History
Historic Elmwood Cemetery Honors Those Above and Below the Sod
Kansas City’s historic Elmwood Cemetery’s 150th anniversary will be celebrated from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1, at the cemetery at 4900 E. Truman Road.
Historic Central United Methodist Church Reflects on its Complex Past as it Prepares to Close
The historic Central United Methodist Church is reflecting on its complex past as it prepares to close. The United Methodist Church of the Resurrection will reopen the church in December.
Inside David McCullough’s Relationship with the Truman Library
Here’s the inside story of how Pulitzer Prize winner David McCullough helped raise the profile of the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum.
Here Are 7 Ways 2022 Stacks Up Against the Worst Droughts in Kansas History
How bad is the Kansas drought? Among the worst droughts in recorded history. But some other years were more extreme. Here are the numbers.
curiousKC | What Was Kansas City’s First City Park?
The story of George Kessler and the first city park in Kansas City.
Harry Truman’s Remarkably Fraught First Political Campaign
Harry Truman almost was the president who never was. His first campaign, waged a century ago, was fraught with missteps that could have ended his political career.
Black Cowboys: Then and Now
Horseman and children’s author Trae Venerable is a living legacy of underappreciated Black cowboys.
curiousKC | A Quick History Lesson on the TV Tower Near 31st and Main Street
Here’s your brief history lesson on the red steel tower at 31st Street and Main Street.
KC Filmmakers Tee Up Documentary on Black Golfers
In March 1950, four Black men placed their fees on the counter of the whites-only Swope Memorial Golf Course and left to tee off. Slashed tires, broken windows and a decade-long battle to assert the right for equal play on Kansas City’s golf courses ensued.
A Belated Lesson in the History of Indigenous People
People of faith are belatedly coming to grips with their troubled history with Indigenous People.