HistorE-Calendar

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Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society

 

August 2008

 

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Saturday, August 3, 2008

2 p.m.

A President, a Church, and Trails West

While Independence is best known as the home of President Harry S. Truman, Taylor believes that is just one of three nationally significant histories competing for a place in Independence's rich heritage. In his new book, Taylor discusses the importance of Truman's legacy in Independence as well as the city's Mormon history (Independence was declared Zion by Joseph Smith) and the region's importance in relation to the Santa Fe Oregon, and California trails. FREE and open to the public at the Central Library of the Kansas City Public Library, 14 W 10th Street, Kansas City, Missouri. More information may be found on 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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Sunday, August 3, 2008

Noon to 4 p.m.

First Sunday Family Fun Day

Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall invites you to design and dress your own paper doll, watch a film in their new StoryTarium, as well as participate in a scavenger hunt using the museum's new Long Family panel exhibit, and get to enjoy a tasty, old fashioned treat. First Sunday Family Fun Days occur the first Sunday of every month and feature historical and cultural activities for parents and children.

 

Also, help the museum celebrate the debut of "Loula Long Combs: Fashion Paper Doll Collection" during First Sunday Family Fun Day. The original paper doll book is based on the life and fashions of Kansas City's favorite equestrienne, Loula Long Combs. The delightful book, the latest commissioned and published by Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall, features a dozen original illustrations of actual historic clothing and period photographs in the Museum collections. Also included are portraits of some of the Combs' pets like Jocko the monkey and Mary the piglet. The book, filled with rich detail and sumptuous color, will appeal to fashion historians and paper doll aficionados alike. World renowned paper doll artist and writer Johana Gast Anderton, illustrator of the book, will be on hand at the visitor's center to sign copies of the book. More information may be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. FREE and open to the public. Kansas City Museum at Corinthian Hall, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri.

 

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Monday, August 4, 2008

10 a.m.

The Muir 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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NEW BOOKS COMMEMORATES LOCAL BLACK MILITIA UNITS

The University of Missouri Press has published a new book by Roger D. Cunningham titled, The Black Citizen-Soldiers of Kansas, 1864-1901. The book discusses black militia units that served Kansas during the 1864 Price Raid and during the period 1875 to 1897. It also discusses black Kansans who volunteered to serve in the Spanish-American and Philippine wars. http://press.umsystem.edu/fall2008/cunningham.htm

 

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Monday, August 4, 2008

7 p.m.

Historic Elmwood Cemetery

Richard Stewart will share fascinating details about the people who call Kansas City's historic Elmwood Cemetery their final resting place. The presentation is hosted by the Grandview Historical Society and will take place in the Railroad Depot behind Grandview's City Hall and Police Station at 1205 Jones St, Grandview Missouri (M291 S to Main; right; 2 blocks; right). For more information call 816.761.6271.

 

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Thursdays, August 7, 14, 28, 2008

2 p.m.

Children on the Trails (Gallery Walk)

Explore the lives of children 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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ARE YOUR USED BOOKS NEEDING A GOOD HOME?

The Jackson County Genealogical Society is collecting previously owned books for their annual book sale early in September. Deposit your donations in the book barrels located at any of the branches of the Mid-Continent Public Library system.

 

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Trail Splash Day Camp

Join us as we explore three of Independence Missouri's hottest attractions for learning and fun in the sun! The tour includes and begins at the National Frontier Trails Museum 318 West Pacific, Independence, Missouri, and includes a wagon ride. Then, we'll travel to George Owens Nature Center to investigate wildlife and their inhabitants. We end our day at Oasis Adventure Water Park to cool off in the pools. $25 each; advance reservations required. For more information visit their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

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Saturday, August 9, 2008

11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Clement McCrae Puppet Company at the Puppetry Arts Institute

Starring Fifi, Gigi, Mimi, Didi and Paws, plus 9 more fun filled acts. Puppetry Arts Institute, 11025 Winner Road (in historic Englewood), Independence, Missouri. More information may be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Call for $5 reservations at 816.833.9777.

