Helping the present understand the past
Welcome to another Around the Town Thursday! Now I know what you’re thinking: “A bridge?? You’re writing about a bridge??” But this isn’t just any bridge. Today I’m highlighting the Twelfth Street Viaduct Bridge in the West Bottoms of Kansas City, Missouri. Mid-level of the Twelfth Street Viaduct Bridge Native Kansas Citians will recognize this…
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I have been bitten by the blog bug. Ever since discovering genealogy blogs I’ve been looking for good ones to follow, so Geneabloggers’ blog listing is a genealogical Christmas for me. I’m slowly making my way through the listing of over 3,000 blogs and finding some really good ones! I am so excited about this…
It’s Around the Town Thursday and today we’re looking at a park located in Shawnee, Kansas. Pioneer Crossing Park sits on a small tract of land in that was formerly a used car lot. It features two sculptures by a local Shawnee artist named Charles Goslin (the same Charles Goslin that created the statue of…
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Welcome to Around the Town Thursday! Around the Town Thursday is a way for me to highlight interesting, fun or useful places around my beautiful hometown of Kansas City. In the spotlight today is one of my favorite places: The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial. Liberty Memorial (during maintenance) The National World…
I love going to estate sales. Some people might find it a little creepy to go sorting through the personal items of someone who’s deceased but I’ve discovered many interesting treasures at estate sales. It shocks and disturbs me to see family pictures and possible heirlooms being sold and I’m heartbroken that I’m not always…