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It’s Thursday and time for another edition of Around the Town Thursday. In the spotlight today is a historic building that’s very near and dear to my heart: Corinthian Hall. South facade (front) of Corinthian Hall Porte cochere with bronze and wire glass canopy Many local residents might know this building as the Kansas…
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Welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! I’m very excited for today’s post, for two reasons: first and foremost, it’s a winery. If that’s not enough there’s the second reason, it’s a winery in a church building. Oh but it gets better! The old church Pirtle Winery resides in is a Lutheran Evangelical…
Today we’re continuing to talk about vital records. Last week we talked about birth certificates and some of the information you can find on them. This week we’re going to talk about marriage records. If you’ve been married you know how obtaining a marriage license works. You fill out an application, get the license, the…
Welcome to another edition of Follow Friday! Today I’m highlighting Ancestry Search, a family history blog written by Kathleen. I admit, this one I started reading purely because the first post I saw was Kathleen’s post on Researching in the Kansas State Census. Anyone who knows me fairly well knows I love living in Kansas….
Welcome to another edition of Around the Town Thursday! I’m excited about today’s subject, Amigoni Urban Winery in Kansas City, Missouri’s West Bottoms. Amigoni Urban Winery I love finding new wineries because that means wine tasting which equals finding new wines and that process is so much fun! Amigoni was started in 1995 by…
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