Local History Blog
Why Are Two Cities Named Kansas City?
Swope Park’s Swinging Bridge - What's Your KC Q?
Did Wild Bill Ump a Baseball Game in KC? - What's Your KC Q?
NEW COLLECTION - Organized Crime Files
Winston Churchill's Kansas City Connection
Walk past the small courtyard at the corner of Wornall Road and Ward Parkway, and you can’t miss them. The bronze likenesses of Winston Churchill and his beloved wife Clementine have shared a seat there for more than 36 years.
Urban Demolition Leads to Preservation
Platted and developed during a citywide building boom at the turn of the 20th century, Kansas City’s Hyde Park neighborhood boasts not just one, not two or three, but four areas added to the National Register of Historic Places between 1980 and…
New Maps Added to KCHistory
The Kansas City Public Library and Missouri Valley Special Collections are proud to announce the addition of 34 newly scanned maps to KCHistory.org.
Western Auto: A Sign of the Times
The bold, bright Western Auto sign is an iconic piece of Kansas City’s downtown skyline and central to a recent What’s Your KC Q inquiry: How did the Western Auto company get its start here, and how was it tied to the distinctive, 12-story…
Tragic Turn: KCQ Revisits Historic Cliff Drive
In a tragic twist of fate, the recreational roadway that was one of Mahoney’s proudest achievements would also cost him his life and have a profound impact on his family for generations.
Hail to the King, Baby - Happy Henry Perry Day
The man who first assumed the title of Barbecue King of Kansas City way born on March 16, 1874, in Shelby County, Tennessee. By the age of 15, Henry Perry had started learning his trade working in steamboat kitchens traveling up and down the…