Education
Research your family history with Ancestry Library Edition. Search the U.S. Federal Census from 1790 to 1940 as well as immigration, vital, military, court, church, and ethnic records. Explore city directories, Social Security Death Index, and much, much more. This…
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The human body—naked, clothed or partially clothed—is still the bedrock of much artistic endeavor, and to portray the human figure expressively has always been considered one of the highest goals of art. Admiration for the human body as a thing…
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Join our preschool science hour for children ages 3-5 and their chaperones. Each week we highlight an animal related topic with songs, stories, crafts, animal encounter, and a brief science/animal lesson. Plus every session includes a carousel ride (weather permitting).
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Join us for a free public program with Will Englund, assistant foreign editor of The Washington Post, as he discusses his most recent book, March 1917: On the Brink of War and Revolution. Focused on the beginning of Wilson interventionism,…
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Thomas Frank is a liberal by conviction but an equal-opportunity critic of America’s foundering political system. In a discussion of his new book Rendezvous With Oblivion: Reports From a Sinking Society, a selection of Frank’s essays from 2011 to 2018, he looks…
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The 2018 Park University Golf Scramble, a four-person tournament that benefits the University’s athletic programs, is scheduled for Monday, Oct. 8, at The National Golf Club of Kansas City. Golfers get on the course with a shotgun start at 10…
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Meet in the Visitor Education Building to join docent Betty Gember on a walking tour in the garden to explore aspects of the island garden including the water lily collection. Dress for the weather. Free with garden admission. Space is…
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Join us for a truly unique happy hour featuring a live Monarch butterfly release from the newly renovated patio at Kansas City’s Monarch Cocktail Bar & Lounge. The bar menu features specialty cocktails inspired by seasonal migratory patterns of the…
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How do you grow and keep one year’s supply of onions? Learn about the differences between fresh and dried onions, get a behind-the-scenes look at planting and harvesting for the Powell Gardens Community Supported Agriculture program and the nearly 6,000…
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EAT YOUR VEGETABLES: DAY CAMP July 16-20, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., daily Join the Powell Gardens team to learn about vegetable gardening and harvesting. Children ages 9-12, who are interested in learning about how produce is grown, harvested, and prepared…
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