Local History

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions about regional topics.

Each March, the Library observes Women’s History Month with a variety of activities, including films, speakers, spoken word, and a suggested reading list or two.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions about regional topics.

On February 22, 1901, future Supreme Court justice Charles Evans Whittaker was born near Troy, Kansas.

In 2010, the Kansas City Public Library, Black Archives of Mid-America, and Local Investment Commission (LINC) started the Kansas City Black History Project to highlight the stories of area residents during Black History Month.

On February 9, 1920, the City Council approved ambitious plans for the construction of Liberty Memorial south of Union Station.

The Missouri Valley Special Collections staff will guide patrons through the art of house history research and introduce digital tools.

On January 31, 1901, the Coates Opera House, Kansas City’s original first-class theater, met a fate common among nineteenth-century theaters when it burned to the ground.

In December, The Kansas City Star launched Reel Rare, a five-part series exploring early 20th-century Kansas City home movies and the stories they reveal.

What's Your KCQ? What do you want to know about our community? The Library and The Kansas City Star combine resources to find answers to questions about regional topics.