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The lake in Troost Park was once an encampment used by Mormons migrating to Independence. Linked together by Linwood Boulevard and The Paseo, Kansas C...

Taking the old Independence Road through the eastern environs of Kansas City toward Independence, it’s easy to miss some of Kansas City’s richest hist...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Thomas Jefferson, as portrayed by Patri...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with William Clarke Quantrill, portrayed by...

Bingham (1811-1879) - portrayed by actor Robert Gibby Brand - returns for the Library's popular Meet the Past series...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Kansas City Star founder William Rockhill Nelso...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with James Naismith, portrayed by Bill Worle...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Willa Cather, portrayed by Jan Chapman...

Kristen Iversen, author of Molly Brown: Unraveling the Myth, examines the colorful life of the famed “unsinkable” Molly Brow...

Author Wade Sisson discusses the Titanic’s sister ship, the R.M.S. Olympic, which steamed 300 miles in a desperate...