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History & Genealogy
Signature Event
Sunday, October 18, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Investigative journalist Richard Serrano tells the story of his grandfather’s murder and its cover-up—with links to politic...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 15, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Adrian Goldsworthy addresses perhaps the greatest of all historical questions in a presentation based on his monumental new work,...
Signature Event
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Musicologist Andrew Granade for an introduction to the life and work of composer Virgil Thompson on Wedne...
Signature Event
Saturday, October 10, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
Experience the world of William Bent, fur trapper and trader with Kansas City connections as portrayed by John Atkinson...
Signature Event
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Author Robert Hicks presents his historical novel, A Separate Country.
Set in...
Signature Event
Monday, October 5, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
David Atkinson of the University of Missouri-Kansas City presents Appointing the Supreme Court: From Truman to Obama...
Signature Event
Thursday, October 1, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Kansas City Public Library Director Crosby Kemper III, Director of Public Affairs Henry Fortunato, and renowne...
Signature Event
Sunday, September 20, 2009
4:00pm
In Person
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...
Signature Event
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Walter Schroeder leads an examination of The WPA Guide to Missouri on Wednesday, September 16,...
Signature Event
Thursday, September 3, 2009
8:30pm
In Person
Among its most noteworthy achievements, the Federal Writers’ Project (FWP) conducted more than 2,000 interviews with former slaves in 17 states f...