Seven-plus years after my first visit to Ewing M. Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., I returned for my second game and first opportunity to write about my visit to the ballpark. In 2008, I attended an end-of-season game between the White Sox and Royals just as the stadium started to undergo major renovations. Due to the renovations and the fact that I hadn’t begun blogging about my stadium visits yet, this trip was my first opportunity to write about Kauffman Stadium. Usually when I write about baseball early in the season it involves me attending the AAG Annual Meeting, but that was not the case here. I attended the…
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Harry S. Truman Library in Independence, Mo.
Following his departure from the presidency in 1953, Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess returned to Independence, Mo. So it was only natural that his presidential library would be built in the city where he lived most of his life. On a hill overlooking the Kansas City, Mo., skyline, the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum was dedicated on July 6, 1957. The dedication included the Masonic Rites of Dedication, as Truman received the 33rd degree of the Supreme Council of the Scottish Rite. Former president Herbert Hoover along with Chief Justice Earl Warren and former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt attended the ceremony. In addition to the library…
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Harry S. Truman Burial Place in Independence, Mo.
Following his departure from the presidency in 1953, Harry S. Truman and his wife Bess returned to Independence, Mo., where they lived at the house owned by Bess’s mother. He penned a two-volume memoir that were a commercial and critical success. Truman remained active in politics and campaigned for Democratic senatorial candidates on a regular basis. In December 1972, Truman was admitted to a hospital in Kansas City, Mo., after suffering from pneumonia. He died weeks later on Dec. 26, 1972, from multiple organ failure after being in a coma. He buried the following day at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum in Independence, Mo. Grave of the…
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My night with the Springfield Cardinals – July 25, 2013
Like my visit to Arvest Ballpark in Springdale, Ark., I wanted to visit Hammons Field because of my impending move out of the region and I expect it would be difficult to make a trip back with the primary purpose of watching games at each stadium. After packing up my apartment in Stillwater, Okla., I ventured toward Springfield in pursuit of my summertime goal. Before arriving in Springfield, I explored some other sights in southwest Missouri like Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site, which allowed me to complete my trifecta of Truman presidential sights by visiting his birthplace. However, that’s another story for another time. I’m here to talk…
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Harry S. Truman Birthplace in Lamar, Mo.
On May 8, 1884, in Lamar, Mo., John and Martha Ellen Young Truman welcomed their first born child into the world. Harry S. Truman was named after his mother’s brother Harry Young, and received a middle initial “S” to honor his paternal grandfather Anderson Shipp Truman and maternal grandfather Solomon Young. However the letter “S” did not specifically stand for either Shipp or Solomon. The Truman family moved to Harrisonville, Mo., ten months after Harry’s birth. The Trumans never resided in the house again, but Harry returned in 1959 when the State of Missouri dedicated it as part of Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site. Marker dedicated to Harry’s…
