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Signature Event
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
6:30pm
Lady Bird Johnson was no mere White House photo prop.
The former Claudia Taylor once was described by husband Lyndon Johnson as “the brains and mon...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
6:30pm
As the oldest and favorite daughter of Thomas Jefferson, Martha “Patsy” Jefferson Randolph was well educated, known on two continents...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 23, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
Homer Plessy—a man of seven-eighths Caucasian descent and one-eighth African descent who was nevertheless considered black under Louisiana law—boarded...
Signature Event
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
6:30pm
Aristocratic and sophisticated, Edith Kermit Roosevelt, the wife of Theodore Roosevelt, ran the White House with a sure hand and figured prominently i...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 29, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
When police in Ohio raided Dollree Mapp’s home looking for evidence in a bombing, all they found were some “lascivious books.” Mapp appealed her porno...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 15, 2013
6:30pm
Author-educator Herbert Alan Johnson explains how a lawsuit over a steamboat monopoly ultimately led to Congress gaining the power to...
Activity
Monday, December 2, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Tech Access Coach Glenn Westra will provide an overview of basic computer skills and briefly discuss some warning signs of digital fraud. We will b...
Activity
Monday, July 1, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
The Missouri Conservation Department will present about great places to camp within two hours of the Kansas City Metro area and share tips for plan...
Activity
Monday, August 5, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Kristina Holloman from the Women's Employment Network will teach a class focusing on interview skills, job hunting tips, and doing the proper resea...
Activity
Monday, September 9, 2024
1:00pm
In Person
Meet with a variety of providers of free and low-cost health resources in Kansas City. We will be providing refreshments and a notebook/pen for par...