Videos

In 1838, the Missouri Governor issued an executive order forcing thousands of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to flee west. Brigham Young University professor Fred…

Santa Fe Trail Association co-founder Joy Poole discussed the experiences of young women who traveled along the over 800 mile-long Santa Fe Trail with their husbands. She explored their time…

Jerry Enzler discussed his book Jim Bridger: Trailblazer of the American West. Bridger was a trader and guide who traveled across much of the Western wilderness from the 1820s to 1868. The K…

Retired FBI agent William Ouseley spoke with Kansas City Public Broadcasting editor Jonathan Bender for an illustrated discussion of the city’s gangland past, and a look at a newly discovere…

University of North Dakota History Professor Cynthia Culver Prescott talked about her book, Pioneer Mother Monuments: Constructing Cultural Memory. She highlighted some of the Kansas City-ar…

Public historians Diane Eickhoff and Aaron Barnhart explored the stories of women who defied cultural norms to fight in the Civil War. They also described women’s wartime work as nurses, coo…

Jim Gray, rancher and cowboy historian, talked about the development of cattle driving and ranching in the 19th century. Mr. Gray discussed the impact of the railroad and other historic even…

Kansas City Public Library’s Jeremy Drouin and staff highlighted “The American Royal: A Gift from the Stockyards” collection and shared the history of the Kansas City Stockyards. The industr…

Larry Wood, author of Ozarks Gunfights and Other Notorious Incidents, shared the area’s violent history. He talked about feuding groups and infamous criminals from Wild Bill Hickok to Bonnie…