26 Feb 2018

Independence MO–Truman Presidential Library, Puppetry Institute and Hair Museum

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National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri
National Frontier Trails Museum in Independence, Missouri chronicles westward migration in the mid 1800’s and the town’s strategic importance as a staging place for the pioneers.                                                   Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer

 

The Harry S. Truman Presidential Library honors one of the town’s most legendary citizens.

We’ll also stop in for visits at lesser known but fascinating places such as the Puppetry Arts Institute-with one of the world’s largest collections of Pinocchio ephemera, and the one of a kind Leila’s Hair Museum.

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Harry S. Truman's Oval Office, Independence, Missouri. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer
Harry S. Truman’s Oval Office, Independence, Missouri. Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer

Independence, Missouri’s modern roots date from the mid 1800’s when the town served as the staging ground for Westward migration.

Diane Houk at the American Puppetry Institute in Independence, Missouri
Diane Houk at the American Puppetry Institute in Independence, Missouri Photo Credit: Tom Wilmer

 

Hair, woven in to wreaths and other art forms served an important genealogical chronicle of family histories before the advent of photography
Hair, woven in to wreaths and other art forms served an important genealogical chronicle of family histories before the advent of photography

 

 

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