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This is a picture of the Old Quindaro Cemetery (closed to the general public) which is just west of what has been called "Happy Hollow" in the town of Quindaro. It is often confused with The Quindaro Cemetery which is the far west section connected to Mt. Hope Cemetery, by the water tower at 38th Street and Parallel. If you are on Parallel looking north into the cemetery you will see a stone wall on the west end of the cemetery that is what marks the division of the 2 cemeteries.
In May 2002, the Quindaro townsite was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. In 2019, it received the designation as a National Commemorative Site.
In 1858 Quindaro City’s population peaked at 1,200 residents but by 1860 the population plummeted to 629. The decline in population was due to men enlisting in the Union army and the fact that Quindaro City was no longer the only free-state port, as other Missouri River towns opened to free-state sympathizers.
Clarina Nichols was an associate editor for the abolitionist newspaper the Quindaro Chindowan. Years after the Civil War, Nichols recounted hiding a slave in her home in Quindaro in the Wyandotte Gazette. She wrote: “My cistern – every brick of it rebuilt in the chimney of my late Wyandotte home – played its part in the drama of freedom. One beautiful evening late in October ‘61, as twilight was fading from the bluff, a hurried message came to me from our neighbor – Fielding Johnson – ‘‘You must hide Caroline. Fourteen slave hunters are camped on the Park – her master among them’...Into this cistern Caroline was lowered with comforters, pillow and chair. A washtub over the trap with the usual appliances of a washroom standing around…completing the hiding."
Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month in Kansas City, KS
National Hispanic Heritage Month happens each year from September 15 - October 15. These dates fall between the independence days of many Latinx countries including Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, who all celebrate their independence on September 15. In addition, Mexico,....
On January 1, 1857, groundbreaking was started on Quindaro City, which was founded as a port of entry for free soil immigrants into Kansas. The town site stretched from 17th to 42nd Street and from Parallel to the Missouri River. The Missouri River was then west of the present location, exposing a rock ledge that formed a natural levee for steamboat landings. The main street of the town was intended to be Kansas Avenue, but is now 27th Street and was never cut through to the river.
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On June 19th we honor #Juneteenth - a holiday marking the emancipation of all slaves in the Confederacy. The Quindaro Underground Railroad Museum in the northeast area of #KansasCityKS preserves the significant history of the old Quindaro townsite, once a free state port of entry on the Underground Railroad. Tours of the museum have now re-opened and can be scheduled by appointment. https://bit.ly/3fCYL56
Located on the south bank of the Missouri River (where Interstate 635 crosses the river), Quindaro City was developed after the Kansas-Nebraska Act to create a free state port of entry into Kansas Territory. The land was part of an area the Wyandot Indians had purchased from the Delaware.
September is National Underground Railroad Month. Check out all of these great programs happening in our region.
New Programs in September To Connect Your Stories! National Park Service National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Month Here's Your Guide To All The Opportunities And Programs Available This M
2901 Minnesota Avenue
Architect: Unknown
Administration Building Central Baptist Seminary 1901
Vacant 2020
3301 Parallel Parkway
Architect: Thomas B. Vrydagh, Martin & Wolfe
Kansas City University Mather Hall 1896
Monastery of St. Augustine 1935
7th Day Adventists 2008 – Present
This church was on the site where Memorial Hall is today
The Wyandotte County Museum will be closed Saturday, September 5th - Monday September 7th for the Labor Day. Have a great weekend and stay safe everyone.
Coming Up at the Wyandotte County Museum - https://mailchi.mp/45a9954833a2/coming-up-at-the-wyandotte-county-museum
The Wyandotte County Museum is excited to announce that we received a Union Pacific Railroad Foundation Community Space Grant to help fund our new Wyandotte County Heritage Exhibit! Phase one of the project will focus on telling the interconnected story of industry, community, and culture in Wyandot...
