[2] Each month, John Horner digs into the Missouri Valley Special Collections to unearth a story from local history and look at it in new light. This month, John looks at how an officer killed in the line of duty in 1923 is remembered in today's Kansas City Police Mounted Patrol Unit.
[4] Each month, John Horner digs into the Missouri Valley Special Collections to unearth a story from local history and look at it in new light. This month, John looks at a little-known, unsolved murder that took place in the heart of downtown Kansas City.
[6] Each month, John Horner digs into the Missouri Valley Special Collections to unearth a story from local history and look at it in new light. This month, John looks at a little-known, unsolved murder that took place in the heart of downtown Kansas City.
[8] In 1932 a poem titled “Merry Christmas and Happy New Year” appeared in the newspaper, written by a local poet. The first stanza and the fourth read: Do you remember way back when / (Say, thirty, forty years) You never saw your sweetheart’s limbs / But judged her by her ears?
[10] The Missouri Valley Room is well known for its warm-colored confines, gently glowing lamps, and deep collection of historic texts and artifacts. But there's a lot more action on the Library's 5th floor than just scholars poring over microfilm.
Links:
[1] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/KC%20Unbound/feed
[2] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/know-your-kc-history-line-duty
[3] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/know-your-kc-history-line-duty#comments
[4] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-1-roland-t-owen
[5] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15976#comment-form
[6] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise
[7] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/mystery-room-1046-pt-2-love-forever-louise#comments
[8] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/carrie-westlake-whitney-and-carl-busch-christmas-greeting-kansas-city-children
[9] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15380#comment-form
[10] http://www.kclibrary.org/blog/kc-unbound/history-lives-missouri-valley-room
[11] http://www.kclibrary.org/comment/reply/15266#comment-form
[12] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478
[13] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478?page=1
[14] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478?page=3
[15] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478?page=4
[16] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478?page=5
[17] http://www.kclibrary.org/print/12478?page=6
