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Title
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Ex-Slave Was a Success in Early Independence
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Description
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Biographical article with photo about Hiram Young (1815-1882), a wagon-maker and ex-slave in 19th century Independence, Missouri. Young is described as "one of the richest men in Jackson County" by 1860 and "one of the area's first successful businessmen." He also helped to start a school for black children in Independence and to bring the African Methodist Episcopal Church there. "Young School opened in 1874 under the direction of the Independence School District. It was replaced with a new building in 1934, and it remained a blacks-only school until the U.S. Supreme Court ordered schools to desegregate in 1954. It later housed special education classes but was closed in 1979 and now is a warehouse for the district's food service program."
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Date
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1986-02-23
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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SC46 Dr. J. W. Parker Account Books Finding Aid
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Description
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Dr. J. W. Parker was called John as well as James and settled in Westport, Missouri, in 1851 where he practiced medicine among the white settlers and the Shawnee, Wyandotte, and Delaware Indians. During the Civil War he moved with his family to Nebraska City, Nebraska, returning to Westport sometime after 1882. He died March 2, 1907, at the age of 85 and is buried in Union Cemetery, Kansas City, Missouri.
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Date
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1851/1872
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Object Type
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Finding Aid
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Title
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Westward Across the "Great Lone Land"
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Description
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Overland wagon trains began in Missouri River towns such as Independence, Westport, Weston and St. Joseph. The author recounts experiences from letters, journals, and diaries of the emigrants who made the journey.
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Date
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2010
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
