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In association with the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, re-enactors and historians will participate in an 1860s-themed fashion show. The will...

The Plaza Branch hosts its annual Kansas City Architecture series, focusing this year on antebellum homes in recognition of the se...

The Plaza Branch continues its annual Kansas City Architecture series, focusing this year on antebellum homes in recognition of th...

The Plaza Branch continues its annual Kansas City Architecture series, focusing this year on antebellum homes in recognition of the sesquicentennia...

The Plaza Branch concludes its annual Kansas City Architectures series, which in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War focused on an...

Although relatively small compared to the great clashes to come, the Battle of First Manassas (Bull Run) was a seminal event in American history....

On Friday, May 1, at 7 p.m. at the Plaza Branch, 4801 Main St., local author Andrea Wa...

Comprised largely of free-state sympathizers, the German community of Concordia was located in Lafayette County, which contained more slaves tha...

In the aftermath of Quantrill's Raid on Lawrence, Kansas, Union General Thomas Ewing, Jr., became suspicious of local support for Confederate sy...

Public historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart recall how hundreds of women defied cultural norms of the time t...