Cheers to 150 Years of the St. Pat’s Day Parade
Irish immigrants and descendants helped shape Kansas City. The annual St. Patrick’s Day parade celebrates this rich and complex history.
History
One Leading Businessman Lost It All in the Civil War
Jesse’s life is a “striking example of the mutations of fortune.”
In the beginning… the Martin City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
On St. Patrick’s Day, 1987, three gentlemen lined up with their rigs in front of the Phillips 66 Station on 135th Street and began to parade around the neighborhood.
Uncle Washington Dale
It was his personality – his ability to tell a story – that made him memorable to everyone who crossed his path.
Redlining: Denying Blacks housing in the suburbs
By Jill Draper While lawmakers continue to debate how schools should be allowed to teach
When gambling houses ran Old Town Kansas City: The story of Bob Potee
Bob’s brief stay in the city encapsulated a time in our history where gamblers, prostitution and barroom operations openly carried on in a small stretch of Old Town.
Rev. Isaac McCoy and His Mission Helping Native Americans
Isaac McCoy’s true leadership and vision ensured that Native American tribes had land they could call their home.
Triplets celebrate 92nd birthday and memories of the Dust Bowl days
“I remember days turning plumb dark because of the dust.”
The First Lighted Tree in Kansas City
Through the fog-covered window of the Lux home on Archibald Street in Westport, the children saw the glowing beauty of the largest tree they had ever seen.