 

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Saturday, August 16, 2008

10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

1862 Lone Jack Civil War Battle Community Commemoration

As the Lone Jack Historical Society commemorates those who made immeasurable sacrifices in generations past, you are invited to create your own day of memories. There's something for everyone so plan to join us as we celebrate our past, our present, and our future. Museum admission is free during Commemoration so it's a great time to see the museum's "Order No. 11" display. Donations are appreciated to help keep the museum doors open and continue preservation. Inquire into the Lone Jack Tri-County Idol Contest and the Little Miss and Mr. Lone Jack Contest. Local organizations and crafters will have booths in the park. The Helping Hands Food Pantry will offer Mennonite jams and pickles for sale.

 

10 a.m. Parade

11 a.m. Wreath laying ceremony by the American Legion Post #499 to honor the soldiers who gave their lives at the Battle of Lone Jack (complete with the Civil War re-enactors' Roll Call of Honor).

11:45 a.m. Order No. 11 drama on stage

 

More information may be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. Lone Jack Civil War Battlefield Museum Park (Highway 50, ½ block south of Lone Jack exit), Lone Jack, Missouri. For more information call 816.805.1815.

 

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Sunday, August 17, 2008

2 p.m.

Black Hand Strawman: Organized Crime in KC

Kansas City Star article on Central Bank loans to businesses in the River Quay. The first Italian organized crime efforts in Kansas City focused on Black Hand extortion that targeted other Italian families. Starting with Prohibition in 1920, when bootlegging became the new enterprise, mob activities in Kansas City continued to evolve and expand – even so far as Las Vegas. In this illustrated presentation, local filmmaker Terence O'Malley examines Kansas City's organized crime history. More information may be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. FREE and open to the public at the Central Library of the Kansas City Public Library, 14 W. 10th St., Kansas City, Missouri. 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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Sunday, August 17, 2008

2 p.m.

Community Curators at Union Station

Well known historic preservation architect Adam Jones and Kansas City Parks and Recreation boulevard archivist Ann McFerrin will address the Kansas City Museum's "two most important artifacts," historic Corinthian Hall and its once famous gardens. More information may be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar. FREE and open to the public. Town Hall at Union Station Kansas City, 30 W. Pershing, Kansas City, Missouri. Please RSVP to the event by calling 816. 483.8300.

 

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NEW WEBSITE MAKES LOCAL RESOURCE AVAILABLE

Kathy Tuohey's popular local history book, "The Devil's Backbone," is now available in PDF format on the Internet, thanks to her son, Michael Tuohey. Print whatever sections (or the whole thing) as you desire by navigating to: http://www.kc-it.com/backbone. Simply click on the desired part to view in Adobe Acrobat Reader.

 

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Thursday, August 28, 2008

6:30 p.m.

Evening Wagon Ride and Swales Walk

Explore swales (ruts) made in the 18930s, investigate the Santa Fe Gallery, and enjoy a wagon ride powered by genuine Missouri Mules. $12 adults; $9 youths. Advances reservations required; limited to 15 people. 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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SAVE THESE DATES!

 

September 6-7, 2008

In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark: Lower Missouri River Archaeology and History Conference will take place at the Fort Osage Education Center, Sibley, Missouri (about 30 miles northeast of Kansas City). Seating is limited. For more information contact John Peterson, Historic Sites Curator, Jackson County Parks & Recreation,

22807 Woods Chapel Road, Blue Springs, MO 64015; 816.650.3452. More information may also be found on their website through the Jacomo Bookmark linked at the top of this HistorE-Calendar.

 

Friday and Saturday, October 10-11, 2008

Friday  1 to 7 p.m.

Saturday 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Wesport's 175th Birthday Party

More details to come.

 

Saturday, October 11, 2008

The Saint Louis Genealogical Society will present "Finding our German Ancestors" featuring Larry O. Jensen, a nationally-known lecturer.  The program will be:  ABCs of German Genealogical Research; Determining Place of Origin of Emigran Ancestors; Maps and Atlases; Sources Used in Resolving Intermediate and Advanced German Research Problems. For complete information, visit our website; www.stlgs.org

 

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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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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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Independence, MO 64050

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