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121. Seth Ward Account Books Seth Ward Account Books 1865-1877 The collection consists of two account books and a few loose papers. The first volume lists notations of receipts and expenditures for both personal and professional expenses, covering 1865 and 1866. The...
122. National Honors for Westport Restaurant National Honors for Westport Restaurant Spring 2006 The Bluestem restaurant and its chef Colby Garrelts were recognized as ''culinary luminaries'' by the Aquarium's Seafood Watch Program of the Monterey Bay Aquarium in California.
123. Westport United Methodist Westport United Methodist The Bell Still Rings After 150 Years of Life 1836-1986.
124. Sutter In Westport: Prelude For a Pioneer, Part I Sutter In Westport: Prelude For a Pioneer, Part I Summer 2003 The author states in the beginning of the article that "historians have largely relied again and again on just a few (not unbiased) chroniclers to depict Sutter's 1836-1838 Westport experience. Fortunately...
125. War and Politics: The Price Raid of 1864 War and Politics: The Price Raid of 1864 Summer 1958 The author presents circumstances and events that led up to Price's raid in Missouri in 1864. Details the route of the Confederates push into Missouri. Includes information on the Battle of Westport. The...
126. McLain's Battery and Price's 1864 Invasion: A Letter from Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr. McLain's Battery and Price's 1864 Invasion: A Letter from Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr. Spring, 1983 The article starts out, "The following letter, written by Lt. Caleb S. Burdsal, Jr., of McLain's Independence Colorado Battery to his father in Denver, Colorado, sheds new light on the military service...
127. Taking Steps To Record Steptoe, Westport's Vanishing African American Neighborhood Taking Steps To Record Steptoe, Westport's Vanishing African American Neighborhood Autumn 2004 The African American community of Steptoe was located in Westport, Missouri. This article explores the name of the community and its growth after the Civil War. "The tiny hamlet in Westport known as Steptoe...
128. Spalding 1855 Map of Westport Spalding 1855 Map of Westport The 1855 Spalding map of Westport, Missouri, which hangs in the Special Collections Department as of September 26, 1974, is on indefinite loan to the Kansas City Public Library from the Daughters of Old...
129. History Lost In Blaze History Lost In Blaze December 30, 2011 The 107-year old Westport Presbyterian Church caught fire on December 29, 2011, devastating the community gathering place. Being one of the oldest churches in Kansas City, the congregation has gathered...
130. Artist Was Always Available to Listen Artist Was Always Available to Listen July 14, 2008 The "Remembrances" section contains a tribute to local glass artist Gary E. Smith of Prairie Village who died June 28, 2008, at the age of 54. He came from a family of glassmakers who started and still...
131. Emily Louise Withers Potter Emily Louise Withers Potter July 21, 2007 The "In Memoriam" column contains the obituary for Emily Louise Withers Potter who died February 25, 2007. "Emy Lou, as she was known, was the great-granddaughter of Abijah Withers, who was a homesteader...
132. Pryde's Old Westport Pryde's Old Westport April 14, 2007 The "About Town" column features Pryde's Old Westport store, now run by the founders' daughter Louise Meyers. John and Connie Perucca started the store taking the name from Connie's middle name. The building...
133. An interview with Jeremiah Cameron An interview with Jeremiah Cameron 1976-04-11 Tape recording interview with local educator Jeremiah Cameron. Interviewer: Milton Smith. Interview recorded April 11, 1976. 2 sound cassettes (ca. 60 minutes): analog, stereo.; 5 7/8 x 2 1/2 in., 1/8...
134. Charles Robinson--Yankee '49er: His Journey to California Charles Robinson--Yankee '49er: His Journey to California Summer 1968 Tale of visiting Westport hotels during the time of a cholera outbreak.
135. Tuesday's Election--The Vote by Wards Tuesday's Election--The Vote by Wards April/7/1894 Table showing the amounts of votes for Westport mayoral candidates by voting wards.
136. Bountiful Harvest Bountiful Harvest October 27, 2010 Summit Harvest is a community garden "program created by Summit United Methodist Church in conjunction with St. Luke's Healthcare East. They cultivated more than 3,000 pounds of fresh produce for Lee's...
137. Downtown Districts Reflect Individual Strengths Downtown Districts Reflect Individual Strengths December 2009 Summary and assessment of Kansas City downtown development at the end of 2009. Articles contain descriptions of activity in districts of the central city: The "Loop" (Central Business District); Government/East...
138. Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City Pen and Sunlight Sketches of Greater Kansas City 1911 Succinct description of the funeral service at 424 Westport Road.
139. Recollections of Old Times Recollections of Old Times September//1971 Struggles related to setting up Kansas City's "first" public fair. Church funds raised greatly for a population of only 400 in the city.
140. Streetside Records to Shut Down Streetside Records to Shut Down December 16, 2010 Streetside Records at 4128 Broadway in Westport will be closing in January. “The store was independently owned and operated as Pennylane Records until 1989, when it was bought by the Streetside chain,”...