
War on the Harrisonville Square 1972 Part 4
I have always been fascinated, in a sort of macabre way, with this story. The reader comments and interest in the story tell me that
I have always been fascinated, in a sort of macabre way, with this story. The reader comments and interest in the story tell me that
I want to start this final entry in the series with a bit of a disclaimer. If you have read the book, Charlie Simpson Apocalypse,
I was honored to be asked to speak with the Mary Sibley Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Harrisonville on Saturday, April
As mentioned at the end of part 1 of this series, the fuse that lit the fireworks occurred in front of the Sears store on
This entry in my series of historic events on the border takes a bit of a different slant than my other entries which generally have
Check out my latest column in the March 4th issue of the Johnson County Gazette. This month I look into Quantrill’s Raids of Shawnee. There
There is very little remaining of the town of Quindaro, Kansas today. A modern park shelter now sits atop the bluff that overlooks the riverfront
Newtonia is a very small town, population 200, about 60 miles southwest of Springfield. The two Civil War battles fought there will always be known
Check out my latest article in the January 28th edition of the JOCO Gazette. This month’s article takes a look at the history of Lenexa,
Early on the morning of September 22, 1861, Lane, and his men, calling themselves “Lane’s Brigade”, rode into town and after trading small arms fire
A traveler cannot understand the Border War without a visit to Lawrence, Kansas. Lawrence is located about 30 miles west of Kansas City and was
Check out my latest column in the November 17 edition of the Johnson County Gazette. This article is entitled, KSD’s Luther “Dummy” Taylor, World Series
Lecompton is another town that has embraced its Civil War roots and markets itself to the outside world based on that image. The town’s slogan
Sneak Peek for the cover design for my second book, “The Border War Tour: A Traveler’s Guide to Civil War Sites on the Missouri/Kansas Border”. I’m
In this tour stop, I will review what is not just one tour stop but several. The Battle of Westport Driving Tour takes the visitor
Check out my latest column in the November 19 edition of the Johnson County Gazette. This article is entitled, “Who Were the Harvey Girls”. this
This tour stop at Fort Hayes will wrap up our journey through the middle of Kansas. Hayes, Kansas is located on I-70 about 4 hours
This week we continue our journey through West Central Kansas with a stop at Fort Larned, which is located near Larned, Kansas, approximately 270 miles
For this post, we continue our trip through south-central Kansas with a visit to Dodge City. Dodge City would earn the nickname, “Sodom of the
Check out my latest column in Johnson County Gazette entitled, “Nazi Prisoners?”. This article is a bit a departure from my normal column in the
I’m going to step a little bit away from the Border War for my next few posts. In August I traveled throughout central Kansas visiting
I was honored to speak at the David Whitmer Symposium last Saturday, this was changed to an online event, but the program was recorded so
Fort Scott, named after General Winfield Scott, was built in 1842 to give soldiers a place to live while working to maintain peace between white
Check out my latest article for the Johnson County Gazette entitled “Jennison’s Jayhawkers visit Olathe. The article can be found at this link: http://jocogazette.com/images/2021-9-17.lowrez.pdf. Click
This post is a continuation of the “Battle of Independence, Part 1. I recommend that read that post first before reading this one. At 4:30