Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures One Community At the heart of Kansas City, on the Great Frieze of the Museum and Memorial, are inscribed the words “Let us strive on to do all which may achieve and cherish a just and lasting peace among ourselves and with all nations.” That endeavor for peace begins at...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Tue 5/22/18 at 6:30pm-7:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Pershing Lecture Series: Great War in the Middle East, 1916-18 Many of today’s disputed borders in the Middle East were created during World War I. Join Assistant Professor and Middle East Specialist Lieutenant Colonel Brian Steed of the U.S. Army General Command and Staff College (CGSC) to learn the actions from 1916...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Wed 5/23/18 at 6:30pm-8pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures In the Know: Memorializing the Fallen More than 80,000 Americans made the ultimate sacrifice during World War I. In preparation for Memorial Day, join author Scott Schoner as he discusses the memorialization that occurred during and after WWI, the construction and maintenance of overseas milit...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Sat 5/26/18 at 1pm-2pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Using Historic Maps for Genealogy The next general meeting of the Johnson County Genealogical Society will be May 26, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. at the Johnson County Central Resource Library at 9875 W 87th St, Overland Park, KS 66212. Pam Miller will be our presenter, and the topic will be "Usi...	Johnson County Library - Central Resource Library Overland Park, KS Sat 5/26/18 at 10am-11:30am
Talks & Readings: Poetry Reading/Spoken Word, Talks/Lectures Kansas Poet Laureate Kevin Rabas Meet KS Poet Laureate Kevin Rabas--poet, jazz musician, Emporia State University professor, and author of the 2010 Kansas Notable Book, Lisa's Flying Electric Piano.	Bonner Springs City Library Bonner Springs, KS Thu 5/31/18 at 6pm-7pm
Talks & Readings: Signing/Readings, Talks/Lectures Jennifer Pharr Davis Presentation and Urban Hike In celebration of National Trails Day, Missouri State Parks and Missouri Department of Conservation will host athlete, author, speaker and National Geographic Adventurer of the Year Jennifer Pharr Davis. Free and open to the public. Presentation at 10:30 a...	Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center Kansas City, MO Sat 6/2/18 at 10am-1pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Modern Music, Historical Inspiration Inspired by the story of the Unknown Soldier of WWI, a new choral commission pays tribute to all who served. Join composer Timothy C. Takach, co-librettists Pat Daneman and Rob Hill, along with historian Dr. Jason Crouthamel, in a discussion of the creativ...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Wed 6/6/18 at 6:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Midwest Genealogy Center Presents: Celebrity Ghosts - A Field Trip of Reported Hauntings For many celebrities and politicians, death doesn’t end their time in the spotlight. Join paranormal researcher and investigator Becky Ray as she discusses why we continue looking for celebrities after they die as well as some "haunts" of history’s notable...	Midwest Genealogy Center Independence, MO Thu 6/14/18 at 6:30pm-7:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures In the Know: African Americans in Times of War Many African Americans saw the war as an opportunity to redefine their U.S. citizenship and improve social, political and economic conditions. Join U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) Bernard Harris for a discussion on African American officers’ training c...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Sun 6/24/18 at 2pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures AEF Enters the Fray The U.S. Armed Forces played pivotal roles in some of 1918’s major conflicts. One hundred years later, join award-winning historian and Lt. Colonel (ret.) Shawn Faulkner of the Command and General Staff College for a discussion of how pivotal engagements, ...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Tue 6/26/18 at 6:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Voices on the Western Front Created by Grammy and Emmy winner Bryan Pinkall, this mesmerizing concert expresses the story of English composer George Butterworth, Olympic gold medalist Frederick Kelly and French composer, Alberic Magnard in a musical immersion of the three men’s lives...	The National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial Kansas City, MO Thu 6/28/18 at 6:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Researching Your WWII Veteran 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.	Midwest Genealogy Center Independence, MO Thu 7/5/18 at 6:30pm-7:30pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Midwest Genealogy Center Presents: The Two Charleys The 1950 assassinations of Kansas City mobsters Charlie Binaggio and Charlie Gargotta helped usher in the famed Kefauver Committee’s investigation of organized crime in the United States. Join author and filmmaker Terence O’Malley for a look at the crimina...	Midwest Genealogy Center Independence, MO Thu 7/19/18 at 7pm-8pm
Talks & Readings: Talks/Lectures Tracing Your Immigrant Origins The hometowns your immigrant ancestors came from in the old country often appear in the records found in their new country. Learn the steps to tracing your immigrant’s origin through records. This is a beginning level class for adults.	Midwest Genealogy Center Independence, MO Wed 7/25/18 at 6:30pm-7:30pm