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Kansas City's Union Station Massacre changed federal law enforcement in the United States.

Discover the best genealogy websites for your research. This is a beginner-level class. Basic computer literacy is needed to follow along.

Find out how to get the most out of using the FamilySearch website. Learn tips on searching records, using the research wiki, finding family trees, using the Family History catalog, and more.

Listen and discuss a podcast showcasing Kansas City regional stories as originally broadcast by KMBC radio in the mid-20th century and now archived in the Marr Sound Archives at the University of Miss

Do you have a German ancestor in your family tree? Learn the basic methods for completing German genealogy research.

Learn how to use Fold3 to access U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who have served.

Take a walk around MGC and learn about all the valuable resources available for genealogy and history research.

Born a slave in southwest Missouri and then abducted by outlaws, orphaned, and shunned at the local school, George Washington Carver persevered to become one of the nation’s finest scientists and inve

Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1940 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records.

Spend your lunchtime learning something new! Get together with others to share helpful information, network, and gather inspiration to help you continue your genealogy project.

Learn how to search thousands of resources--from history books to Revolutionary War records--with HeritageQuest Online. This is a beginner-level class for adults.

Find out the fundamentals of beginning your genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

The U.S. Federal Census is a great place to start tracing your ancestors. The first Federal Population Census was taken in 1790, and a census has been taken every 10 years since that date.

Most genealogists have a box full of unidentified photographs, usually passed down from generation to generation.

Newspaper databases can be used to find genealogical information such as birth, marriage and death records, obituaries, probate cases, and interesting information about your ancestors’ lives.

Join Mid-Continent Public Library, Truman Library, and CinemaKC for a free screening of Lincoln, the award-winning 2012 film about one of the nation’s most beloved presidents.

If you have located where in the home country your ancestors are from, this class will show you how to locate and request Italian civil records online to discover more about them.

Do you have an ancestor from Russian Poland, Galicia-Austria, Pomerania, or West or East Prussia? All of these historic place names now lie in the boundaries of Poland.

Learn to search billions of records to find your ancestors from all over the world. Records include U.S. and U.K. censuses, Irish records, and parish records from England and Wales.

His family has been identified as Caucasian for five generations; but after more than 30 years of genealogical research, local historian David W.

Experience the history of the African American Buffalo Soldiers, and discover how they distinguished themselves from the American frontier to the battlefields of World War II.

Discover the best genealogy websites for your research. This is a beginner-level class. Basic computer literacy is needed to follow along.

A performance and talk that will describe the journey of Mariela Shaker from Aleppo to the US, the hardship she endured and the success she achieved in the US.

Piece together your WWII veteran's military experience using web resources, Library resources, and outside sources. Learn what records still exist and how to locate them.

Find out how to get the most out of using the FamilySearch website. Learn tips on searching records, using the research wiki, finding family trees, using the Family History catalog, and more.

What does it mean to be American? What holds us together in turbulent times?

Learn how to use Fold3 to access U.S. military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who have served.

Take a walk around MGC and learn about all the valuable resources available for genealogy and history research.

Whether your interest in genealogy is old or new, there is always room to learn more about researching and preserving family history.