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Brad Zimmerman - Added 4/7/2010 Chestnut Fine Arts Center, Olathe The Chestnut Theatre - A new small theater in Olathe featuring musicals.  Presenters will provide background and sing a few numbers from recent performances www.chestnutfinearts.com Music 913-764-2121

chestnutfac@comcast.net

Chuck Haddock KCUR Radio, KCMO The Fish Fry on Friday night Music 816-235-1551
Warren Beck Overland Park Kiwanis Big Band Era Music 913-339-6809
Dick Wilson 94.9 KCMO Radio Oldies Radio Music 816-576-7949
Juanita Moore, Director Added 4/14/05 American Jazz Museum
American Jazz Museum - the institution that honors Kansas City, Missouri, the mother of swing and the nurturer of Bebop.
Music 816-784-1117

 

Mr. Jerry Fogel

Film Commission for Greater KC MO Film Commission - Jerry Fogel, veteran star of films, television and radio, will talk about his continuing efforts to promote Kansas City as a place to make movies Entertainment 816-221-5242

Kimberly Ried

Added 2/05

National Archives, KCMO Historical and Genealogy Research at the National Archives Family History 816 268-8000 kimberlee.ried@nara.gov

 

John Paul Lambertson,  Director - Added 4/19/05 National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, MO 3 Trails History - One of the most fascinating epics in American History is the story of the overland migrations across the western American wilderness during the mid-nineteenth century. History 816-325-7575

 

Ross Marshall Oregon California Trails Assn, Merriam, KS The Oregon-California Trail History 913-262-6445

rossmarshall@mindspring.com

Mike Medhurst Overland Park, KS Historical Documents and Photos History 913-851-8462
Dr. Pete Cuppage, Shawnee, KS - Added 12/21/05   Lewis and Clark Exploration

Alternate Speaker:  Dan Sturdevant 816-421-4783 (O)

History 913-631-3055

pgcuppage@aol.com

Jay Smith Kansas City Museum Exhibits at the Kansas City Museum      website History

816-483-8300 (o)

816-813-0228 (m)

General Steve Berkeiser, Executive Director Added 7/31/06

Liberty Memorial Association

100 W 26th St, KCMO

Liberty Memorial - The most important World War I museum facility in the world.  www.libertymemorialmuseum.org

 

Military History

816-784-1941 (O)

srb@lmakc.org

 

 

Paul Lamp - Added 2/05

Merchant Marines Veteran, KCMO Merchant Marines the little known branch of the military which shipped virtually all the military personnel and materiel in World War II, and suffered the highest casualty rate in that war.  Military History 816-436-3309
Gary Logan Community of Christ Church  & Independence Kiwanis

Southeast Asia topics:  Life in Southern India; Impact of the Tsunami; Vietnam Demilitarized Zone

Travel  816-833-1000

 

Sue Ridings Independence Kiwanis Trip to China - slides

Other destinations also available

Travel 816-796-9915
T. L. McCown Author of Shifting Sands

Life in Arabia with a Saudi Princess The presentation includes a book signing for those purchasing a book from her.

Arabian Culture www.tlmccown.com and emailtl@yahoo.com