Jackson County (Missouri) Historical Society

Jackson County (Missouri) Historical Society The Jackson County Historical Society is dedicated to the preservation & understanding of its county Research requests will not be answered via social media.

Our offices, archives, and research library are located inside the Historic Truman Courthouse on the Independence Square. Please email [email protected] for inquiries. Jackson County Historical Society Comment Policies for Social Media Sites:
The Jackson County Historical Society (JCHS) uses social media platforms to tell our county's stories, connect more deeply with our audiences, and reach a w

ider audience, providing more opportunities for civic engagement. Comments are not pre-moderated on most platforms and will be immediately released into the public domain. We respect different opinions and intend for our social media platforms to foster thoughtful and respectful conversation. This means that while JCHS does not discriminate against any views, we reserve the right to remove the following types of content:

-violent, obscene, profane, hateful, bigoted, or racist language or context
-comments that may be a security risk to JCHS archival or collections holdings
-comments that promote commercial services or products
-comments that promote or oppose any partisan political party, person campaigning for elected office, or any ballot proposition
-gratuitous links to sites
-comments from users under the age of 14

Additionally, for your own safety please do not post personally identifiable information such as social security numbers, addresses, and telephone numbers. Comments containing this information will be removed. Communications made via JCHS social media pages will in no way constitute a legal or official notice or comment by the Jackson County Historical Society or any official or employee for any purpose. Commenting may be disabled on some Jackson County Historical Society posts on social media platforms. Members of the media are asked to pose their questions to the Jackson County Historical Society executive director through their normal channels and to refrain from submitting questions in comments or messages on social media platforms. The executive director can be reached at 816-461-1897

Be sure to stop by our booth at Fort Osage Historic Site’s “Food on the Frontier” event, today from 9am to 4pm!There’s l...
05/16/2026

Be sure to stop by our booth at Fort Osage Historic Site’s “Food on the Frontier” event, today from 9am to 4pm!
There’s lots of fun to be had as you discover some of the history of our area!

We are honored to have received this official proclamation, courtesy of County Executive Phil LeVota.We will strive to c...
05/13/2026

We are honored to have received this official proclamation, courtesy of County Executive Phil LeVota.
We will strive to continue to preserve and share the history of Jackson County, and look forward to the future as we do so.

Happy birthday Harry S Truman! The Jackson County Historical Society celebrates you today! JCHS Images PHL 5738 and PHL ...
05/08/2026

Happy birthday Harry S Truman! The Jackson County Historical Society celebrates you today!

JCHS Images PHL 5738 and PHL 8951

We are excited to share our new display! We had some wonderful Chiefs items to bring out, most of them courtesy of the D...
05/07/2026

We are excited to share our new display!
We had some wonderful Chiefs items to bring out, most of them courtesy of the David Bruce Sports Collection, and we had to add some great Royals items in there too!
Be sure to stop by the JCHS History Center inside the Truman Courthouse to have a look!

Join us on May 27 from 6 - 8 p.m. for the book launch of Forest Hill Cemetery: Lessons for Living! Presenters will inclu...
04/13/2026

Join us on May 27 from 6 - 8 p.m. for the book launch of Forest Hill Cemetery: Lessons for Living!
Presenters will include the contributing authors (listed below).
We hope you can join us!

04/08/2026
Alversia Pettigrew and Ann Shipp Taylor, award winners
04/03/2026

Alversia Pettigrew and Ann Shipp Taylor, award winners

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112 W Lexington Avenue Suite 120
Independence, MO
64050

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