History is all around us in Liberty. From the fine homes that have been restored to books recounting historical events. Jesse James,...

September kicks off the Fall Festival season in Missouri. This weekend, Liberty and Excelsior Springs will each host festivals. The...

From the Methodist Episcopal Church South Liberty, Missouri 1922-23 booklet: "Historical Sketch of the Local Church." "The Liberty...

Goodman Ace Akon Robert Altman Maya Angelou Ed Asner Burt Bacharach Josephine Baker Mark Linn-Baker Scott Bakula Jean Bartik Thomas Hart...

A recent donation to the Museum yielded not only valuable information on the donor's ancestors, but an undated (about 1935) clipping from...

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...