The Battle of Randolph “At the time Fort Sumter was fired upon, Kansas City, Missouri had a population variously estimated at from 4,000 to 8,000. There was at the time a small settlement of a dozen houses immediately across the Missouri River on the low ground called Harlem, and another village of a half dozen …
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Museum Open House – January 28, 2023 – from 2-4pm
Bob Barker “The Price is Right” was 99-years YOUNG
From our friend, Chris Harris‘ “I remember when… Liberty” – Facebook Page Robert William “Bob” Barker – Celebrated his 99th birthday this past Monday, Dec 12, 2022. It is a Sad Addendum to this Story that Bob passed away August 26, 2023, just-about 4 months shy of his becoming a Centenarian. You can Read …
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Heritage Middle School Visit – Nov 22, 2022
The Museum hosted 70+ students from Heritage Middle School on Tuesday, Nov 22, 2022. Museum Board Members and Docents turned out to lead the tours. These Bright students asked many good questions and were well behaved. We arrange tours for a wide variety of organizations and groups. We will be Happy to Book your own …
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Year End 2022 Message – Kyle Yarber
From Kyle Yarber, President of the Clay County Historical Society & Museum BOARD of TRUSTEES Editor’s Note: The aforementioned “HVAC System” is for Much More than mere Comfort. H=heating (no frozen pipes) V=ventilation (circulation) A=air C=conditioning – All aspects necessary to maintain the artifacts found in our Historical Museum’s Collections, and for the comfort of …
DAR Meeting Discusses “Old Area Homes”
We marvel at the “old homes” of the area … as they also did some 80+ years ago. This article from the Liberty Tribune in October 1937 or 1938 “Century-Old Houses Discussed at D.A.R.“ The beautiful country home of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Pharis, itself a part of the early days of Clay County, …
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Grandmother, grandson find united cause at museum
LIBERTY — National and international magazines have extolled the virtues of grandparents and grandchildren volunteering together. In Forbes magazine, Jenny Friedman, executive director of the national nonprofit “Doing Good Together”, which promotes family volunteering and service, said, “Volunteering makes you healthier mentally and physically. It’s a way to pass on the values that matter to …
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Our Clay County Museum Building’s Past
The Clay County Museum building dates from about the mid-1850s, once thought to be as a pharmacy. However, it apparently began life as a dry goods store. From an issue of the Liberty Weekly Tribune, dated January 14, 1881, an article on “Liberty in 1846-7” stated “In 1847, Mr. N.H. Summers brought on a fine …
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A Woman of The Civil War – Lou Alder McCoy
Lurena (Lou) Alder McCoy Here’s a biography of one of our local citizens who lived through the Civil War. Women played an important part before, during and after the Civil War. The women of Missouri City (once called Richfield) organized and held a meeting on February 18, 1861, opposing secession and for the preservation of …
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Civil War Soldiers – 1
Ole Anderson On his enlistment date Ole Andreas Anderson was 28 years old; it was the 21st of May in the first year of the war, 1861. He was a commissioned officer in Company D, Iowa 3rd Infantry Regiment by June of that year and mustered out on August 16th of the following year due …