Local authors Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart for the past 16 years have been driving back and forth across one of the least visible and most contentious borders in American history: the Missouri-Kansas state line.
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The Missouri Historical Review, in its April issue, lists graduate school history theses related to Missouri history that were completed during 2012. Several titles reflect topics of local and regional interest including the Civil War, Mormon history, J.C. Nichols and African-American Kansas City politics.
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Independence will celebrate May Preservation Month with a full calendar of events.
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The City of Independence has received a $15,000 preservation grant to survey about 160 late nineteenth to early twentieth century buildings in the North Main Street neighborhood.
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JCHS new website provides a modern way to share the rich history of Jackson County include access to many of our historical resources. This is an exciting development which we will continue to improve and augment.
Stephenson's Restaurant, a local landmark restaurant closed in February 2007, but JCHS accepted donation of the familiar neon sign from family members in February 2012. The sign is resting in storage, awaiting renovation and an appropriate place where it will be re-installed and be a fitting reminder of an earlier era of classic dining..
Read MoreSome of the most important literary contributions to the Western ideal of human rights will be displayed in Kansas City in conjunction with the premiere of a giant-screen film being funded largely by area companies and foundations.
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There is growing interest in Hiram Young - an entrepreneurial African wagoner maker who lived in Independence just prior to the Civil War. Young was a leading business man in the Independence region employing men of all races.
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The Jackson County Historical Society worked with the Mid-Continent Public Library system to create a working history of Independence which can be seen at its North Independence branch.
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