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1. . ..Presenting Albert F. Hillix: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month . ..Presenting Albert F. Hillix: Swing Nominee for Man of the Month March//1948 Photo and biographical article about Albert Hillix, president of the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce, former city attorney of Weston, Missouri, and a veteran of World War I and World War II.
2. 1908 Flood, Missori River near Weston 1908 Flood, Missori River near Weston Postcard of the Missori River near Weston during the 1908 Flood
3. 4 Generations--The Shawhan Distillery 4 Generations--The Shawhan Distillery December 1965 Photo and article about the Holladay distillery in Weston, Missouri, established in 1856 by the Holladay family and bought by the Shawhan family in around 1900, with a photo of the "Shawhan distillery...
4. A Bit of Weston, Missouri, History A Bit of Weston, Missouri, History October//1952 Illustrations (of the town itself and citizens John Woods, William Osborne, and Ben Holladay) and first in a series of articles about the history of the Platte County town of Weston, Missouri on the Missouri...
5. A Bit of Weston, Missouri, History A Bit of Weston, Missouri, History January//1953 Photo, illustration, and second in a series of articles about the history of Weston, Missouri (north of Kansas City) and its border warfare days.
6. A Conversation with . . . Michael Chesser A Conversation with . . . Michael Chesser April, 2005 Brief interview with Michael Chesser, President and CEO of Great Plains Energy, a holding company that owns Kansas City Power and Light. Chesser discusses KCP&L's new comprehensive energy strategy, which...
7. Annals of Platte County, Missouri Annals of Platte County, Missouri 1897 Descriptions and references about Benjamin Stringfellow, a pro-slavery activist in 1850s Platte County, Missouri and Kansas Territory. Arriving in Weston, Missouri in 1853 as a lawyer and involved in the...
8. Another KC Claim to Fame: Most Graves of Abe's Flames Another KC Claim to Fame: Most Graves of Abe's Flames November 23, 2005 There are two graves in this area which hold the remains of women who President Abraham Lincoln courted at one time. These women are Sarah Rickard Barret buried in Elmwood Cemetery and Mary Owens Vineyard...
9. Antebellum Homes Now Antebellum Homes Now May 29, 2011 Cover story on the antebellum homes in the Kansas City metro area, especially in Weston and Lexington, Missouri. Brief histories on some of the structures are included, as well as pictures of the homes....
10. Antebellum Homes: Discover Missouri's Best Antebellum Homes Antebellum Homes: Discover Missouri's Best Antebellum Homes April 1, 2005 Four areas--Kansas City, Lexington, Louisiana, and New Madrid--are featured with a description of some of their antebellum homes. The ones from Kansas City include the Alexander Majors House and the John...
11. Belly Up to The Bar and Toast The St. George Belly Up to The Bar and Toast The St. George May 15, 2006 Photos and article about the reopening of the St. George Hotel in Weston, Missouri.
12. Ben Holladay Ben Holladay Summer 1952 Photos, illustrations, and biographical article about Ben Holladay (1819-1887), a prominent Western freighter in Weston, Missouri. He was born in Kentucky and moved to Platte County, Missouri, in 1838,...
13. Benjamin Holladay Benjamin Holladay Information on Benjamin Holladay (1819-1887), a pioneer in Western transportation called "the Stage Coach King," born in Kentucky and starting in the riverboat and stagecoach businesses as a youth (with...
14. Book Knowledge for All Book Knowledge for All January//1926 Photo and biographical article about Purd Wright, 65-year-old (in 1926) "librarian since June, 1911" of the Kansas City Public Library at 9th and Locust Streets. Born in Weston, Missouri in 1860 and moving...
15. By Whose Hand? A Rich Man's Mysterious End By Whose Hand? A Rich Man's Mysterious End March 11,1891 Article about the mysterious death of Nicholas Eaton, "stock man and capitalist and brother-in-law of Judge Turner A. Gill and Allan McGee," about 50 years old and born near Weston, Missouri, found dead...
16. Cowboy's Diary Reflects Hardship of Life on Plains Cowboy's Diary Reflects Hardship of Life on Plains August/20/1970 Photo and biographical article about Sam Hastings, "a Kansas cowboy, a horse-trading mule-skinning frontiersman in the best shoot-em-up tradition," growing up near Fort Leavenworth and becoming a Confederate...
17. Edward Breen Edward Breen April 18, 1905 One paragraph of biography about Edward Breen, the postmaster at Weston, Missouri, and deputy comptroller of Saint Joseph in the 1890s, originally from Kentucky and dying in 1925 near Parkville, Missouri....
18. Eleanora Park Eleanora Park April 19, 1905 Photo and bio of Eleanora Gabbert Park, or Eleanora Park (born near Weston, Missouri, in 1888), wife of Guy Brasfield Park, or Guy Park, 38th governor of Missouri from 1933 to 1937.
19. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri: A Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference 1901 Biographical sketch of Benjamin Stringfellow, "lawyer and Attorney General of Missouri." First a lawyer in Keytesville, Missouri in the 1840s and moving to Weston, Missouri in 1853 as a proslavery activist...
20. Gather Lore for Weston Museum Gather Lore for Weston Museum July/15/1959 Photo and article about the planned local history museum of Weston, Missouri in Platte County, with information about its history and collected antiques and other artifacts dealing with the border warfare...