St Bridget Catholic Church was Built in 1881 and was located in the "Patch" in the West bottoms. It survived the 1903 and 1908 floods but could not recover from the flood of 1951
In the Community: Free Virtual Camp: Quindaro Project
7th Street Methodist Church
1101 North 7the Street KCKS
construction began in 1886
Vacant 2020
Building St John the Baptist Kansas City Kansas View of Church construction is looking West on Barnett
Ada Brown Born in Kansa City, Kansas on May 1st, 1890, her early career was spent on stage in musical theaters and vaudville. In 1926 she made her first recording "Evil Mama Blues" with band leader Bennie Moten. Her other recordings include "111 Natural Blues" "Break O'Day Blues" and "Crazy 'Bout My Lollypop".
Ada Brown was the founding member of the Negro Actors Guild of America in 1936. She performed on Broadway in the 1930's and appeared in the 1943 film, "Story Weather" Ada Brown became known as the "Brown Thrush of Swing".
Ada Brown passed away March 31st, 1950 at her home in Kansas City, Kansas. She is buried in Westlawn Cemetery.
The Wyandotte County Museum is excited to announce that we received a Union Pacific Community Grant to help fund our new Wyandotte County Heritage Exhibit! Phase one of the project will focus on telling the interconnected story of industry, community, and culture in Wyandotte County from the early railroads until 1920. Renovations of the museum’s east gallery space will begin in 2021. A huge thank you to the Union Pacific Railroad for their support!
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Lucy Bigelow Armstrong (1818-1892) A pioneer of Wyandotte County, Lucy was the daughter of Russell Bigelow. a Methodist Minister for the Wyandot Nation. She married John Armstrong, a member of the Wyandot tribe she was adopted into the Nation, the Armstrong's migrated to Wyandotte County in 1843 and were among the first settlers of Wyandott when they moved into their home 4 days after the treaty was signed between the Wyandot and the Delaware. She was a leader of educational and religious affairs, she taught school in the city of Wyandott and donated the land for the Methodist Episcopal chuech at 5th and Washington.
Tiera Farrow, (1880-1971) a graduate of the Kansas City School of Law in 1903 was one of the first women lawyers in Kansas City. Her extensive education included a master’s degree from Columbia University and certificates from the Sorbonne in Paris and Oxford University in England.
In 1916, she was the first woman to defend another woman charged with murder. Mrs. Clara Schweiger shot her husband in the Kansas City, Missouri Court house after an appeal to set aside their divorce was rejected. Due to Ms. Farrow’s defense, Mrs. Schweiger received a mild sentence of fifteen years, of which she only served two due to poor health. This case drew national attention and helped to establish Ms. Farrow within the legal field.
Farrow served as President of the Women’s Bar Association of Kansas City and President of the Greater Kansas City Professional Chapter of the Theta Sigma Phi, an organization for women in journalism and communications.
In 1953, Farrow wrote an autobiography entitled, Lawyer in Petticoats. This book chronicles her life, as well as her career as a lawyer. Born Mary Tiera Farrow in Columbus, Indiana, her family moved to Kansas when she was five years old. As the only woman graduate in a class of 75 from the Kansas City School of Law, she had trouble finding a law firm in the Kansas City area that would hire a woman. Farrow eventually began a law firm with Anna Donahue, another KC Law graduate and throughout her career, served mostly women clients. Farrow’s accomplishments included appointment as the first female divorce proctor to the Jackson County court and the first female to serve as substitute judge in Municipal Court. Farrow retired from law in 1957 after 54 years in practice. She died at the age of 91 in a nursing home in Lenexa, Kansas.
The Wyandotte County Museum is committed to remaining open while keeping our visitors and staff safe. The museum is free and open to the public Monday-Saturday 9:00-4:00. Archives by appointment.
Civil War Nurse who enlisted in 1861 at age 51 with her daughter. Sturges became head nurse at a military hospital in Memphis, and became known as "Mother Sturges" to her patients. After the war, she moved to Leavenworth, Kansas, where she became head nurse at the government hospital complex that would later become the VA Hospital in Leavenworth. Several years after she died, Burnside Chapter #1 of the Women's Relief Corps raised $600, and erected a stone headstone/memorial on her grave.
