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Approaching Kansas City International Airport. |
Looking out the window just before landing. |
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The Alexander Major House
Museum The Alexander Majors House was built in
l855, on the east side of State Line Road near 85th Street in Kansas
City, Missouri. Majors was the leading freighter on the Santa Fe Trail
from 1848 to the Civil War, being the primary contractor for military
freight on the route. In partnership with William Russell and William
Waddell, Majors sent thousands of wagons over the trail.
Local ghostbusters claim that Louisa Johnson lived on the property for many years prior to the home entering the aegis of the Historic Trust; the woman struggled to maintain and restore the property with her limited resources. Sadly, her dream of a pristinely restored Majors House would never be realized within her lifetime, she died in the caretaker's cottage before formal restoration on the house was begun. Her ghost is often sighted in the house and around the grounds, perhaps enjoying in death what she could not accomplish in life. - Lisa Galloway http://www.prairieghosts.com |
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Marker at the Herb/Medicine Garden Shawnee Mission Historic Site |
Sharon at the Shawnee Herb/Medicine Garden The garden is a little sparse this time of year. |
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Me, Stuart, in front of the oldest mission building. |
Out to Dinner at Jack's Stack Uncle Ruby, Uncle Joe, Sharon, Cousin Howard |
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Howard's daughter Sarah, with her sons, Parker & Garett. |
Howard and his grandson Garett |
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Parker, Sarah, Stuart, and Garett |
Gas Prices Much lower than they are in Los Angeles |
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Sharon, Cousin Dorothy, and Howard |
Cousin Dorothy and I |
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Sharon's Daughter, Rachel, and her sons, Arian, and Ian |
Arian, and Ian |
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Rachel's husband, David, with the boys. |
Sharon and the grandkids. |
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I saw this sign on my last day in K.C. So, I figured that I might want to take a photo for the math club. |