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MOUNT WASHINGTON CEMETERY: In Search of Lost Time

BY BRUCE MATHEWS & JUDITH KING

Foreword by Tom Watson

with contributing authors


In Mount Washington Cemetery: In Search of Lost Time the stories of our ancestors come to life for our own inspiration. Each, in their own unique way helped shape Kansas City. 



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JANSSEN PLACE: A Unique Kansas City Neighborhood: Still on Parade After 125 Years

BY BRUCE MATHEWS & STEPHEN MITCHELL

Foreword by Arthur Brookfield II

with contributing authors 


Janssen Place is a unique, one-street neighborhood within the mid-town Hyde Park area.  Its 19 gorgeous homes were built between 1897-1917.  Over a century later, the homes are now steeped in history and tradition with unique legacies. 

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Kansas City's Historic UNION CEMETERY: Lessons for the Future from the Garden of Time

BY JUDITH KING & BRUCE MATHEWS

Foreword by Anita Gorman

With contributing authors


Historic Union Cemetery is the oldest cemetery in Kansas City, Missouri. Buried in it are many of the community’s early pioneers, veterans and others who have left lasting legacies in their own unique ways. 


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Our Collective Memories Vol. 1 Book Cover

KANSAS CITY: Our Collective Memories - Volume One

The KANSAS CITY Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self

BY BRUCE MATHEWS & STEVE NOLL

Foreword by Jonathan Kemper


Throughout our lives, we collect things, treasures we care about.     Through them we hold onto our memories… as a link to our past.  Kansas City: Our Collective Memories is a 232 page journey of memories formed by each of us, stories to be shared by all of us. 


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The KANSAS CITY Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self

The KANSAS CITY Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self

The KANSAS CITY Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self

BY BRUCE MATHEWS with contributing authors

Foreword by R. Crosby Kemper III


THERE HAVE BEEN MANY DEFINING MOMENTS which have shaped The Kansas City Spirit.   The Kansas City Spirit: Stories of Service Above Self is both a history and a how-to book for future generations of Kansas Citians… how to give back and make the community a better place in which to live. 

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