Has anyone been to the main library downtown in KC? I live in KC, but havent ventured down there since its not the safest place for a girl to go. I thought I would ask to see if its worth the risk to go dig through what they've got? I spend most of my time at the Gen Lib in Independence MO. Any thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: <VanetteHobbs@aol.com> To: <MOJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOJACKSO] Jackson County Obituaries? > An FYI in case some on the list are interested: > > The Kansas City Star has been around since September 18, 1880 when it was > called The Kansas City Evening Star. I am the proud owner of a fragile copy of > Vol. 1 No. 1 from that date (price two cents). Bless my great-grandparents who > had the foresight to save a few interesting things, and my grandparents who, > although they moved a lot (my mother went to 14 schools), somehow hung onto it > also. > > The Kansas City Times was the morning version, published by the same company. > I don't know when it began but it was phased out a good many years ago. I > learned to read before I started school, beginning with the Star's masthead -- > nice big type for a little kid to learn on. The Times threw me though; its > masthead was in type like Old English or something, and the letters didn't look > a thing like I was told they should. > > Vanette Hobbs Hamilton > > > ==== MOJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Jackson Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOJACKSO-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest list to > MOJACKSO-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >

The old KC library is closing its doors. The new Central Library will be located at 14 West Tenth Street, Kansas City, MO 64105. The grand opening will be sometime in March. Go to kclibrary.org to find the resources available there. The new library should be worth a trip just to see the beautiful building that is housing it. Chris Misty <Lookin4TheUnknown@kc.rr.com> wrote:Has anyone been to the main library downtown in KC? I live in KC, but havent ventured down there since its not the safest place for a girl to go. I thought I would ask to see if its worth the risk to go dig through what they've got? I spend most of my time at the Gen Lib in Independence MO. Any thoughts? ----- Original Message ----- From: To: Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:36 PM Subject: Re: [MOJACKSO] Jackson County Obituaries? > An FYI in case some on the list are interested: > > The Kansas City Star has been around since September 18, 1880 when it was > called The Kansas City Evening Star. I am the proud owner of a fragile copy of > Vol. 1 No. 1 from that date (price two cents). Bless my great-grandparents who > had the foresight to save a few interesting things, and my grandparents who, > although they moved a lot (my mother went to 14 schools), somehow hung onto it > also. > > The Kansas City Times was the morning version, published by the same company. > I don't know when it began but it was phased out a good many years ago. I > learned to read before I started school, beginning with the Star's masthead -- > nice big type for a little kid to learn on. The Times threw me though; its > masthead was in type like Old English or something, and the letters didn't look > a thing like I was told they should. > > Vanette Hobbs Hamilton > > > ==== MOJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Jackson Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOJACKSO-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest list to > MOJACKSO-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > ==== MOJACKSO Mailing List ==== If you wish to unsubscribe from the Jackson Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word UNSUBSCRIBE to MOJACKSO-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest list to MOJACKSO-d-request@rootsweb.com ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237

Misty, the downtown library is closed. It's being relocated to a renovated bank building a few blocks away. I went to the main library every week ...... usually on the weekend (easier to park), and although there were a lot of "street people" is was perfectly safe. On a week day, there are a lot of office people around, so you may feel more comfortable going down during the week. The library is suppose to re-open about March 15. John KCMO ----- Original Message ----- From: "Misty" <Lookin4TheUnknown@kc.rr.com> To: <MOJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 3:02 PM Subject: [MOJACKSO] Main Library in KC > Has anyone been to the main library downtown in KC? I live in KC, but havent > ventured down there since its not the safest place for a girl to go. I > thought I would ask to see if its worth the risk to go dig through what > they've got? I spend most of my time at the Gen Lib in Independence MO. > > Any thoughts? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <VanetteHobbs@aol.com> > To: <MOJACKSO-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, February 15, 2004 2:36 PM > Subject: Re: [MOJACKSO] Jackson County Obituaries? > > > > An FYI in case some on the list are interested: > > > > The Kansas City Star has been around since September 18, 1880 when it was > > called The Kansas City Evening Star. I am the proud owner of a fragile > copy of > > Vol. 1 No. 1 from that date (price two cents). Bless my > great-grandparents who > > had the foresight to save a few interesting things, and my grandparents > who, > > although they moved a lot (my mother went to 14 schools), somehow hung > onto it > > also. > > > > The Kansas City Times was the morning version, published by the same > company. > > I don't know when it began but it was phased out a good many years ago. > I > > learned to read before I started school, beginning with the Star's > masthead -- > > nice big type for a little kid to learn on. The Times threw me though; > its > > masthead was in type like Old English or something, and the letters didn't > look > > a thing like I was told they should. > > > > Vanette Hobbs Hamilton > > > > > > ==== MOJACKSO Mailing List ==== > > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Jackson Co., MO Mailing List, send > only the word > > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOJACKSO-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the > Digest list to > > MOJACKSO-d-request@rootsweb.com > > > > ============================== > > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > ==== MOJACKSO Mailing List ==== > If you wish to unsubscribe from the Jackson Co., MO Mailing List, send only the word > UNSUBSCRIBE to MOJACKSO-l-request@rootsweb.com or if you are on the Digest list to > MOJACKSO-d-request@rootsweb.com > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 >