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Friday, December 7, 2007

Kansas City Area HistorE-Related Events, December 2007

HistorE-Newsletter from Your Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society
December 2007

Happiest holidays from your friends at the Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society!

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through Sunday, December 30, 2007
Monday to Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sunday 1 to 4 p.m.
"Spirit of Christmas Past" Historic Homes Tours:
Home style holidays in the Spirit of Christmas Past
Three historic Independence homes all decked out for the holidays! Get your 3-site ticket at the Jackson County Historical Society's 1859 Jail, Marshal's Home and Museum, 217 North Main, and enjoy the charming warmth of the home decorated with homemade wreaths, ornaments and ribbons reminiscent of the 1850s in their "Homespun Frontier Christmas" motif...a terrific place to get in the mood for a great holiday season. Then, visit the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, 313 W. Pacific("All That Glitters-A Victorian Christmas") and Vaile Mansion, 1500 N. Liberty ("A Victorian Crystal Fantasy"). Closed December 23-25. $12 for the three sites; or, $5 individual sites. For more information, call the Jail Museum at 816.252.1892.

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Saturday, December 1, 2007
4 p.m.
A 19th Century Christmas at historic Mt. Gilead Church
Clay County Historic Sites is pleased to present 19th Century Christmas on the Western Border, a musical presentation written by local musician Christie Kennard. The performance features the vocals of Kennard, and Bruce Burstert as well as the Christ Church choir from Lexington, Mo. Perry Beam will provide instrumental accompaniment. “Selections for the performance are reminiscent of a time when Missouri was the edge of the Western frontier,” said Elizabeth Gilliam Beckett, Historic Sites Manager for Clay County.

Mt. Gilead Church was organized in 1830 as a primitive Baptist church. The present brick structure dates to 1873. This site offers a picturesque view of late 19th century life through its period style architecture and furnishings and is located two miles west of Kearney at 15918 Plattsburg Road. This free event is open to the public. For more information about Clay County Historic Sites, contact the Jesse James Farm and Museum via. their website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.


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Saturday, December 1, 2007
10 a.m. AND 2 p.m.
Laura Ingalls Wilder (as portrayed by Nancy Eppert) presents a special reminiscence of Christmases past on the American frontier. Laura will share her favorite memories during her time with you this today. $7 adults; $5 children 6-17. Advance reservations requested; includes museum admission. Also available today with regular museum admission is the Museum's Holiday Celebration. Welcome the holiday season from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with cider, cookies, music, and FREE wagon rides! Call 816.325.7576, or visit the National Frontier Trails Museum website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Saturday, December 1, 2007
Noon
Civil War Roundtable of Western Missouri Holiday Contributed Luncheon. Loose Park Garden Center, 51st and Wornall, Kansas City, Missouri. Jim Beckner will speak on "Christmas during the Civil War." FREE and open to the public. For information call 816 478-7648, or visit the Civil War Roundtable of Kansas City's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007
Noon to 4 p.m.
Winter Holidays Around the World at the Kansas City Museum
Winter themed scavenger hunt; Holiday crafts; and Winter Holiday Story telling with Joyce Slater are activities planned for this afternoon at the Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. Also ask about today's Holiday Music Recital by the Foreign Language Academy 6th graders singing multi-traditional holiday songs. For more information and admissions, visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Sunday, December 2, 2007
1 to 4 p.m.
Spirit of Holidays Past
Tours and old fashioned refreshments are the highlights of the festivities today at two Kansas City museums: the 1847 Reverend Nathan Scarritt House (4038 Central) and 1855 Harris Kearney House (4000 Baltimore). Hosted by the Westport Historical Society and the James B. Nutter, Sr. Family. Call Al for more information at 816.531.2345, or visit the Westport Historical Society's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2007
10 a.m.
Black Archives Museum Groundbreaking
Join the Board of Parks and Recreation Commissioners and the Board of Directors of the Black Archives of Mid-America at 17th Terrace and John "Buck" O'Neil Way, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit the Kansas City Parks and Recreation's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Thursday, December 6, 2007
6 to 7 p.m.
Photography at the Auction House: Every Picture Tells a Story
Denise Bethel, Director of Photographs, Sotheby's, New York, shares her stories of exciting discoveries and how such works make their way into the history of photography. This lecture is in conjunction with the The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art's exhibit, "Developing Greatness: The Origins of American Photography, 1839-1885," running through December 30, 2007. The Museum is located at 45th and Oak, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information call 816.751.1ART, or visit their website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Friday, December 7, 2007
2 to 4 p.m.
A Peek in the Plans for the National Archives-Central Plain Region's NEW HOME
The Kansas City Area Archivists will enjoy a presentation of the National Archives-Central Plains Region’s (NA-CPR) plans for their new facility at the Union Station complex in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Bryan Le Beau, Dean of Institutional Services at the Kansas City Kansas Community College, will facilitate a focus group session with KCAA members to gather our ideas, as stakeholders, about what NA-CPR’s outreach and education programs should be as it moves into its new facility in March, 2009. 2312 East Bannister Road, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit the National Archives-Central Plains Region's website
found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Friday, December 7, 2007
5 to 7 p.m.
Kansas City Museum and Friends’ Holiday Open House and Fairy Princess Reunion
Stay warm and enjoy the season’s festivities with neighbors from the Scarritt Renaissance, Lykins, Pendelton Heights, Sheffield, Indian Mound and Independence Plaza neighborhoods. Enjoy light refreshments and join the Museum in welcoming the Fairy Princess home for the holidays. This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Kansas City Museum Fairy Princess. In honor of this festive milestone, the Museum is hosting a Fairy Princess Reunion at the Holiday Open House. All former Fairy Princesses are encouraged to gather and be recognized as we commemorate this uniquely Kansas City tradition. Past Fairy Princesses should call the Kansas City Museum at 816.483.8300 for more information or to R.S.V.P. to the reunion.

