- Exclusive Society Membership

- Son of A Bandit; Son of A Bandit; Jesse James & the Leeds Gang Re-Trial

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- Donations and Memorials

- JCHS Journal

- Photographs, Prints, Maps & Posters

- Videos & DVD's

- Personalized Research

- Piggy Bank to Support Circuit Court Records Project



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The Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society is a major regional historic organization. Its collection and properties cover the settlement of the Kansas City area in the early 1800s. Its archives includes early county history, women's history, a significant photographic collection and an extensive bookstore on local history topics.

Thank you for visiting us online. Please help our mission by joining our organization, visiting our sites, and taking advantage of our products, services and programs.

If your have problems ordering, or would like to order over the phone, please call (816) 252-7454.

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Exclusive Society Membership
Become part of an important nonprofit organization that is making great strides to collect, preserve, and share documents, photographs and artifacts that tell about the Kansas City region's rich 175+ year history.

Son of A Bandit; Son of A Bandit; Jesse James & the Leeds Gang Re-Trial
Son of A Bandit: Son of A Bandit: Jesse James & the Leeds Gang Re-Trial. Jackson County Historical Society and its partners stage a living history program fundraiser that highlights the 1898 story that starts with a train robbery in the Leeds district of south Kansas City. Who is automatically arrested for such a deed? None other than the son of the notorious bandit, Jesse James, who happened to be working in a respectable sundry shop selling cigars and tobacco products inside the Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City!
Learn more about the train robbery, the arrest and indictment against the Son of a Bandit, Jesse James, Jr., at one of two re-enactments open to the public June 9 and 10, 2012.

Books

We appreciate your interest in our products! Learn about the metropolitan Kansas City area's rich history. Popular titles can be ordered online, or call 816.252.7454 to place a credit card order over the telephone. NOTE: Orders placed after December 21, 2011, will be fulfilled on January 9, 2012. Happy Holidays!

Gifts

Donations and Memorials

Thank you in advance for making a taxable deductible contribution to help Jackson County Historical Society continue its mission of preservation and educational programming. If you would like your gift to be designated as a memorial to a loved one, please let us know your wishes in the "comments" section of the checkout. We'll contact you directly. This is a secure line. If you prefer, you may call and make a donation using a credit card over the telephone. Call 816.252.7454.

JCHS Journal

Photographs, Prints, Maps & Posters
The Jackson County Historical Society's photographic collection includes an extensive collection of images of people, places, events, plus a special collection of entertainers and personalites from its Strauss-Peyton Collection. Call (816) 252-7454 for details. This category also includes lithographic prints, maps, and atlases.

Videos & DVD's
Beatiful photography and a well-researched script are local history video producers Kaw Valley Films & Video, Inc.'s trademarks.

Personalized Research
We are dedicated to helping you in your research. Click here to learn about the reference and research services offered at the Archives and Research Library.

Piggy Bank to Support Circuit Court Records Project
If you desire to support a specific, worthy project, drop some spare change into this Piggy Bank to fund the processing of our collection of Jackson County Circuit Court Records dating from the 1830s to the 1880s.

Jackson County (Mo.) Historical Society
P. O. Box 4241
Independence, MO 64051-4241
store@jchs.org