History

Nearly 50,000 people are expected to flock to Harrisonville for a few short days, as they visit The Moving Wall, a traveling Vietnam War veterans memorial.

It’s seems like only yesterday, but it really was 29 years ago. I was just a young lad anxious to start a new job in the exciting world of radio. I had turned 21 the night before and celebrated appropriately, but all the beer in the world couldn’t stop the anxiety of going on the air…

Arrow Rock State Historic Site will host the First Saturday lecture on July 6.

The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum will close for about a year starting at the end of next month to undergo a $22 million renovation and expansion.

1999 was an interesting year. It also happens to be 20 years ago and the Warrensburg High School Class of 1999 is having a reunion.

What happened? Did we forget about it entirely?

Renovation of a 1906 carriage house got a major boost after the Heard Memorial Club House was notified that a $10,000 grant requested from the DAR was approved.

A Missouri soldier who was killed 68 years ago during the Korean War has been reburied close to home after his remains were identified through DNA.

A Kansas City artist has been selected to create statue of former President Harry Truman for display in the U.S. Capitol.

The State Historical Society of Missouri’s new $35 million facility designed to encourage the study of the state’s history is taking shape in Columbia.