This year’s Fairy Princess appearances will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays, December 8, 15 and 22, 2007, at the Kansas City Museum (and also at the Zona Rosa Shopping Center, in Kansas City’s northland, from Nov. 17 to Dec. 6). Meet the Fairy Princess herself on one of three special December Saturdays. She welcomes all children to visit her in the Corinthian Hall Gold Room, the room best suited for a princess, where they can whisper their secret holiday wishes and receive a special gift. Then, make a craft and enjoy a treat at the Museum’s 1910 Soda Fountain. Photographs with the Fairy Princess may be purchased for $5. The Kansas City Museum’s Fairy Princess is generously supported by Zona Rosa. 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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NEW BOOK!
175th Anniversary Lone Jack Christian Church
Crossing 3 Centuries of Ministry, 1832-2007
A new book about this congregation's history is available through the Lone Jack Civil War Museum for $4.50. The Church history could not be written without including the community's early history. The book gives a general overview of the Lone Jack community in the 1800s as well as church history. The Museum is located at 200 S. Bynum Rd. in Lone Jack, Missouri. For more information about hours, admission and programs, visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Saturday, December 8, 2007
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Raytown Historical Society’s 4th Annual Holiday Homes Tour
Come tour 5 of the Raytown area’s homes of historic significance: The pre-Civil War log home of American Revolutionary Patriot, William Moore; one of a 1925 built twin homes; the Myers Farm Home; a home built in the historic valley of the Battle of White Oak Creek; the Rice-Tremonti Historic home. Homes tour tickets are only $10 and benefit the Raytown Historical Society Museum. Also available is a separate $5 brunch at their Museum, 9705 East 63rd Street, Raytown, Missouri, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. The public is invited and welcome. Tickets on sale at the museum now and on the tour day. For further information call Charlotte at 356-0444, or visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Sunday, December 9, 2007
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Holiday Music Recitals at Kansas City Museum
Several Kansas City community choirs will offer holiday favorites old and new at these three festive performances. Today's is by the Choir of historic Northeast’s Melrose Methodist Church. Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Thursday, December 13, 2007
6 to 7 p.m. Wine and Hors d'oeuvres
7 p.m. Party
Victorian Christmas
Join the Cave Spring Association at the Yellow Rock Barn (8307 Westridge, Raytown, Missouri) for an old-fashioned holiday celebration that includes music, silent auction, Victorian fare, and wines (furnished by J K Wines of Parkville, Missouri). Semi-formal; formal or Victorian attire is optional. $15/person proceeds benefiting Cave Spring Historic Site and Nature Center. For more information cal 816.358.2283, or visit the Cave Spring website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Sunday, December 16, 2007
10 a.m. AND 4 p.m.
150th Anniversary of the Founding of St. Mary's Episcopal Church
The Clergy, Wardens, and Vestry of St. Mary's Episcopal Church invite you to the celebration of the founding of their parish. Holy Eucharist, Bishop Howe presiding, at 10 a.m.; Lessons and Carols of Advent (Tea following), at 4 p.m. R.S.V.P. for the $20/person Tea. Call 816.842.0975, or visit stmaryskc.org

