In a special partnership between the Kansas City and KCK libraries, learn how the twin Kansas Cities emerged.

The American Historical Association awarded A People's History of Kansas City from KCUR Studios its top prize for historical podcasts. The annual Sinclair Prize recognizes the skill and artistry of ...

Looking back at Kansas City’s history reveals hidden details that helped shape the city’s identity. One story, a collaboration with the Kansas City Public Library, follows Carrie Westlake Whitney, who ...

What's Your KCQ is a collaboration between The Star and the Kansas City Public Library series that answers your questions about the history, people, places and culture that make Kansas City unique.

It’s easy to take history for granted, especially when something new and shiny captures our attention. And it’s the new or newish that has put Kansas City on the map of the country’s collective ...

Kansas City’s heritage includes numerous historical trails and sites scattered throughout the region, many of which are being commemorated or restored. Other landmarks have been lost, but their ...

History usually preserves the stories of the winners and losers. But what about everyone else? In the 1970s, a librarian named Irene Ruiz interviewed dozens of Mexican immigrants and Latinos so they ...