Grinter Place will kick off its Winter Speakers Series at 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11.
David Meditz will speak about George Washington Jackson, a Wyandotte County citizen who had ties to the late President U.S. Grant, according to Pat Spencer of the Grinter Place Friends.
The Dec. 11 presentation will include information about a Spanish-American War infantry unit with almost all Wyandotte County residents.
Grinter Place is a state historic site at 1420 S. 78th St., Kansas City, Kansas. The museum is the 1857 home of Moses and Annie Grinter. Moses Grinter ran a ferry across the Kansas River and was the postmaster in the area.
There is no admission charge for the speakers series. Questions and answers will follow the program, which is expected to be 30 to 45 minutes long.
Tours of the Grinter House will be available. The historic house is decorated for Christmas in the style of the 1850s.
Light refreshments including cinnamon rolls, coffee and tea, will be served on Dec. 11, Spencer said.
Other dates in the Grinter Winter Speakers Series include Jan. 15, Louise Crable, Wyandotte County historian, “Plants and Herbs of the Grinter Era”; Feb. 12, Wyandot Nation of Kansas, Principal Chief Judith Manthe, Wyandot tribal history and culture; and March 12, Bill Nicks, Wyandotte County historian and re-enactor, who has a sunflower collection, will speak on sunflowers since 1861.
In the event of inclement weather, contact the organization to see if the event will still be held. Masks are required for indoor events.
For more information, visit the Grinter Place Friends Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/GrinterPlaceFriendsInc or call 913-334-2500.
Thanks Mary, and appreciate you adding the info on the museum, so many people even tho they live here do not know about the house.