Remembering Jewish burials
Dorri Partain Contributor When Elmwood Cemetery opened its gates in 1872, two acres on the southwest corner (Block H) were purchased by B’Nai Jehudah Temple for Jewish burials. Founded in…
Dorri Partain Contributor When Elmwood Cemetery opened its gates in 1872, two acres on the southwest corner (Block H) were purchased by B’Nai Jehudah Temple for Jewish burials. Founded in…
Dorri Partain Contributor The early settlers of Jackson County and Kansas City rest in peace inside the gates of Elmwood Cemetery. When David Burge (1806-1886) purchased 160 acres, his estate…
Dorri Partain Contributor Buildings designed by architect Charles Ashley Smith (1866-1948) are still prominent throughout Historic Northeast Kansas City today. Born in Ohio, Smith arrived in Kansas City in 1887…
Dorri Partain Contributor Look for the union label, it says we’re able to make it in the USA. The International Ladies Garment Workers Union (ILGWU) was founded in New York…
Dorri Partain Contributor Party on with the original party animal! As the official mascot of Budweiser’s Bud Light beer, Spuds MacKenzie was a bull terrier that was the Hawaiian-shirt-and-sunglasses-wearing life…
Dorri Partain Contributor Built atop Siloam Spring, Excelsior Springs’ Hall of Waters was the site of bottling operations for several decades. Completed in 1937, the Art Deco building replaced several…
Dorri Partain Contributor Who you gonna call, when you want to decorate your wall? Ghostbusters! Movie posters have long been an easy way to cover empty walls or as a…
By Dorri Partain The pure spring waters of San Antonio, Texas, were used for decades to produce a variety of locally-available beer brands. Founded in 1883 as the J. B.…
Dorri Partain Contributor Hi, neighbor! Hi, neighbor! What do you know, and what do you say? A catchy tune from the 1941 film “San Antonio Rose” became the long-time theme…
Dorri Partain Contributor The 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution caused breweries to devise new products to stay in business. Known alternatively as the Volstead Act or the National…