History & Genealogy

Paul Nagel and Douglas Adams

Sunday, December 5, 2010 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Noted historian Paul Nagel joins Douglas Adams, the great-great-great-great grandson of John Adams, for an examinati...

White People in Black History

Sunday, November 21, 2010 2:00pm

Southeast Branch

In Person

Local historian Joelouis Mattox discusses ways in which white men such as John Brown, Thomas Hart Benton, and Kansas City radio legend Walt Bodine wor...

Milton S. Katz: Breaking Through

Sunday, November 21, 2010 2:00pm

Central Library

In Person

Kansas native John B. McLendon is remembered as an innovative basketball tactician and the last living protégé of James Naismith,...

What Makes a City Great

Wednesday, November 17, 2010 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Lewis Lapham, editor of Lapham’s Quarterly, examines the foundations of the world’s greatest cities, fr...

Viva La Revolución: Mexico 1910 in Retrospect

Monday, November 15, 2010 6:30pm

Central Library

In Person

The Revolution of 1910 was a landmark chapter in Mexican history. It ushered in a disruptive and often violent period that brought about the soci...

John J. “Black Jack” Pershing

Thursday, November 11, 2010 1:00pm

Offsite Location

In Person

Location: National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial 100 W. 26th Street Historian Shawn Faulkner di...

The Real Adams Family

Thursday, October 28, 2010 8:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Henry Adams, the great-great-great-great-grandson of founding father John Adams, presents a sweeping saga about America’s first...

Ron Chernow - Washington: A Life

Wednesday, October 27, 2010 8:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

Acclaimed biographer Ron Chernow provides a richly nuanced portrait of the first president of the United States in W...

Edgar Snow

Wednesday, October 20, 2010 8:30pm

Central Library

In Person

Meet the Past with Crosby Kemper III returns for a conversation with Edgar Snow, as portrayed by local actor...

The Great Debates Revisited: Rick Perlstein

Monday, October 18, 2010 8:30pm

Plaza Branch

In Person

American life changed forever in 1960 when Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Massachusetts Sen. John F. Kennedy ushered politics into the multi...

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