Investigative journalist Richard Serrano tells the story of his grandfather’s murder and its cover-up—with links to politic...

Adrian Goldsworthy addresses perhaps the greatest of all historical questions in a presentation based on his monumental new work,...

Musicologist Andrew Granade for an introduction to the life and work of composer Virgil Thompson on Wedne...

Experience the world of William Bent, fur trapper and trader with Kansas City connections as portrayed by John Atkinson...

Author Robert Hicks presents his historical novel, A Separate Country. Set in...

David Atkinson of the University of Missouri-Kansas City presents Appointing the Supreme Court: From Truman to Obama...

Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III, Director of Public Affairs Henry Fortunato, and renowne...

The Lewis & Clark Expedition paused at the confluence of the Kansas and Missouri Rivers for three days on its way west in 1804 – longer than...

Walter Schroeder leads an examination of The WPA Guide to Missouri on Wednesday, September 16,...

Among its most noteworthy achievements, the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) conducted more than 2,000 interviews with former slaves in 17 states f...