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Sunday, December 16, 2007
10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Holiday Music Recitals at the Kansas City Museum
Several Kansas City community choirs will offer holiday favorites old and new at these three festive performances. Today's is by the Kansas City Boys and Girls Choirs, directed by Ah Lee Robinson. Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Blvd., Kansas City, Missouri. For more information, visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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NEW BOOK!
Boss-Busters and Sin Hounds: Kansas City and Its Star
The Star's role in Kansas City history touches on everything from art and real estate to politics and personalities. Such notables as William Rockhill Nelson, J.C. Nichols, Tom Pendergast and Frank Walsh were important both to the newspaper and to the Nelson-Atkins. Author Harry Haskell's new book draws on research in the Jackson County Historical Society Archives, among a host of other repositories.(Retail $34.95 from the University of Missouri Press). Links to reviews may be found at:
http://www.kansascity.com/entertainment/story/352947.html
http://archive.kcur.org/kcurViewDirect.asp?PlayListID=5386
http://www.kansaspublicradio.org/newsstory.php?itemID=4751

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Saturday, December 29, 2007
10 a.m.
"Liberty for All" Lecture Series
Michael Lasser, musical scholar and radio host, speaking on "He Hated to Get Up in the Morning: Irving Berlin and the Songs of World War I." Nichols Auditorium, National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial. Funded in part by The History Channel. For more information, visit Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007
2 p.m.
FREE film: Joyeux Noel (2005)
This French film has become a classic of the National World War I Museum at the Liberty Memorial. It depicts the 1914 Christmas Truce on the Western Front. Subtitled in English. Nichols Auditorium. For more information, visit Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

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Saturday, December 29, 2007
10 to 11:30 a.m.
Pack Your Wagon
Learn about the items pioneers needed to pack to make it all the way West. Will your wagon make it with provisions to spare? $6 advanced reservations required by calling 816.325.7576. For more information, visit the National Frontier Trails Museum website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.


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through Sunday, January 6, 2008
4,000 Santas: Selections from the Collection of Richard Seaboldt
Kansas City collector Richard Seaboldt exhibits more than 500 collectibles just in time for the holidays! More than 500 Santas will be visiting the Kansas City Museum. Seaboldt, a Kansas Citian for nearly 50 years, will display some favorites from his expansive collection of Santa Claus toys and figurines, which range in scale from the miniature to the life-sized. Many of the pieces were designed and made in Kansas City, while others hail from across the country and around the world. 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday – Saturday, and noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is a suggested donation of $2.50 for adults, and $2 for seniors and children ages 3-17. The Kansas City Museum, 3218 Gladstone Boulevard, Kansas City, Missouri. For more information visit the Museum's website found on the "Jacomo Bookmark" link at the top of this newsletter.

through Monday, December 31, 2007
Clendening History of Medicine Library and Museum 50th & 100th Celebration Exhibits. The University of Kansas Medical Center Archives features the exhibit in the Clendening Library Foyer: "Logan Clendening, M.D.-1907 KUMC Alumnus," and the Clendening History of Medicine Library features the exhibit: "Gifts from the Dedication of the Medical Library and Library of the History of Medicine, September 13, 1957." For more information, visit their websites available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" (hot linked at the top of this HistorE-Newsletter).

through Sunday, January 6, 2008
10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Free Photography Exhibit: “Visions of Valor: A Portrait Collection of Extraordinary Heroes”
Research Center Gallery (lower level of complex), National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. Dramatic black-and-white photographs from famed portrait photographer Nick Del Calzo give insight into the Medal of Honor and the patriotism, courage and honor of its recipients. “Visions of Valor” is the first and largest exhibit of its kind in American history to honor the commitment and character of recipients of the Medal of Honor, our nation's highest military award for valor under fire. This museum-quality exhibit of black-and-white photographs is intended to educate the public about the Medal of Honor and to perpetuate the patriotism, courage and honor of its recipients. Sponsored by TriWest Healthcare Alliance.

through August 31, 2008
Coming of Age in Johnson County, 1960-1976
The 1960s and 1970s were a rite of passage. Check out this fascinating exhibit to explore how local residents responded to the issues of the times! For more information visit the Johnson County Museum's website available through the Jackson County Historical Society's "Jacomo Bookmark" (hot linked at the top of this HistorE-Newsletter).

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