In his records of death and carefully recorded by the aging priest, a curious entry reads, “On this 17th day of July, A.D., 1871, was interred Jacques [Fournaise] (Old Pino), a native of Montreal, Canada, aged 124 years.”
The journey to Santa Fe took about six months round trip.
Long before there were UPS trucks or Amazon deliveries, the Santa Fe Trail was a 900-mile dirt road for covered wagons hauling goods to and from New Mexico and the western boundary of the United States.
“We are grateful to Tammy for sharing her love of unique and dazzling quilts with our members and friends.”
Standing at about 6’3” with a light-copper complexion “with a large mouth, fairly thin lips and an usually high voice for a large man,” Hiram Young was starkly different than other enterprising men of the town.
“…from Kansas City to the Salt Water! By Topher Wilson Much can be said
By Sue Loudon Missouri will celebrate being a state for 200 years in August. Now
I made a promise when I spent countless hours researching the history of Sauer Castle that I wasn’t going to continue to let this property fall by the wayside.
It was generally accepted by the community that Dr. Fraker was dead. But, lawyers for the insurance companies weren’t so sure.
A Declaration of Independence party is planned for Friday, July 2, at Grandview City Hall, 1200 Main St., from noon to 2 pm.
Newspaper advertisements boasted of the healing waters, stating “Go to Excelsior Springs and be cured” because “its location is unusually healthy and free from malaria.”
Kansas City was certainly lucky that a calmer Gill was mayor at the time. At 5’8” tall, his ability to resolve conflicts – nonviolently and reasonably- earned him the nickname as “the little giant of the 3rd Ward.”
Despite receiving death threats, being abducted, and having a lynch mob form during a service, Pastor Anderson had the courage and convictions to continue to preach against slavery and lead other pastors to do the same.
Both made history, even though on the surface these men seem to have little in common minus their connection to two country clubs and the historic home in Overland Park at 6741 Mackey.
Right in the middle of Overland Park is a house which contains literally layers of history….a structure built by a Shawnee Indian Chief 20 years prior to Kansas statehood.
