The Jackson County Historical Society has been publishing a local history journal since 1958. That's a lot of local history.
We recently posted a downloadable index listing every JCHS Journal article published from 1958 to 2009 which contains nearly 1,000 entries. The Excel file is searchable and is highly indexed.
Read MoreThe State Historical Society of Missouri should get a new $35 million headquarters in downtown Columbia, Mo. based on state funding approved by the Missouri General Assembly.
Preliminary plans for the new building are for a 125,000 to 150,000 square feet building including a 100- to 125-seat auditorium. The bill still requires approval by Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon.
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Two Kansas City buildings are being nominated for the National Register of Historic Places.
Nominated are the The Fairfax Building, 101 W. 11th St., and the Interstate Bakeries Corporation Headquarters Building, 12 E. Armour Blvd.
Read MoreThe State Historical Society of Missouri is spearheading plans for commemorating the 200th anniversary of Missouri's statehood in 2021 and looking for ideas.
To that end, a Bicentennial Focus Group will be held in Kansas City area on Thurs, April 9th from 2-4 pm at the Midwest Genealogy Center located at 3440 S. Lee's Summit Rd., Independence, MO 64055.
Read MoreThe Swope Mansion murders remain one of the most intriguing local history tales in the Kansas City region.
The story is recounted in a book "Death on Pleasant Street: The Ghastly Enigma of Colonel Swope and Doctor Hyde" which is being read by a local book club.
Read MoreJackson County Historical Society will recognize 2014 award winners at its Jan. 22 annual dinner at the Alexander Majors Home in Kansas City, Mo.
Read MoreThe event will be held Jan. 22 at the Alexander Majors Historic Home Site, 8201 State Line Road Kansas City, MO.
The event starts at 6 pm. Individual tickets are $75 and a table of eight is $750. Tickets can be purchased online or from the JCHS office. Order tickets
Read MoreLook for a new book about the history about the livestock industry which helped make Kansas City a midwestern trade and agricultural center. Cowtown: Cattle Trails and West Bottom Tales is the latest book by Kansas City attorney and author Edward T. Matheny Jr. and available from JCHS for $25.
Read MoreThe Lee’s Summit Historical Society plans to open its museum early next year in a refurbished 1939 post office.
The downtown post office is undergoing renovation, with money from a bond issue approved by Lee's Summit voters.
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