Mother Mary Sturges died December 29, 1892 and is buried in The Oak Grove Cemetery.
Rightfully hers is now on view at the Wyandotte County Museum. This new pop-up exhibit from the National Archives commemorates the 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. Explore the history of the ratification of this historic amendment, women’s voting rights before and after, and its impact today.
180 South 18th Street
Architect: Unknown
Louisa M. Alcott Elementary 1923
2020 Alcott Arts Center
261 Orchard
Architect: Unknown
The Storefront Steel Beams are marked “Westside Foundry KCK” 1900
This Commercial building first appeared on the Sanborn map in 1908, in 1920 it was listed as The Kansas Candy Company, in 1930 it was listed as the Jacob Stelmach’s Grocery.
Private Residence 2020
1870 Quindaro Boulevard
Architect: Unknown
Quindaro State Bank 1904
Vacant 2020
290 South 10th Street
Architect: Rose & Peterson
Whittier Grade School 1923
Vacant 2020
Reminder that all of these photos and many more are still on display at The Wyandotte County Museum through September. Monday to Saturday 9-4. And admission is free. Face mask and Social distancing is required
800 North 18th Street
Architect: Henry W. Brinkman
Mother House Sister Servants of Mary 1926 – Present
1319 North 18th Street
Architect: Unknown
Fulton Funeral Home, 1929
Christian Fellowship Church, 2020
1007 Central Avenue
Architect unknown
J.M. Walters Hardware Store 1920
Homer Lyle Bakery & Beauty Parlor 1924
Momentos Especiales Boutitique 2020
photos from the Architecture exhibit on display at the museum now until the end of August.
1320 Central Avenue
Architect: Unknown
J.L. Bean & Company Grocer 1920
Mannasmith & Kelchner Grocer 1924
Family Dentistry 2020
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Photos from Wyandotte County Historical Museum's post
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Buried History is a self-guided cemetery experience designed to allow people to explore the historic cemeteries of Wyandotte County while socially distancing. Walking tours to follow! PDF of this presentation at www.wycokck.org/wycomuseum
September 15 through October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month Lupe Gonzalez Orchestra was a very popular group
The Lupe M. González Orchestra exhibit has been extended until February 25th. Stop by the Wyandotte County Museum to see this great exhibit before it is too late. Thank you to the WCHS Hispanic Committee and the Kansas City Museum for making this exhibit possible.
From the Archives: The construction of the Wyandotte County Lake (Marshall Creek) Dam began as a WPA project in 1936. On September 19,1937, with the project 90% completed, the dam collapsed. After re-engineering the dam was rebuilt creating the Wyandotte County Lake we enjoy today.
The Lupe M. González Orchestra Story Exhibit Program will be this Saturday at the Wyandotte County Museum from 2:00 - 4:00 pm. A curator talk with Dr. Gene Chavez will be presented at 2:00 pm. Music and refreshements to follow.
From the Collection: These baby shoes and women's hats are now on display in the museum's lobby. Visit us often to check out what is new at your Wyandotte County Museum.
There was a great crowd at this afternoon's WCHS program. Loren Taylor talked about the Journal cd release. Steve Zuk presented great photos from the county's history and several awards were presented.
Check out these 1951 Flood images, just in time for the 1951 Flood Reunion Picnic on Saturday, September 28th at Pierson Park from 1:00-6:00 pm.
Basehor Historical Museum Society
2812 N 155th St, BasehorGrinter Place State Historic Site
1420 S 78th St, Kansas CityMonticello Community Historical Society
23860 W. 83rd Street, LenexaWonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City
5700 King Street, ShawneePiano Technicians Guild Foundation
4444 Forest Ave, Kansas CityBanneker School Foundation Historic Site Park
31 8th St, ParkvilleThe Henry Leavenworth Chapter, Sons of the Am
2918 Garland St, LeavenworthVidere - Images by Steve Hauck
9013 Switzer, LenexaOverland Park Historical Society and Heritage
7319 West 79 Street, Overland ParkLeavenworth County Historical Society
1128 5th Ave, Leavenworth