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• "Tell Me A Story" Program (0) MGC Oral and Written History Projects
  • Family Stories (67)
  • Forty Years of Monday Night Football (0)
  • Organizational Histories (3)
    • City Theatre of Independence (2)
  • Rosie the Riveters (2) During World War II many women went to work in shipyards, munitions factories, and many other types of jobs replacing men who were at war. The experiences they share are a cultural treasure from a time period that permanently impacted our societal structure. "Rosie the Riveter" is an iconic term that refers to these amazing women.
  • Veteran's Salute Oral History Recordings (41) In celebration of our nation's veterans during the Mid-Continent Public Library's 2016 Veteran's Salute Event, we spoke with a variety of military veteran's about their experiences in war time.
• African-American Bowlers and Segregation (0) Stories of those athletes of yesteryear who bowled in substandard bowling alleys, who were not allowed to compete in certain cities, and even some who had to stay in private homes because they were not allowed to lodge in motels. These heroes tell their complete story... of how they fought segregation by competing and achieving in a sport, largely reserved for others "not of color." They worked and lived in segregated conditions but fought daily to show that equality on the lanes was just as important as equality in the schools and in restaurants.
• Aldersgate United Methodist Church Records (1) Records of the Aldersgate United Methodist Church
• Archiver: The Sounds of Missouri (2) Mid-Continent Public Library has teamed up with Sam Zeff, KCUR metro reporter and independent podcaster, on a series of original public programs and podcasts that draw on historic KMBC radio broadcasts in the Arthur B. Church Collection at the Marr Sound Archives at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. You can listen to the podcasts below, or check them out at Archiver, a show on Fountain City Frequency.
• Beta Omega Chapter, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority (28) Alpha Kappa Alpha was founded on the campus of Howard University, in 1908 and became America's first Greek-letter organization established by African American college women. After her incorporation as a perpetual body in 1913, Alpha Kappa Alpha gradually branched out and grew from one undergraduate chapter to an international organization with a membership of more than 290,000 college trained women in over 990 chapters in the United States, the Caribbean, Europe, Africa, and Asia. The Beta Omega Chapter was organized on October 20, 1920, by Lorraine Richardson Green, who was the second national President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., at the Paseo Branch Y.W.C.A in Kansas City, Missouri. The chapter was first known as the Lambda Graduate Chapter and in 1922 the name was changed to Beta Omega. Beta Omega is the second oldest graduate chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha. Through the years, the chapter has worked to achieve the goal of being "supreme in service to all mankind." Beta Omega's community service projects, support of the arts, Debutante Ball, aide to the homeless, college scholarships and other endeavors serve to validate the vision, dedication and integrity of our founders.
• Cass County Rural Schools (0)
• Coming Home to Zion (22) This collection contains the unique and compelling stories of those who have felt led by God to come to Independence, MO, and surrounding areas. It also includes the stories of those whose ancestors came to this region but could not remain-- those for whom coming to Missouri in modern times is literally "coming home to Zion".
• Drumm Institute Oral Histories (0)
• Edgerton, Missouri Pioneer Days 2011 (0) Long-time Edgerton, Missouri residents share stories of growing up in small-town Edgerton, Missouri in the 1900s.
• Finding Aids (208) More About Finding Aids
• Midwest Genealogy Center Archives (0)
  • Bartlett Collection of Family Histories (413)
  • Central Christian Church Collection (23)
  • Christian County Missouri Indexes and Transcribed Records (41)
  • D. F. Bone (399)
  • DeKalb County Herald (45)
  • Diary of Isaac Toot (1)
  • Drumm Institute Archive (11)
  • Ethel White Earles scrapbook (97)
  • Eva Maria Hinman Giles Papers (0)
  • Family Bible Collection (28)
  • Gentry County, Missouri Collection (320)
  • Gleaner Combine Collection (23)
  • Guy Lee Tinder, Jr. Correspondence Collection (496)
  • Herbert C Roy Photograph Collection (169)
  • Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodges of Jackson County, Missouri Collection (1894)
  • Iowa Obituaries (10)
  • Kimberlin Family Collection (0)
  • Rachel Owsley Barton Collection (1)
  • Raytown Historical Society Collection (1787)
  • Salem Cemetery (22)
  • Thomas Family Record Book (1)
  • Titus Family Collection (87)
  • Transcribed Church and Bible Records (23)
  • Walker/McCann Family diaries (3081)
  • Woodlawn Cemetery Collection (376)
  • World War II Scrapbook (105)
• Oral Histories (0) Browse all of the digital oral history archives of the Midwest Genealogy Center.
  • Generation Exchange (38) Generation Exchange was a collaborative initiative between Mid-Continent Public Library, Heritage Center, Johnson County Park & Recreation District, Johnson County Library, Kansas City Kansas Public Library, and North Kansas City Public Library. The purpose of the project was to collect and share oral histories between generations on careers, neighborhoods, and events.
  • MCPL History (13) This collection includes oral histories and digital content representing the history of Mid-Continent Public Library.
  • MGC Staff Displays (0)
• Westport Bank Collection (1)
• eBooks (1)