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Title
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Wiedenmann Family Came to Westport Area in 1850's
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Description
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Reprint of an article written by Dory DeAngelo that appeared in the Kansas City Star on July 20, 1988 about the Wiedenmann family that owned and operated a store on the northwest corner of Westport Road and Pennsylvania, which is now Kelly's Bar.
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Date
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2011-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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George Wiedenmann: Westport Fixture Shared Bright Outlook
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Description
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Obituary information on George Wiedenmann of Overland Park, Kansas, who died on May 29, 2007 at the age of 82. "Originally from Germany, George Wiedenmann's family settled in the Westport area in 1854. While Wiedenmann was growing up, his grandfather owned a grocery at Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue called Wiedenmann's Brothers Grocery--in the historic building that is now Kelly's Westport Inn." Wiedenmann was a member of the Westport Historical Society and he worked for Russell Stover Candies for 25 years.
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Date
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2007-06-19
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Julia R. Wiedenmann McElroy
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Description
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Obituary for Julia "Judy" Wiedenmann McElroy who died October 9, 2005 at the age of 93. She was born July 30, 1912 in Kansas City, Missouri, the daughter of Jacob C. and Mary L. Wiedenmann, descendents of a pioneer family from Germany who settled in 1854 in Westport. Her grandparents store is now Kelly's Westport Inn. She was married to Perrin D. "Mac" McElroy, public administrator of Kansas City who preceded her in death in 1963.
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Date
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2005-10-12
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Jean Wiedenmann Sanderson
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Description
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Obituary for Jean Wiedenmann Sanderson who died October 16, 2005, in Overland Park. She was born October 14, 1927, in Kansas City to George and Myrle Wiedenmann. Her heritage goes back to the Wiedenmann family who settled in Westport in 1854. Her grandfather's store building is now Kelly's Westport Inn. She was known for her cooking and self-published a book called "Discover Contest Cooking", later picked up by Doubleday.
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Date
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2005-10-20
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Intersection of Westport & Pennsylvania
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Description
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Photograph of the intersection of Westport Road and Pennsylvania Avenue circa 1923. Wiedenmann Brothers Grocery Store, at 500 Westport Road, can be seen on the northwest corner of the intersection, and Doerschuk's Prescription Drug Store, at 501 Westport, is on the southwest corner. Signs reading "Mogul Overalls" hang on the building at 433 Westport, on the southeast corner, which was the home to Klein's clothing store. The northeast corner, a vacant lot at the time of the photo, was the original location of the pre-Civil War Harris-Kearney House, a hotel and later a private home, which was moved to a location several blocks away in 1922. It was replaced by a commercial building shortly thereafter.
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Date
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1923~
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Object Type
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Photograph
