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City of Harrisonville, MO

400 E. Mechanic, P.O. Box 406

Harrisonville, MO 64701

Phone 816-380-4396 

email: cchsmo@gmail.com

The Burnt District Monument    

 Help make it a reality!  Help us build a monument to honor the memory and tell the stories of the families which endured the turmoil of life on the Missouri/Kansas Border during the Civil War. Now taking donations and selling commemorative bricks  Download this form to support our efforts 

 Take a YouTube tour of Civil War sites in Harrisonville, MO

 

Link to YouTube videos of the building of the monument.

   

   

 

NEW!!  CASS COUNTY FOLKLIFE FESTIVAL

         FRIDAY, SATURDAY, OCT. 3 & 4, 2008

    HARRISONVILLE CITY PARK/CAMP REEDER

                    SCHEDULE (CLICK TO DOWNLOAD)

                           (SEE PAGE BUTTON ON LEFT)

 

We support the mission of the 

Missouri/Kansas Border War Network

Visit their sites to learn more about the story of the Border War/Civil War in western Missouri and eastern Kansas 1854 - 1865 www.moksbwn.net

 

NEW! CIVIL WAR MURALS ON HARRISONVILLE SQUARE

Mural artist Daniel Brewer painted two murals depicting scenes from the Civil War in Cass County. The first was dedicated Feb. 23, 2008. It depicts the Kansas Jayhawkers raiding the Harrisonville Square in July , 1861. The second details the Younger family leaving their home in Sept. 1863 after Order #11 with the Federals burning it. Fundraising is under way to fund three more panels illustrating the history of Cass County. Click to download a donation form.

Click for photos of the May 10, 2008 Square Walk featuring stories of businesses and events on the historic Harrisonville Courthouse Square, National Register Historic District. Note: the last photo is a movie of Luke Scavuzzo's presentation.

The Burning of Dayton, Missouri

The largest Civil War Re-enactment ever in Cass County

March 28 - 30, 2008    Visit the website for photos of the event. http://www.burningdayton.com

JEFFERSON HIGHWAY MURAL

Drive the Jefferson Highway in Harrisonville

Mural commemorating the Jefferson Highway now on N. Independence in Harrisonville, MO

http://www.powersmuseum.com/about/jeffhwymural.html

NEW CENTENNIAL REPRINT with complete new index

1908 History & Directory of Cass County  Hardcover, 495 pages with 52 pages of photos, history of each town, businesses, statistics.  Sold only by CCHS. Perfect for Christmas. Only $29.95 + $5 S & H.

                     Civil War Map of Cass County  on heavy paper stock, full

                      color. A unique work of art, hand-drawn and colored. 18" x 22" Perfect

                      for framing. Cost $20 + $5 S & H. 

Order Today. P.O. Box 406  Harrisonville, MO  64701 Make check to CCHS

CD 1895 & 1912 Plat Books of Cass County with Index 

              Buy separately ($20 each) or combo CD ($35) Fantastic for genealogy research

  1917 Allen Glenn History of Cass County

reprint with new complete name index, 837 pages of text & 36 illustrations $90

Index Only (For those with an original book) $15

  Call or email and order today! 816.380.4396

Famous and Infamous Cass Countians

Mini-Biographies of noteworthy individuals who have called Cass County home

Hiram Bledsoe      Carry Nation      Dale Carnegie       Brutus Hamilton  

Patrick Henry Taylor          Glenn Wright            Cole Younger    

Cass County Obituary Index

 

 

Veterans Oral History Project

34 WW II, 2 Korean, and 1 Desert Storm vet have been interviewed for the Library of Congress Project.

If you are a Cass County veteran of any war, we would like to interview you. Just call the office at 816-380-4396 to schedule a time.

 

Margaret Wade Archives

Deeds, Plat Books, Marriage Records, Probates, Obituaries, Tax Records, Court Records and More

Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Volunteer Opportunities

 

We highly value volunteer support. Assistance is needed for indexing, filing, preparing 

probates for microfilm, transcription of veteran interviews, and various other tasks.

Please contact the office at 816-380-4396 if you are interested in helping.

 

Monday - Friday 10:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

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Updated Thursday September 18, 2008