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Title
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New Eastern Bluebird Trail at George Owens Nature Park
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Description
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A new Eastern Bluebird Trail was installed at the George Owens Nature Park in Independence, Missouri. It consists of a series of nesting boxes created for bluebirds, the Missouri state bird. The trail is monitored and documented by volunteers from March through May.
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Date
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2010-03
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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A President, a Church, and Trails West - Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri
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Description
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Continuation of title, "Competing Histories in Independence, Missouri." The author Jon E. Taylor, former historian for the Harry S Truman National Historic Site in Independence, Missouri, examines how three nationally significant histories - President Truman, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now called the Community of Christ), and the trails (Oregon, Santa Fe, and California) - interact and compete for space and funds as the city of Independence struggles to balance these interests to preserve its history and the built environment. Includes maps, a chronology (xv-xvii), pictures, bibliography, and index.
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Date
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2008
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Object Type
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Book
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Title
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Trailing Alfred Jacob Miller in the West
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Description
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Author Candy Moulton retraces the journey made by artist Alfred J. Miller from Independence, Missouri, to Daniel, Wyoming, 200 years after his birth. Miller accompanied Scotsman Captain William Drummond Stewart on his journey to a fur traders' rendezvous "that would occur on the Green River in what would become western Wyoming." Stewart wanted Miller to record the scenes along their way. They left Wayne City Landing, also called Independence Landing, the spring of 1837. Article notes that Miller's works will be exhibited at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art from September 25, 2010, through January 9, 2011. Includes a map of the Miller and Stewart journey as well as a list of museums that hold Miller's works.
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Date
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2010-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Oregon California Trail Places of Origin
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Description
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Chapter mentions the various "jumping off" spots for trail emigrants, especially the Oregon/California Trail. It includes areas as Independence, Westport, Westport Landing, Saint Joseph, Council Bluffs, Omaha, etc., and explains the crucial role of these areas in the trail experience. Also includes a map entitled "Missouri River Frontier" that shows from what is now the Kansas City area up to Omaha. The book has an extensive multiple page bibliography on the subject.
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Date
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1979
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Object Type
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Book Section
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Title
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Map of California, Oregon, Texas, and the Territories Adjoining with Routes Etc.
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Description
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Detailed political map of western territories of the U.S. in 1849. The following territories are included: Nebraska (to Canadian border), Indian Territory, Texas, Upper or New California, Oregon (to Canadian border). A large portion of northern Mexico is shown, including the states of California, Sonora, Cinoloa, Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas, Cohahuila, Nuevo Leon, Tamaul. Names of 32 Indian tribes are shown, indicating their general locations. Six routes taken by explorers and emigrants are labeled, including the Oregon Trail, which has numbers along it denoting the distance in miles from Westport Landing, Missouri. Also includes a Table of Distances in upper right corner.
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Date
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1849
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Object Type
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Map
