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Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by a...

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

Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by v...

From Kansas City’s signature Country Club Plaza to pristine shopping districts and neighborhoods across the country, J.C. Nichols’ imprint on the Amer...

A conversation with eminent writer Ernest Hemingway, as portrayed by Rusty Sneary....

His comedies, histories, and tragedies have been performed worldwide for more than 400 years, but William Shakespeare’s personal life remains somethin...

The latest installment of Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III spotlights two of the Midwest’s greatest artists, Kansas City’s Thomas...

The latest installment of the Library’s Emmy Award-winning series, Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III, spotlights one of t...

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with George Caleb Bingham, whose paintings of Missouri and the American frontier have...