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Title
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Westport to Lose Oldest Church Building
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Description
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St. Luke's AME Church, at the corner of 43rd and Roanoke, will be demolished because of the widening of 43rd Street and the "general deterioration of the building". Organized soon after the Civil War to serve the surrounding area of ex-slaves, the congregation's current building was constructed in 1891.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Newsletter Article
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Title
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A Brief History Of Old Westport
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Description
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Originally published in The Kansas City Star in March 1933, this is part two. It discusses the Mormons, Santa Fe trade, Westport's chief advantages, John Sutter, and John Fremont.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A Brief History of Old Westport
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Description
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Originally published in The Kansas City Star in March 1933, this is a first installment written by Major William W. Harris. It discusses the first settlers and Westport Landing.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Sutter In Westport: Prelude For a Pioneer, Part I
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Description
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The author states in the beginning of the article that "historians have largely relied again and again on just a few (not unbiased) chroniclers to depict Sutter's 1836-1838 Westport experience. Fortunately a large number of contemporary sources, hitherto untapped, provide for a fairly detailed account of Sutter's life in this Missouri frontier town." Included are thumbnail sketches of people Sutter interacted with while in Jackson County, information on the German-speaking communities in which Sutter lived and the Native Americans with which he transacted business.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Louis Vasquez in Colorado
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Description
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Article describes the life of mountain man Louis Vasquez, focusing on his years in Colorado. Vasquez was a contemporary of Jim Bridger, Jim Fitzpatrick, and William Sublette, and retired to Westport in the 1850s.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Native Song: Ragtime
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Description
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Short article about Kansas City and its history of ragtime composers and performers.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Wornall Family History
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Description
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Gives names and dates of family members. Richard and wife Judith moved to Westport, Missouri from Kentucky in 1843. Includes "Agriculture and The Wornall Farm" and "Construction of the Wornall House" which also tells of the restoration process that took place between 1964 and 1972.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Charles Esmonde Kearney: Overland Freighter and City Developer
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Description
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A brief overview of the life of Charles Kearney, who in 1852 settled in Westport and began "Kearney & Bernard" overland freighters in 1854. He also was president for five years of the Kansas City and Cameron Railroad, as well as being instrumental in designating the placement of the Hannibal Bridge.
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Date
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2003
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
