Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society

Board of Directors & Staff Directory

Introducing Our Board of Directors:                         Introducing Our Staff:

 

George B. Lopez, President

     James B. Nutter & Co.

 

Ralph A. Monaco, II, President-Elect

     Monaco, Sanders, Racine, Gotfredson & Barbour

 

Shirley Wurth, Secretary

     Retired, Raytown School District

 

Charlotte Ronan, Treasurer

     Community Volunteer

 

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Charles C. Bishop Jr., Director
     Johnson County Community College

 

William B. Bundschu, Director
     Community Volunteer

 

Kent Dicus, Director

     Children’s Mercy Hospital

 

Angie Felarca, Director

     Ameristar Casino, Director
 

J. Richard Franklin, Director

     Retired, Missouri House of Representatives

 

Debra Gildehaus, Director

     Community Volunteer

 

Karen Graves

     Attorney; Community Volunteer

 

Jimmy Johnson

     Educator

 

Jonathan Kemper

     Commerce Bank

 

Benjamin Mann

     Husch Blackwell

 

J. Bradley Pace, Director

     Armstrong Teasdale, LLP Attorneys

     Friends of the Truman Courthouse

 

Al Pitzner, Director
     J. B. Nutter & Co.

 

Jim Stilley, Jr., Director

     Attorney

 

Sharon Williams, Director

     Shook, Hardy & Bacon; Community Volunteer

 

 

Introducing Our Volunteers:

 

Janann Adams, Archives Technician

Marcia Armstrong, Jail Museum Attendant

John Cianciolo, Marshal of the 1859 Jail Museum

Lottie Cianciolo, Jail Museum Volunteer Coordinator

Greg Christy, Jail Museum Attendant

James Daugherty, Jail Museum Attendant

Sue Davis, Jail Museum Attendant

Georgia Fox, Archives Technician

Jan Flandermeyer, Jail Museum Attendant

Frances Gabbard, Archives Technician

   & Jail Musuem Attendant

Myla Gentry, Jail Museum Attendant

Bill Harbottle, Archives Technician

Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries,

   Custodial Support

Linda Jordan, Jail Museum Attendant

Pati Kidwell, Archives Technician

Gary Kimball, Archives Technician

Barbara Krebs, Jail Museum Attendant

John Langton, Archives Technician

Bill Latta, Archives Technician

Fran Mason, Archives Technician

Virginia McMenamy, Jail Museum Attendant

Courtney Neaveill, Archives Technician

Lorraine Nelson, Jail Museum Attendant

Tom Rafiner, Archives Technician

Barbara Rankin, Jail Museum Attendant

Joan Rockers, Jail Museum Attendant

Marge Rucker, Jail Museum Attendant

Jake Simonitsch, Jail Museum Attendant

Les Simmons, Archives Technician

Joanne Snow, Jail Museum Attendant

Tim Truman, Giftshop Attendant

Kathy Tuohey, Archives Technician

Bernard Vitt, Jail Museum Attendant

We receive thousands of requests each year on an infinite variety of topics.

 

So we may serve your needs efficiently, please a) select the most appropriate contact from the following directory, and b) include your name and a complete return postal mailing address in all correspondence.

 

1859 Jail, Marshal's Home & Museum

 

ADDRESS for SURFACE MAIL:

      Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society

        P O Box 4241

          Independence, MO 64051-4241

 

Bookshop

 

Calendar of events

 

David W. Jackson

  Director of Archives & Education

    Archives Research Library, and Bookshop

            (816) 252-7454

            (816) 461-1510 (fax)

 

Donations of historical materials

 

Financial Contributions

 

General information about the Historical Society

 

Harry S Truman Office and Courtroom

 

Historical question or query

(Archives & Research Library)

 

Internship opportunities

 

Jackson County Historical Society JOURNAL editor

 

Membership information

 

Steve Noll

  Executive Director

          (816) 461-1897

          (816) 461-1510 (fax)

 

Tours and field trips

 

Volunteer opportunities

 

Webmaster

 

Each year the Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society Board of Directors honors local citizens and organizations for their efforts at promoting and raising awareness of the importance of history and its preservation. Click here to view past years’ recipients.

The Historical Society’s Honor Roll of Past Presidents.