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| February 2012 |
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided... details>>
Adventures in Learning American Civil War Series: Subtitled "Missouri's Great Confederate Raid," author, historian, and speaker Paul Kirkman, tells how 30,000 combatants... details>>
Area filmmaker Emiel Cleaver debuts his documentary film "Freedom Is Now" about Freedom, Inc., Kansas City's pioneering African-American political organization. Not only did... details>>
A public program presented by William Worley as an addition to the permanent exhibition exploring the history of the Santa Fe Railway, its importance to Topeka, the state of... details>>
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided... details>>
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2/23/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/23/2012 7:00:00 PM | Independence, MO
How We Were Freed: From Indentured Servants to Slavery
We all know the Civil War emancipated approximately four million slaves, but prior to the Civil War, there were free-coloreds, ex-slaves, and former indentured servants who secured their own freedom. This workshop outlines various ways slaves and indentured servants were able to gain and maintain their freedom pre-Civil War. Various reproductions of actual documents will be shared....details >>
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2/23/2012 7:00:00 PM | Liberty, MO
Lee Ward: Historic Funerals and Burials for Slaves
Lee Ward, owner of the Museum of Funeral History in Independence, will discuss historic funerals and burials for slaves....details >>
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2/23/2012 7:00:00 PM | Independence, KS
Against the Odds: Writers Growing Up Black in Kansas
Langston Hughes, Gordon Parks, and Frank Marshall Davis were all born in Kansas, a land full of uncertainty and contradictions for African Americans. Each developed here his remarkable literary talents and learned how to succeed against the odds. Presented by John Edgar Tidwell....details >>
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2/23/2012 7:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Book Presentation and Signing: Caught Between Three Fires
Local Author, Tom Rafiner, will present his book "Caught Between Three Fires: Cass County, MO., Chaos and Order No. 11, 1860-1865." This is a nonfiction account of the individuals and families that suffered through this time period....details >>
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2/24/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/24/2012 11:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
Civil War Series: Battle of Westport: October, 1864
Adventures in Learning American Civil War Series: Subtitled "Missouri's Great Confederate Raid," author, historian, and speaker Paul Kirkman, tells how 30,000 combatants battled across Jackson County. With Kansas City's population only 2,000 this massive disaster left 3,000 casualties spread near Loose Park for old men, women, and children to bury....details >>
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2/24/2012 5:00:00 PM | Topeka, KS
The People's Kind of Railroad: The Santa Fe, the City , the State, and the Nation
A public program presented by William Worley as an addition to the permanent exhibition exploring the history of the Santa Fe Railway, its importance to Topeka, the state of Kansas, and the nation....details >>
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2/24/2012 6:30:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Area filmmaker Emiel Cleaver debuts his documentary film "Freedom Is Now" about Freedom, Inc., Kansas City's pioneering African-American political organization. Not only did Freedom, Inc. give many blacks their first taste of politics, for decades it tirelessly fought for self determination for African Americans frustrated with racism and political irrelevancy....details >>
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2/25/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/25/2012 2:00:00 PM | Topeka, KS
African American History Month Film Festival: To Kill a Mockingbird
In celebration of African American History Month, Brown v. Board of Education National Historic Site is hosting a film festival. A different film will be screened each Saturday at 2 p.m. during the month of February. The films explore and depict issues of race and will range from classic films like “To Kill a Mockingbird” to the Disney animated film, “The Princess and the Frog.” All films are free and open to the public and will be followed by a brief discussion led by a park ranger. Popcorn an...details >>
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2/25/2012 2:30:00 PM | Excelsior Springs, MO
Common Soldier of the Civil War
It's 1861 and the Civil War is raging. A common foot soldier, re-enactor Greg Higginbotham, takes you through his daily life. From enlistment procedures to camp life, relive the past of America's unsung heroes....details >>
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2/25/2012 7:00:00 PM | Osawatomie, KS
Old Stone Church Gospel Concert
The Old Stone Church Gospel Concert will feature musicians and vocalists from Osawatomie's Churches and schools. the offering from the concert benefits the the John Brown Museum Educational Gardens, which work to educate the public about the daily lives of the pioneers who first settled in Kansas Territory during the Border War over slavery. The John Brown Museum Educational garden features the plants that Florella Adair would have planted in her kitchen garden. The event is a fundraiserfor t...details >>
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2/26/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/26/2012 2:00:00 PM | Lecompton, KS
Bleeding Kansas 2012 Lecture Series
"Teaching the Civil War in the 21st Century" Paul Stuewe, educator, author, and executive board member, Kansas Historical Foundation...details >>
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2/26/2012 2:00:00 PM | Topeka, KS
Quantrill's Raid and Order Number 11
"Quantrill's Raid and Order Number 11" is the last of four performances of the "Shared Stories of the Civil War" readers theater series hosted by the Shawnee County Historical Society. The script will be performed by community volunteers and Ralph Hipp, news anchor for WIBW-TV, will be the narrator. See http://www.freedomsfrontier.org/News/News-Releases/Detail.aspx?id=20 for more details....details >>
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2/27/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/28/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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2/28/2012 7:00:00 PM | Kansas City, MO
Join Arnold Schofield as he discusses the participation of African American soldiers in the Civil War. Learn more about the Trans-Mississippi Theatre of Operations`...details >>
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2/29/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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3/1/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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3/2/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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3/2/2012 11:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
Civil War Series: Railroads in the War
Adventures in Learning American Civil War Series: As both sides competed in learning how to use trains, the North's superiority in "railroad generalship" was key to winning. Dr. Christopher Gabel's other works include World War II tank maneuver doctrines. He teaches at U.S. Army Command and General Staff College, Fort Leavenworth....details >>
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3/3/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
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3/4/2012 9:00:00 AM | Kansas City, MO
The National Archives at Kansas City will host Divided Loyalties, a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives, from December 27, 2011 to April 28, 2012. Divided Loyalties examines the upheaval and uncertainty that characterized Missouri during the Civil War era. This exhibit focuses on the social conflict that permeated the state for the two decades that followed the Kansas Border Wars of the mid-1850s, going beyond the stories of battle and military strategy. Divided Loyalties...details >>
