Historians to discuss Hare & Hare landscape firm
The State Historical Society’s Center for Missouri Studies at Kansas City will host a program Sept. 14th exploring the history and significance of the nationally renowned Hare and Hare landscape architecture firm.
The program will be at 6:30 pm at the American Institute of Architects - Kansas City, 1801 McGee St., Suite 100. There is a reception at 5:30 pm. Registration is appreciated but not required.
The program will feature a conversation between landscape historian Carol Grove and architectural historian and preservation consultant Cydney Millstein. Joan Stack, SHSMO’s curator of art collections, will moderate.
The father-and-son team of Sidney J. Hare (1860-1938) and S. Herbert Hare (1888-1960) founded the Kansas City-based architectural landscape firm of Hare and Hare in 1910. Sidney Hare worked as an assistant to George Kessler, one of the pioneers of landscape architecture and urban planning, when Kessler was designing Kansas City’s parks and boulevard system.
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Cattle, Cowboys, and Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an Urban West
The Kansas City Public Library is excited to host the upcoming exhibit Cattle, Cowboys, and Culture: Kansas City and Amarillo, Building an American West.
The exhibit is created by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum and West Texas A & M University.
Contact the Kansas City Library for more details about the exhibit and a special preview on Sept. 22nd.
The exhibit’s co-curators, Amy Von Lintel and Michael R. Grauer, are native Kansas Citians who now are historians in the Amarillo area. The exhibit runs from Sept. 23 to March 18, 2018.
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New history of Children's Mercy Hospital published
A new history of Children's Mercy Hospital is a detailed rich, photograph-filled account of the first 120 years of the Kansas City children's hospital.
The new book For All Children Everywhere takes a comprehensive approach to the history of the hospital founded by two sisters Alice Berry Graham (a dentist) and Katharine Berry Richardson (a surgeon) in 1897.
"It's time someone took a greater interest in helping children like this," Alice told her sister upon encountering a crippled girl in the Kansas City streets. "And Katherine, I think you and I are the ones to do it."
The two established “The Hospital of the Little People” which eventually became Children’s Mercy.
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Take a Kansas City Black History Tour
There is a wonderful opportunity to learn about Kansas City's famous 18th and Vine jazz district and learn about African-American history during special private tours the evening of Sat., Aug. 4th.
Crossroads at the Vine: A Black History Tour will include a bus tour through 18th and Vine and include a private tour of the Mutual Musicians Foundation - a landmark of jazz history - where drinks will be served.
Tours leave from Union Station at 5 pm, 5:30 pm and 6 pm. Tickets are $30 and can be booked online.
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1859 Old Jail becomes Blue Star Museum
The historic 1859 Old Jail and Museum on the Independence Square is now a Blue Star Museum - a program that provides free admission to active members of the military between Memorial Day and Labor Day.
The national program provides families an opportunity to enjoy the nation's cultural heritage and learn more about their community.
Over 2,000 museums nationwide participate.
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New book shares WWI letters home to mother
Well-known writer and local historian Pat O'Neill has a new book out sharing wonderful letters from WWI soldier Sgt. George Wiegert home to his mother.
The book "Dearest Mother: Letters from a Lonesome Sammy 1915-1919" shares some of the 223 letters the young man wrote home to his mother from the front lines in Europe.
The young man, who grew up in rural Nebraska before moving to Lincoln, shares the dreams and fears of an intrepid youth who volunteered to be a "Sammy" - an American soldier who participated in the war to end all wars.
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Roanoke Park plans June 10th home tour
The Friends of Roanoke Park, Neighbors Group will hold its Spring Home & Garden Tour on Sat, June 10 from noon to 5 pm.
The tour will include six beautiful homes including the home and studio of artist Thomas Hart Benton and thethe Frank Lloyd Wright designed, Sondern-Adler Home.
Tour tickets cost $25 and includes light refreshments. Children under 10 are free.
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Missing Joelouis Mattox
Joelouis Mattox was an engaging, kind, interesting local historian who always endeavored to share stories about the community, particularly the African-American experience.
He share our deep condolences on his recent death and the outpouring of tributes to him.
Most recently, Mattox shared stories of African-American soldiers who served during World War I.
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German exhibit opens in April
Join the Jackson County Historical Society for a new exhibit featured at the 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home and Museum. Coming to Missouri: German Migration in the 19th Century explores the massive influx of German immigrants that came to Missouri.
There is a special open house for the exhibit on Thurs., April 27th at the 1859 Old Jail on the Independence Square. The opening is free.
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