2008 Events
- Weston Musuem Tour, June 8, 2008
- Review of the tour of the Weston Museum for the map viewing, plus tours of three historic homes
- Saturday, September 6, 1:00 p.m.
- Fort Osage Historic Marker dedication
- September 12 and 13
- Union Cemetery Tours
- September 25, 6:30 p.m.
- Outstanding Kansas Citian Award Reception
- October 11, 2008
- Trails West bus trip following the historic trails to California and Oregon
- Meet and Greet Social, Fall 2008
- Held at the Toy and Miniature Museum on the grounds of UMKC
- December 13, 2008
- Annual Holiday Brunch at Indian Hills Country Club
- Tentative early 2009
- Wyandotte County Historial Museum tour
Fort Osage Marker Dedication
Saturday, September 6, 2008, the dedication of a new marker for Fort Osage
will be held at the original site of the fort. The program begins at 1:00
p.m., with an introduction by Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders,
followed by keynote speaker Lt. Col. Scott Farguhar from the Command
College at Ft. Leavenworth. At 2:00 p.m., the Native Sons and Daughters
marker will be dedicated. Driving directions to Fort Osage are found at
the end of this message.
Dear Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City and Friends:
Please join us Saturday, September 6, 2008, at historic Fort Osage in
Sibley, Missouri. Fort Osage needs your support. This is the Bicentennial
Commemoration of the building of the Fort by Captain William Clark and his
group. Admission to the site is $2.00.
We will see the new “green” building housing the Fort Osage Education
Center, with upgrades since our last visit. Gordon Julich, Superintendent
of Historic Sites for Jackson County Parks & Recreation, along with other
interpreters, will be on hand, with Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders
presiding over the ceremony. In addition, Peyton (Bud) Clark, one of
William Clark's direct descendents, may be attending the event.
There are two buildings in this National Historic Landmark, the
reconstructed 1808 Fort, and the new Education Center. In addition, this is
a beautiful site, with the Missouri River on the north.
The Native Sons and Daughters played an instrumental part in the
reconstruction of the Fort in the 1940s, and one of our Community Service
Committees is designated the Fort Osage Committee. John Hess, Sr., serves
as chair of that committee. In 1952, the Native Sons received an award for their efforts in the restoration. A pdf(1.8MB) of the article appearing in the July 1953 issue of the Missouri Historical Review recounts the ceremony. In addition, James Anderson, the historian for the Native Sons from 1938 to 1966, was a major force behind the restoration, as noted in his obituary (pdf, 700k).
Please bring your children, grandchildren, neighbors, and friends! They
will enjoy the exhibits in the education center and exploring the fort. The
gathering point is the 1:00 p.m. program area. Comfortable clothes and
shoes are suggested.
Reservations are not necessary.
Very truly yours,
Dan Sturdevant
Program Assistant
DRIVING DIRECTIONS to Ft. Osage:
- I-70 East from Kansas City to Exit 24 at Grain Valley
- Road BB north 11 miles
- Continue north on BB at the intersection of Road BB and 24 Highway
- Cross the railroad bridge in Sibley and follow the signs to the fort.
- We’d suggest you carpool with a friend.
Fort Osage is located at 105 Osage Street, Sibley, Missouri. Their phone
number is 816-650-3278. For more information about the site, please visit: http://www.fortosagenhs.com
For those who wish, we can meet at Misty’s Restaurant at 11:30 a.m.
(816) 650-5797. The restaurant is located at 30 East 24 Highway, Buckner,
MO, 64016, at the intersection of Highway BB and Highway 24.
However, if you plan to do so, please call Misty’s that morning at the
above telephone number. I am advised that sometimes Misty’s does not
open.
Historical Epitaphs, Voices from the Past Returns to Union Cemetery
September 12th and 13th, 2008, will again bring Union Cemetery’s story to
the public with Historical Epitaphs, Voices from the Past. Presented by
the Union Cemetery Historical Society and the Kansas City, Missouri Parks
and Recreation Department, and funded in part by a grant from the Missouri
Humanities Council with support by the National Endowment for the
Humanities, "Historical Epitaphs" will take visitors to Union Cemetery
back in time as tour guides tell them the history of the cemetery. The
tours will be led through the cemetery, stopping at gravesites
where they will hear first person accounts of some of the well-known, and
not so well-known, persons buried in Union Cemetery.
Tours will be given every 30 minutes beginning at 7:00 p.m. Friday and
Saturday nights, with the final tour given at 9:30 p.m. While visitors wait
for their tour they will be entertained by dulcimer artist Betty Key.
Last year during Union Cemetery’s 150th anniversary, Historical Epitaphs,
Voices from the Past, was presented for one evening drawing nearly 800
visitors.
Reservations are requested.
The first tour on Saturday is already filled. Please visit our site and click on the icon to direct you to the reservation form. This will
let us know how many to expect for each tour. Or call 816-472-4990 and
leave a reservation. A suggested $5.00 donation for each visitor will be
collected at the front gate of the cemetery.
Union Cemetery is located at 227 E. 28th Terrace, Kansas City, Missouri,
just south of Crown Center. Parking is available across the street from
the cemetery’s entrance.
The Native Sons and Daughters erected a historic marker at Union Cemetery.
Trails West Tour with Ross Marshall
Sponsored by Native Sons and Daughters of Greater Kansas City and guided by Ross Marshall, on Saturday, October 11, 2008, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The bus will leave at 8:30 a.m. from the public parking area at 7th and Pennsylvania, Kansas City, Missouri. There is no charge for parking.
The bus tour will feature sites on the four National Historic Trails in Kansas City, the Lewis and Clark, Santa Fe, Oregon, and California NHTs.
Stops include:
- Lewis and Clark Point
- The Lewis and Clark Park at Kaw Point
- Town of Kansas at the foot of Main St. at the Missouri River
- Westport walking tour
- Alexander Majors House site
- The new Pioneer Crossing Park in Shawnee
- The new Lone Elm Campground Park south of Olathe
- The new Gardner Junction Park, where the trails came together.
As we travel, we will discuss:
- History of the westward movement
- Routes and history of the Lewis & Clark, Santa Fe, Oregon, and California Trails
- Early Kansas City history and our connection to the overland trails
- Russell, Majors & Waddell, freighting on the trail, and the Pony Express
- Bleeding Kansas and the Border War
- The Civil War and the Battle of Westport
- What’s happening on the historic trails and hiking and biking trails in Kansas City
The cost for the tour is $45 and includes lunch at Ryan's Steakhouse, maps, and handouts.
Please make your check payable to the Native Sons and Daughters, and send the check to Native Sons and Daughters, P.O. Box 10046, Kansas City, MO 64171.
For questions about reserving a seat, please call Susie Hughes at 816-926-9397, or send email. For tour information, please email Ross Marshall.