Clay County Museum and Historical Society

Museum

14 N Main St, Liberty, MO 64068

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3rd Regiment, Iowa Volunteers – Battle of Liberty/Blue Mills

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Dinah Aryers Trigg Allen, Pioneer

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Freedom Fountain

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Gallatin Township Land Grants, Now Staley Farms

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Inky Dot’s Last Trip

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Just Fiddlin’ Around

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Old Clay County Revisited

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Our Clay County Museum Building’s Past

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Phoebe Ess – Before She Could Vote

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Suffrage – the 19th Amendment

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

The County Home – “Robertson Station”

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

The Early Clay Countians

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

The Jay Jackson Legacy

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

The Mounted Rangers of Liberty – 1861

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

The Withers Legacy

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

A Woman of The Civil War – Lou Alder McCoy

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Christmas Presents Under the Tree

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Civil War Soldiers – 1

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Clay County Courthouses In Flux

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Festivals – by any Name

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Homemade Chili – 10¢

Wed, Sep 23, 2026

Museum Second Floor Video – November 2024

Sat, Dec 5, 2026

DAR Meeting Discusses “Old Area Homes”

Sun, Dec 13, 2026

Bob Barker “The Price is Right” was 99-years YOUNG

Mon, Dec 14, 2026

Showcasing our Amazing Artifacts III

Wed, May 12, 2027

A Fading Tapestry Recalls Elegant Lady An enigmatic tapestry on the museum’s north wall often attracts comments from visitors, but until lately, not much has been known about it. Don Marsh, a member of the Clay County Historical Society and frequent docent, did some research, and more came from Chery Carr Holtman, for years the museum’s curator and trustee. It turns out that the lady was, Lucy Conway, the daughter of merchant / grocer James G. and America Conway from Kentucky, was born near Smit