Kansas City Museums?

[waks]

What are some good ones?

- American Jazz Museum
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Liberty Memorial
- Truman Library

Any of them good?

[Dan Rydell]

Nelson-Atkins is great.  I haven't gotten by to see the new addition yet, but I hear it's awesome.

I hear the Liberty Memorial is cool, but I haven't been by to see it yet, either.

[doom]

Nelson is a winner.  Can't imagine the the Negro leagues museum would disappoint.

[michigancat]

What are some good ones?

- American Jazz Museum
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art

All of those are very, very good.  I thought Liberty Memorial was great before the expansion.

I've heard good things about the Arabia Steamboat and Airline History museum, too.

[cyclist]

What are some good ones?

- American Jazz Museum
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Liberty Memorial
- Truman Library

Any of them good?

waks,

I can vouch for the Nelson-Atkins, Liberty Memorial and Truman Library.

All three are worth the price of admission.  The Liberty Memorial is the only World War I museum in the United States.  Since they added the underground part, it is fabulous.

Here are some pictures:



The Liberty Memorial is in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the only World War I museum in the United States. The new museum space opened in December, 2006.



The Walk of Honor has engraved bricks. There is an area for World War I veterans as well as other for veterans of other wars.

Samuel K Hines (June 5, 1891 to June 2, 1966) served in the World War and this brick commerates his service and memory. He turned 26 in 1917, so he was a bit older than many of the soldiers and was promoted to corporal on October 19, 1918 (found out on October 31st !)

Grandpa's middle name was Kaiser ! I'm real sure not to many knew that fact during the war !



On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo. This ignited the World War.

America joined the Allied side in 1917. Here is an excerpt from Samuel K. Hines's diary (of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive):

Sept.26 The Big Game started at 2 AM. Barrage started 5:56 A.M. went over the top. I & Lt. Hughes were with Reg. Hdg. & they would not let us go to Co. 12:30 PM Reg. Hdg. Moves forward 3:30 P.M. Lt. Hughes was (allowed) given permission to go back to Co. and take part of 3rd and 4th platoon who had lost the Co. with him.



Above: Victory medals of the World War.

Here is an excerpt from Samuel K. Hines's (my Grandfather) diary:

Nov.11 11th day 11th hour 11th month. Armistice took effect. The big guns fired up until almost the last minute at 11 O’clock. The church bells started & rang for 2 hours. American and French Flags hung most everywhere. Our Reg. Flag hung between the French from the up stairs window of the Marie.



Dec. 25, 1914. There was peace in no-man's land as an impromptu truce was held !



Artillary from WWI



"Doughboy" combat uniform

.

After World War I, poppies sprang from the earth and bloomed. Each poppy shown here (9,000 total) represents 1,000 casulties from the war.

[michigancat]

What are some good ones?

- American Jazz Museum
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Liberty Memorial
- Truman Library

Any of them good?

waks,

I can vouch for the Nelson-Atkins, Liberty Memorial and Truman Library.

The Nelson and the Kemper are free.

Liked your report!

[ChicoRodriguez]

Steamboat Arabia is excellent.  Of course, I'm sort of a history nut so there hasn't been a museum I didn't like.


konofo

[waks]

What are some good ones?

- American Jazz Museum
- Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
- Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art
- Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art
- Liberty Memorial
- Truman Library

Any of them good?

waks,

I can vouch for the Nelson-Atkins, Liberty Memorial and Truman Library.

All three are worth the price of admission.  The Liberty Memorial is the only World War I museum in the United States.  Since they added the underground part, it is fabulous.

Here are some pictures:



The Liberty Memorial is in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the only World War I museum in the United States. The new museum space opened in December, 2006.



The Walk of Honor has engraved bricks. There is an area for World War I veterans as well as other for veterans of other wars.

Samuel K Hines (June 5, 1891 to June 2, 1966) served in the World War and this brick commerates his service and memory. He turned 26 in 1917, so he was a bit older than many of the soldiers and was promoted to corporal on October 19, 1918 (found out on October 31st !)

