Liberty, Missouri was a small town in the 1950s. Everyone knew everyone, doors weren't locked and you said hello to strangers if you...

Clay County is blessed with an abundance of recorded history. Personal papers, books and newspapers help families today recreate how...

The year 2020 was a trial for most of this country. Even before the Pandemic began to divide the country, an on-going battle for history...

The Museum has lost a long time supporter with the passing of Johnnie Ricker. The label supporter doesn't do justice to all the work and...

Known as “the dean of Missouri club women,” Phoebe Ess was an enthusiastic and energetic women’s advocate throughout her life. She lived...

Ratified on August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment gave women the right to vote. Decades of suffrage supporters did everything from marching...

The Museum has stood the test of time - trying time(s.) A drug store since 1877, the building housed a general sundries business prior to...

Ah December! Thoughts of sugar plums and peppermint candy canes dancing in our minds? How about Gingerbread? The Annual Gingerbread House...

October has rolled around again and the Museum has its experts lined up to tell you all about your treasures. Whether you inherited an...

September was a busy and great month for the Museum. The Premiere of the documentary was a success and since then, the Museum has had...

"Battle of Liberty/Blue Mills Landing" Documentary Premiere - The Museum began taking seating requests on August 8th for the 119 seat B&B...

By Tony Meyers In September of 1861, Liberty and Clay County briefly became a focal point for the Civil War in Missouri. It was a...

On September 17th, 2019, the 158th anniversary of the Battle of Liberty, the Museum is showing a new documentary of the battle and the...

Reminisce about your childhood or the stories from Grandma and Grandpa when you return to a slower paced time with the Museum's Ice Cream...

Military Company. The Military Company recently raised in this city, organized on Saturday evening last by the election of the following...

UNION IOWA VOLUNTEERS 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry OVERVIEW: Organized at Keokuk and mustered in June 8, 1861. Left State for Hannibal,...