The Society News
News from the Jackson County Historical Society:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: August
22, 2002
Contact: David
Jackson, Director of Archives & Education 816.252.7454 JCHS Extends Two
Exhibits The
Jackson County Historical Society is pleased to extend two popular exhibits
featuring different facets of Jackson County History. Jackson County’s Mormon History
and 175 Years of Jackson County History will continue on display through
September 10, 2002. Only
a few hundred known copies remain of the first edition Book of Mormon,
and the Jackson County Historical Society retains one in their
collection. This and other
artifacts related to the Latter Day Saints’ history in Jackson County will be
on display at the 1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home & Museum located at 217 North
Main Street in Independence, MO. The Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center, and the
1859 Jail, Marshal’s Home & Museum, will also continue hosting the
exhibit 175 Years of Jackson County History, each featuring a different era
of Jackson County’s past.
Photographs, artifacts and textual information provide an informative
view into some of the personalities and events that shaped our fascinating
history.
Hours for the Jail Museum are 10 – 4:30 p.m.
Monday–Saturday, and 1–4 p.m. on Sundays. Admission is $4, adults, $3.50, seniors and $1 for youth
six – 16, free 6 and under. The
site can be reached at (816) 252-1892.
Bruce R. Watkins, located at 3700 Blue Parkway, Kansas
City, Missouri 64130, is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through
Saturday. The center is closed
Sunday and Monday.
Admission is free to Bruce R. Watkins. The
Jackson County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation and
understanding of its county’s heritage and will promote the study,
appreciation and interpretation of local and regional history.
JCHS can be found on the web
at www.jchs.org -JCHS- |
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