The HKC Annual Members meeting was held on MAY 4th at the Fire House KC. It’s the time we use to report on the performance of HKC and hold elections for the Board of Directors and Slate of New Officers. The evening concluded with a presentation by Bruce Mathews on the publication “Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.” Sponsored by STRATA, TreanorHL, Rosin Preservation, and Marvin.

2022 Slate of Officers

· President – Vicki Noteis

· Vice President – Mary Jo Draper

· Treasurer – Rick McDermott

· Secretary – Jeff Zumsteg

· Past President – Greg Allen

Board of Directors

· Manny Abarca

· Christy Cubbage

· Chris Jordan

· Amelia McIntyre

· Jim Wanser

· Marquita Brockman-Taylor

· Steve Paul

2021/22 HISTORIC KANSAS CITY ANNUAL REPORT

An HKC exclusive invitation-only free event – must be an HKC current member, donor or sponsor to attend. One guest per member.

FEATURING: Bruce Mathews, author of “Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.”

WHEN: WEDNESDAY, MAY 4TH

TIME: 5 PM – 7: 30 PM

PLACE: Fire House KC, 4518 Troost

Bruce will present “Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.”  His presentation will be preceded by a short business meeting including voting in a new slate of Board Members for Historic Kansas City.

Books are available for sale prior to and after the program and can be purchased using cash, check or credit card.  One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to support historic preservation projects within the cemetery, including the restoration and preservation of The William Rockhill Nelson Memorial Chapel.

Find “Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.” online: https://mwchs.org/book

More details below.

MEETING DETAILS

The Annual Meeting is your opportunity as a member of the HKC to engage and participate in your membership. It’s also the time we use to report on the performance of HKC and hold our Board of Directors and Slate of New Officer elections. There is no cost to attend the Annual Meeting.

The event will be hosted by the Fire House KC, 4518 Troost. Built in 1931, it was the only fire station in the Midtown area for more than 40 years. The Fire House has been fully renovated and updated as an event venue.

We hope you will join us for a complimentary reception and book signing to meet Bruce and learn more about Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.”

  • 5:00 pm Cocktail Reception and Book Signing
  • 6:00 pm Members Meeting and author Bruce Mathews

AN HKC EXCLUSIVE INVITATION-ONLY FREE EVENT – MUST BE AN HKC CURRENT MEMBER, DONOR OR SPONSOR TO ATTEND.

JOIN TODAY: https://www.historickansascity.org/memberships/

MAKE A DONATION: https://www.historickansascity.org/donate/

BECOME A SPONSOR: https://www.historickansascity.org/business-members/

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR DIAMOND SPONSOR

STRATA

Our firm’s core focus is to provide the most complete professional service possible to every one of our customers. Our design approach begins with careful listening of our clients’ specific goals and objectives, individual needs and wants, and their wishes that is carried out through each phase of the architectural process. With a special emphasis on contextual suitability our design solutions respond to the unique opportunities and challenges presented by each unique project. Our approach is centered on the goal of both satisfying the client and developing sound and appropriate architectural solutions; an approach that has resulted in a note-worthy history of implemented on-time and on-budget projects.
Strata represents a commitment to the field of historic preservation and renovation, exemplified by their dedication to historic buildings. The firm is headquartered at 1701 Oak Street, Suite 100.

 

A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO OUR SILVER SPONSORS

Treanor HL

TreanorHL provides complete planning and architectural design services for historic preservation projects—including restoration, rehabilitation and adaptive reuse—from planning through construction. Our preservation specialists go beyond simply navigating historic standards, combining the technical precision that old buildings demand with creative design solutions that build from, restore and build upon what is there. The result? Historically significant buildings that serve well into the future as modern functioning buildings, designed for contemporary users.

Rosin Preservation

Rosin Preservation brings to the table more than 60 years of professional experience working with a broad spectrum of preservation projects and issues. Our clients are building owners interested in financial incentives, such as tax credits, that support their rehabilitation projects; public agencies who are using historic resources as a planning and economic development tool; and entities that need to comply with federal, state and local preservation regulations.

Marvin Windows

Marvin has been solving historic rehabilitation challenges for decades—collaborating early on with architects, facilities managers and general contractors; reviewing products and options; navigating the National Parks Service guidelines; discussing window specifications with local historic commissions; and attending field testing.

 

 

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“Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time.”

In their sixth book on Kansas City history, Judith King and Bruce Mathews, along with 30 civic-minded contributing authors, explore the history of Mount Washington Cemetery and the lives of many of the people buried there. Bruce Mathews’ beautiful photographs capture the natural beauty of the rolling hills and the astonishing architecture of many Kansas City ancestors’ memorials and final resting places. At the same time, the stories of those buried there are complemented by rare historical images provided by private collectors and public archives.

The cemetery, with its bluffs and beautiful landscape, overlooks Truman Road just east of Kansas City in Independence. The Winner Investment Company first developed the land in 1887 as one of the largest and loveliest amusement parks in Missouri. The park closed thirteen years later, and prominent Kansas City business leaders solicited renowned landscape architect George Kessler to “work his magic in harmony with nature.” Today Mt. Washington is the final home for 43,000 men and women from all walks of life.

In her introduction to the book, Judith King writes, “we bring you a rich history of stories, photos, and memories from some of the people buried in Mount Washington Cemetery. Some are larger-than-life tales and accomplishments. Others are small and quiet reflections.” It is the story of the mighty, like William Rockhill Nelson and his wife Ida, buried in the grand Nelson Memorial Chapel along with their daughter Laura and her husband, Irwin Kirkwood. At the same time, it is the story of the humble, like Alice Berry Graham and Katharine Berry Richardson, who co-founded what today is, Children’s Mercy Hospital. And it is the story of countless business leaders, early pioneers, military leaders and enlisted heroes, and public servants that oversaw the city’s development as administrators and early professionals in the police and fire departments.

“Throughout the pages of this book, we learn that human worth is based on the depth of one’s character, not the depth of his or her pocketbook. In the book, you will find stories of the rich and famous alongside those — perhaps not as well known — whose lives were rich in goodness,” writes Tom Watson in the forward of the book. Mount Washington Cemetery, In Search of Lost Time, embodies the stories of our ancestors, who each in their unique way helped shaped Kansas City’s history and provides an inspiration for each of our lives. 

Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time is a publication of the Mount Washington Cemetery Historical Society, which was formed to promote the historical significance of the cemetery and preserve the memories of the people buried in it.

One hundred percent of the proceeds from the sale of this book will be used to restore and preserve the William Rockhill Nelson Memorial Chapel, located in the heart of the cemetery.  The Society owns, and is responsible for, the care of the chapel, in keeping with the wishes of the Nelson family.