their website available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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through August 31, 2008

Coming of Age in Johnson County, 1960-1976

The 1960s and 1970s were a rite of passage. Check out this fascinating exhibit to explore how local residents responded to the issues of the times! For more information visit the Johnson County (Ks.) Museum's website available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar).

 

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