Update: August 2024
The Uncovering History Project Is Back
The Uncovering History Project is a crowd-sourced collection of stories, old and new photos, maps, newspaper clippings, and personal recollections about Midtown Kansas City. It was started in 2013 by former journalist Mary Jo Draper, a 30-year resident of Midtown. Draper felt that most of the history of Midtown focused on the well-to-do people and architecturally significant houses, while the stories of the immigrants, former slaves, working-class people, and bungalows, shirtwaists, and stone walls were being lost.
The Project began in 2013 as part of the now-defunct- Midtown KC Post, an online news site dedicated to Midtown. It was published daily and included stories about development and redevelopment, happenings at city hall, neighborhood issues, small businesses, and nonprofits. Uncovering History was one feature of the Midtown KC Post, and it became the most popular feature, generating the most most interest, conversation, and reaction from readers.
When the Midtown KC Post stopped reporting daily news, the Uncovering History posts remained online with infrequent updates until August 2024.
Updated and Reenergized
The posts have been reorganized and reformatted, and the editing has been cleaned up. (We know spelling is not our strong suit. You can help by sending a polite note if you see a typo.) You can now read new posts from our blog or scour old posts by the categories highlighted on our front page. The comments remain so you can still see the memories, stories, and corrections our readers have added.
Our staff
Editor Mary Jo Draper spent 15 years as a reporter and news director at KCUR, Kansas City’s public radio station. She has also worked on public relations and community engagement projects with various businesses and nonprofits. Draper served as president of the Valentine Neighborhood Association for several years and remains a member of its board. She is vice president of Historic Kansas City and serves on the board of Midtown KC Now. She is also actively involved in the Steptoe Lives project.
I enjoyed your lecture last night at the Plaza Library.! I have been a member of St. Paul’s for 40 years and knew L. Goodman Simonds, who was the business manager of the parish. But I had never heard about Lowell Goodman’s apple orchard. Thank you!
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Troostwood info should be updated. Trash day has always been Friday. Meets are quarterly, fall meeting is September 12 @ 10 a.m. Other meetings are 1st Sat. In Dec., March, June. Thanks.
Thanks, we have updated the page.
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Can I please be added to your email list? Thank you!
Mary Jo,
I am still not receiving your daily posts and I miss them!
MJP
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Christina Boveri
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I am trying to find out information on the Longfellow neighborhood. Specifically The Bohem building located on 28th and Cherry. Can you tell me any history you can find on this OLD building?
Do you have any information about the Bohem Building located in Longfellow neighborhood midtown location 28th and Cherry Street?
Wonder if J Nutter has opinion on recent news of Westport development proposals and historic issue.
Hello,
My name is Kelly Hangauer and I live and work in midtown Kansas City, MO. I studied history at UMKC and am currently a Library Science student at Emporia State University. The project you are doing looks interesting and I am curious if you need any assistance with it. I am interested in oral history and would be happy to conduct any oral history interviews you might need.
Just thought I’d ask!
Best,
Kelly Hangauer
Hello, while I appreciate the increased focus on history of Westport, reporting the news and advocating for keeping Westport development consistent with the long established Westport Plan on file with the City is a higher priority.
And what about doing an online fundraiser for the staff and/or develop an online an online/hard copy
Subscription for the Post. Perhaps develop a fund development committee to identify potential funding sources.
Thank you for the work you do.
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Recently I was in KC staying at the Embassy Suites at 43rd and JC Nichols Pkwy. When it was built it wasn’t an Embassy Suites. What was the name and when was it built? I lived in Kansas City for 38 years and can’t remember.
Hello, Mary Jo. I am the exhibit director for the Kansas City Public Library. We are in the process of putting together an exhibit commemorating the 1968 KC riots. I am wondering if you have access to any photographs that might help illustrate the conditions African Americans in Kansas City were facing in the hears leading up to the riots. Any help would be much appreciate. Thank you so much in advance.
Anne:I don’t have anything, but maybe some of our readers do.
Mary Jo
this is fascinating! I live at 3507 Jefferson St! How can I subscribe to this and how can I learn more about my historic neighborhood?
Thank you!
Mike: I will add you to our email list. Also, I am working on a book about the history of the Valentine neighborhood, and will let you know when that is finished.
Mary Jo
I would like to receive notification of new posts by email.
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Dear Mary Jo,
I wanted to thank you for the research you have done on the 29th and Troost area and particularly the Manor Bread building. The Kansas City Symphony Alliance is planning to have a party on the roof coming up soon, and the chairman asked me to write a little history since my usual job with the group is to research the history of the Symphony Designers’ Showhouse.