History

People gathered around the new historic marker at the former site of The Willows Maternity Sanitarium on Union Hill.

Remembering The Willows: KC’s Adoption Hub of the Nation

By Diana Reese | May 10, 2024

The Willows Maternity Sanitarium, on the hill south of Union Station, helped make Kansas City the nation’s hub for adoption in the early 20th century.

Kansas City Royals and Chiefs Flirt With ‘Options’

By Brian Burnes | March 28, 2024

It’s not hard to find examples of big-time professional sports franchises leaving Kansas City for greener pastures. Could the Royals and Chiefs be next?

A 1960s rendering of a proposed domed downtown stadium in the Crossroads District of Kansas City.

When it Comes to Stadiums in Kansas City, History Repeats

By Brian Burnes | March 20, 2024

Before Truman Sports Complex was built, a domed stadium was considered in the Crossroads. Decades later, the Kansas City Royals want to build in the Crossroads.

Before being assigned to combat duty, members of the 369th Infantry Regiment served largely as laborers after arriving in France in 1918.

U.S. Army Base Renamed to Honor Black World War I Hero

By Brian Burnes | February 22, 2024

A Louisiana U.S. Army base once named for a Confederate general today bears the name of Henry Johnson, a Black World War I U.S. Army hero with Kansas City ties.