History
curiousKC | The Lost History of Greystone Heights
Greystone Heights once existed where Interstate 35 now sits. So, what happened?
Once-Segregated Cemetery Gets Memorial for Hundreds of People in Unmarked Graves
The Liberty African American Legacy Memorial seeks to memorialize 758 people interred – most of them in unmarked graves – in the once-segregated section of what is now Fairview and New Hope Cemetery in Liberty.
Missouri’s Bicentennial Quilt Stitches Together a State With Many Splits
The Missouri bicentennial quilt seeks to bring together an often divided state by collecting local stories from each of 114 counties.
Grappling With Dark Agonies Amid Natural Beauty During Missouri’s Bicentennial
As Missouri observes its bicentennial, organizers are grappling with a history defined both by natural beauty and the fight over slavery.
curiousKC | Who was D.A. Holmes and Why Was a School Named After Him?
A curiousKC reader reached out wanting to know more about the Rev. D.A. Holmes, and why a school was named after him. This is his story.