Grandpa's middle name was Kaiser ! I'm real sure not to many knew that fact during the war !



On June 28, 1914, Gavrilo Princip, a Bosnian Serb student, assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, in Sarajevo. This ignited the World War.

America joined the Allied side in 1917. Here is an excerpt from Samuel K. Hines's diary (of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive):

Sept.26 The Big Game started at 2 AM. Barrage started 5:56 A.M. went over the top. I & Lt. Hughes were with Reg. Hdg. & they would not let us go to Co. 12:30 PM Reg. Hdg. Moves forward 3:30 P.M. Lt. Hughes was (allowed) given permission to go back to Co. and take part of 3rd and 4th platoon who had lost the Co. with him.



Above: Victory medals of the World War.

Here is an excerpt from Samuel K. Hines's (my Grandfather) diary:

Nov.11 11th day 11th hour 11th month. Armistice took effect. The big guns fired up until almost the last minute at 11 O’clock. The church bells started & rang for 2 hours. American and French Flags hung most everywhere. Our Reg. Flag hung between the French from the up stairs window of the Marie.



Dec. 25, 1914. There was peace in no-man's land as an impromptu truce was held !



Artillary from WWI



"Doughboy" combat uniform

.

After World War I, poppies sprang from the earth and bloomed. Each poppy shown here (9,000 total) represents 1,000 casulties from the war.

I'll take your word for it seeing on how you are the history buff of KSUFans.com. Question.. Was your grandfather as classless as you?

[waks]

Steamboat Arabia is excellent.  Of course, I'm sort of a history nut so there hasn't been a museum I didn't like.


konofo

lol. It's just "kono"


kono

[cyclist]

I'll take your word for it seeing on how you are the history buff of KSUFans.com. Question.. Was your grandfather as classless as you?

I was eight years old when he passed away.  I was too young to know if he was classless or not...

[ChicoRodriguez]

Steamboat Arabia is excellent.  Of course, I'm sort of a history nut so there hasn't been a museum I didn't like.


konofo

lol. It's just "kono"


kono

k thx



kono

[waks]

I'll take your word for it seeing on how you are the history buff of KSUFans.com. Question.. Was your grandfather as classless as you?

I was eight years old when he passed away.  I was too young to know if he was classless or not...

but isn't it safe to say..? I mean, you are the king of classlessness. That had to come from somewhere.

[cyclist]

I'll take your word for it seeing on how you are the history buff of KSUFans.com. Question.. Was your grandfather as classless as you?

I was eight years old when he passed away.  I was too young to know if he was classless or not...

but isn't it safe to say..? I mean, you are the king of classlessness. That had to come from somewhere.

Weeeeelllllll, he didn't care much for the British, preferred the French and his middle name was Kaiser in a war against Kaiser Wilhelm II. 

























Yeah, he was classless.  I'm sure he passed those genes along to me as well...

[ECN]

my grandpa is in life magazine from 1940-something sitting on his helmet shaving during WWII.

thought that was kinda kewl.

[cyclist]

my grandpa is in life magazine from 1940-something sitting on his helmet shaving during WWII.

thought that was kinda kewl.

Picture ?

[waks]

ttt

[michigancat]

ttt

When are you coming to KC?

[ECN]

my grandpa is in life magazine from 1940-something sitting on his helmet shaving during WWII.

thought that was kinda kewl.

Picture ?

its on a bookshelf somewhere. ill try to get it to you.

[waks]

ttt

When are you coming to KC?

In a week.

[cyclist]

my grandpa is in life magazine from 1940-something sitting on his helmet shaving during WWII.

thought that was kinda kewl.

Picture ?

its on a bookshelf somewhere. ill try to get it to you.

8) 8) 8) 8)

[cireksu]

Arabia is cool, they are getting ready to excavate another sometime soon i believe.