4000 Baltimore Kansas City, Missouri, 64111 (816) 561-1821

Established in 1950 to promote and foster public interest in and preserve the significant history of Westport, Missouri and Town of Kansas, Missouri and their founders, the Westport Historical Society was incorporated in 1964 as a tax exempt, non-profit organization. Whether you are a full-fledged historian, an armchair history buff, or a person who recognizes the importance of preserving our heritage for future generations, the Westport Historical Society is here for you.  Please consider becoming a member of the Westport Historical Society and being a sponsor of our many programs. The office headquarters for the Westport Historical Society is in the Harris-Kearney House, 4000 Baltimore. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Harris-Kearney House serves as a public museum as well. Please call us at (816) 561-1821 for our current museum hours.  In addition to our museum the Society provides these programs and activities: Junior docent education program for youth ages 5 through 19 Tours of the many historic sites in the Westport District and Westport Battlefields and other history tours  Publications on the history of the region including the Westporter, the Society's publication of history and news Regular dinner meetings and special events that bring in fascinating regional speakers and feature programs of historical interest, and Library and archives with extensive research opportunities. Our special projects have included the installation of markers at historic sites.  With the Native Sons of Kansas City, we created Pioneer Park at Westport Road and Broadway.  The park, two blocks from our headquarters in the Harris-Kearney House,  features the heroic-size bronze monument of Westport and Kansas City's founding fathers  Alexander Majors, John Calvin McCoy, and James Bridger.  Pioneer Park, is located at the historic intersection of Santa Fe, Oregon Trails and California Trails which are commemorated on a large terrazzo map.

Harris-Kearney House PIONEER PARK Alexander Majors, John C. McCoy and James Bridger