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Preserving Histories
Sat, Jul 19 2025
2:00pm - 4:00pm
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This 2-hour workshop combines live poetry readings and templates created to help participants write down important historical happenings or ideas that can be turned into free-verse poems.

Digital Sanborn Maps
Search U.S. fire insurance maps from 1867 to 1970.
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It’s All Relative
It seems there is a “national day” for almost anything you can think of. Pancake Day? March 1.
Bewitched!
As Halloween approaches, images of broom-riding witches are everywhere.
DNA and Genealogy: What’s the Story? Part 1
I get many questions about using DNA testing for genealogy research.
I Call Your Name, but What Does It Mean?
Tracing the origin of your surname can teach you a lot about your ancestors, as names can tell a story about your family.Beginning Genealogy
Tue, Jul 8 2025
6:00pm - 7:00pm
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Learn the fundamentals of beginning a genealogical research project. We will discuss organization, census information, vital records, and where to look for information.

The Keeper of the Details
My oldest cousin ferreted out that our grandmother’s sister, Great-Aunt Eva, knew a wealth of family history.
North American Women's Letters and Diaries, Colonial to 1950
Explore women's diaries and correspondence to 1950.
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Kansas City Star
NOTE: The Star no longer offers neighborhood and Saturday editions. Search articles about local and regional news from 1880 forward.
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Aloha, Konnichiwa, Kumusta, and Hello! Celebrating Our AAPI Friends
May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month, celebrating Asians and Pacific Islanders in America.
New York Times
View New York Times articles dating back to 1980.
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