History and Origins of Christmas Traditions
By Diane Euston The celebration of the Christmas season is upon us. We race from
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Log Cabin to Be Reconstructed at Belton Park Could Be a National Treasure
By Diane Euston When Don Peters received a phone call in December 2014 that a
Thomas Hart Benton’s Shocking Wartime Paintings
By Paul Edelman A series of shocking paintings once deemed too brutal and horrifying to
On with the show! Martin City Melodrama celebrates new home with Christmas performance
Martin City Melodrama finds its forever home near its first home By Kathy Feist
The Kansas Vegetopia of 1856
by Diane Eickhoff As she walked beside the wagon train lumbering west over the Missouri
The Murder of a Murderer in Johnson County
By Diane Euston A quadruple murder in 1910 rocked the rural farming communities of
A Disgraceful Double Elopement in 19th Century Martin City
A Disgraceful Double Elopement in 19th Century Martin City By Diane Euston No one would
Former church finally gets its due
The former Santa Fe Christian Church is memorialized almost 50 years after its demise.
The history of this 150-year old house on the Santa Fe Trail is a treasure to its owners
The Four O’Clock Hill House got its rare and fitting name from travelers on the Santa Fe Trail. When wagon trains would leave Independence on their long and arduous journey, they would reach the area of the home around 4:00 in the afternoon.
Trailside Center celebrates new parking lot with burial of time capsule
This morning at 10 a.m., time goes underground at museum that celebrates the past.
Martin City boutique has 114 years of memories
This Martin City home, built in 1903, is now a boutique filled with a treasure trove of memories.
One of the most controversial military actions against U.S. citizens happened 154 years ago
Suspected Southern sympathizers were forced to evacuate their homes in Jackson, Cass and Bates counties in 1863.
Frontier Justice for a Horse Thief
At the New Santa Fe Cemetery lies a story of frontier justice.
History of Scenic Watts Mill Includes Wagon Trains, A Fiddler, Dances Along the Creek and WWII
Stubbins Watts once said of Watts Mill, “It’s pretty here; they say there’s no prettier bit of scenery in Missouri.” Also know for his fiddling and storytelling, Watts made the area a popular gathering spot after the Civil War.
For Sale: A Piece of Jackson County History
The former Watson Place Inn has rich history attached to the Santa Fe Trail, the beginnings of Kansas City, the Border Wars and the Civil War.