History & Genealogy

The Final Mission of Bottoms Up

Sunday, November 6, 2011 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

The Final Mission of Bottoms Up tells the story of Lee Lamar, an American pilot turned prisoner of war after his B-24J Li...

Westport Library Speakers Series-Gary Jenkins

Saturday, November 5, 2011 2:00pm

Westport Branch

In Person

On Saturday, November 5, 2011, at 2 pm, Gary Jenkins will be showing a short version of his video "Negroes to Hire" which explores the history of slav...

American Emperor: Aaron Burr’s Challenge to Jefferson’s America

Thursday, November 3, 2011 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Historian and constitutional lawyer David Stewart discusses his new biography of Aaron Burr – America’s third vice president and one...

Remembering Katz Drug Stores

Sunday, October 30, 2011 2:00pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Reporter and author Brian Burnes and Katz family descendant Steve Katz launch The Kings of Cut-Rate: The...

Terry Beckenbaugh: The First Year of the Civil War in Missouri

Thursday, October 27, 2011 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Historian Terry Beckenbaugh of the Military History Department at the Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth discusses...

Mark Twain

Tuesday, October 18, 2011 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III launches its second season with a conversation with Mark Twain, as portrayed by...

Osa and Martin: For the Love of Adventure

Sunday, October 16, 2011 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansans Osa and Martin Johnson became world-renowned adventurers and filmmakers who recorded their daring travels an...

William C. Harris: Lincoln and the Border States

Thursday, October 6, 2011 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Faced with a divided nation, Abraham Lincoln deemed the loyalty of the border slave states crucial to the preservation of the Union. But while most sc...

Susan Harris: Mark Twain and the Philippines

Tuesday, October 4, 2011 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The annexation of the Philippines by the United States was a contentious issue at the turn of the last century. Supporters of annexation called the...

A Jewish Migration Like No Other

Sunday, October 2, 2011 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Hasia Diner discusses the great century of migration, from the 1820s to the 1920s, when one third of Europe’s Jews left their homes t...

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