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‘Heritage’ and health
Hank and Dee Harp were pretty happy in Cameron selling bulk and health-conscious food. They haven’t left the town — daughters Leah and Anna still go to school there. But the family business has moved — and expanded somewhat — to Liberty.
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| Anna and Leah with their mom, and Heritage co-owner, Dee Harp. Besides helping around the shop, Anna and Leah are in charge of watering the flowers in Liberty Square this summer. (photo by Bruce Rodgers.) |
The move began, said Dee, when space next to Mind-Body Nutrition Day Spa, operated by Angie Mathews, opened up a half-block off Liberty Square on Waters Street. Dee was looking to bring her health and wellness classes and workshops to Liberty, and being next to a day spa seemed the perfect fit. Plus, the space would allow her to bring in some like-minded specialty vendors and their products.
“One has to be versatile these days with a small business,” says Dee. “And I enjoy people, like people and like being my own boss.”
Heritage Home Place opened in June. Dee likes to think that when one enters the front door, all the senses are awakened. Dee spells it out: “The friendly greeting, the pleasant music, the lovely décor, the delicious ‘tasters’ and, oh yes … the wonderful aromas of fresh baked goodies.”
Dee’s honey whole wheat bread, baked early each day, has quickly proven to be a favorite in Liberty at $4 a loaf, on many days selling out before noon.
Like bulk food, Dee says, “It’s a real people-product and we like to network with other (like-minded) businesses and carry their products.”
A consignment shop, Heritage Home Place has an array of offerings. Primitives, antiques and furniture from Letha Dodson, home décor items, “hand-crafted collectibles” by Sherrie Orr, soaps, lotions, oils candles, spice mixes, Amish jam and jellies, Mama Jane’s Creations from Mama Jane Walgren, and the TheraSauna, what Dee calls, “an investment in a healthier lifestyle.”
Dee’s approach — besides doing what she loves — is to help people make lifestyle changes for their health. “I tend to choose the products I like,” adds Dee. A determination that doesn’t conflict with Dee’s belief that small business is the “foundation of our country.”
Heritage Home Place is open 10 am to 5 pm, Tuesday to Saturday. For more information, call 816-415-4455 or visit www.heritagehomeplace.com.
Conference on researching family history
The Ozark Genealogical Society will hold it 30th annual conference in Springfield at the Clarion Hotel on Sept. 10-11. J. Mark Lowe, nationally known genealogical researcher and educator, is the featured speaker.
The Society was organized in 1969 and chartered as a nonprofit in 1979. The goals are to encourage the research and preservation of family history, foster solid genealogical research practices, and preserve records of historical and genealogical interest.
The conference is open to the public. Registration is $45 until Aug. 27. For more information, call 800-678-8767 or visit www.ozarksgs.org.
Historic homes tour
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| The 1836 Waddell-Todhunter-Burstert House is the oldest frame house on the Santa Fe Trail in Missouri, and part of the Lexington Old Home Tour. |
History is an illuminating and defining feature of Lexington. One Lexington event that helps bring a wonderment of the past and its people to mind is the Historic Lexington Old Homes Tour.
Three antebellum structures are included in this year’s tour, Sept. 18-19. Three of these homes have never been open for an Old Homes Tour.
The homes include the oldest frame house in Lexington and on the Santa Fe Trail, an 1845 example of middle-class Greek revival architecture, and an 1860s log house that was discovered within a house about to be demolished.
Additional homes on the tour include an 1899 Neo-classical that was the boyhood home of U.S. Rep. Ike Skelton and an English cottage style home dating to the late 1920s. The recently restored 1899 Immaculate Conception Catholic Church and the 1853 Anderson House at the Battle of Lexington State Historic Site also are included in the tour.
Tour tickets are $12 in advance; $14 the day of the tour and can be purchased at www.visitlexingtonmo.com. For more information, call 660-259-4711.
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Festival at Osage Beach This drawing by Emma Uthe symbolizes the patriotic emphasizes behind the 10th Annual Fall Festival – A Hero’s Tribute, presented by the City of Osage Beach on Sept. 11. Enjoy a talent contest, “Bow-Wow” Contest, food, arts and crafts and more. For more information, call 573-302-2000 or visit www.osagebeach.org/events. |
The three ‘Ts’
“Treasures, Trash and Tunes” is the theme of a quality flea market to be held on the St. Joseph Museum grounds, 8 am to 4 pm, in St. Joseph Sept. 25. Expect antiques, collectibles, jewelry, home décor, art and more.
The market will be held during “Museum Day” as presented by Smithsonian magazine to create awareness of museums and their contributions to their communities. Food vendors and music by students from Missouri Western State University will also be a part of the market. For more information, call 816-2321-8471.
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Crafts in ColumbiaArtisans demonstrating “lost arts” are part of the 33rd Annual Heritage Festival and Craft Show in Columbia at Nifong Park on Sept. 18-19. Look for tradesmen, cowboys and their chuckwagons, food, ghost stories, Native American dancers and old time and contemporary crafts. For more information, call 573-874-7460 or visit www.gocolumbiamo.com. |
Sheep and fiber
The World Sheep & Fiber Arts Festival in Bethel is one of the more interesting events being held this Labor Day weekend (Sept. 4-5). This is a full-fledge family event and learning experience for those unfamiliar with what sheep give us, and work and creativity that goes with fiber.
Some of the events include cooking demonstrations, sheep and goat shows, sheep dog demonstrations, silent fleece auction, sheep games, and a sheep and goat sale. Exhibitors include Carmen Acres Alpaca Farm, Karen Poulakos Fiber Arts Studio, Misty Woods Products, Black Water Treasures, Sam’s Icelandic Sheep Farm, LLC, Lone Jack Fiber Mill, Heaven Sent Home Spun and Easily Amused Enterprises.
For a schedule of events and other information, go to www.worldsheepfest.com.
Bear anniversary
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| The late Bill Boyd was a dedicated teddy bear collector and fundraiser for Good Bears of the World. (photo courtesy of Pat Kapral) |
The late Bill Boyd’s passion for teddy bear collecting and his philanthropic ideals inspired him to organize the Teddy Bear Jubilee as a charity fundraiser for Good Bears of the World (GBW). Appropriately, with Boyd’s passing, the Jubilee was re-named Bill Boyd’s Teddy Bear Jubilee and this year marks its 20th Anniversary.
This stellar teddy bear collector extravaganza brings hundreds of soft sculpture artists together with teddy bear enthusiasts. This year’s show, Sept. 25 at the KCI Expo Center in Kansas City, will feature over 35 artist exhibitors from around the country.
Proceeds from the Jubilee Auction will enable GBW to purchase thousands of teddy bears to give to children and the elderly in crisis or trauma situations.
For more information on the Jubilee, call 816-455-5212 or visit www.teddybearjubilee.com.
Cherokee Show
The 15th Annual Cherokee Homecoming Art Show and Sale, featuring artists from Native American tribes from across the nation, is on display through Sept. 26. Shown here is the 2009 Grand Prize Winner “Turbulence” by Bill Glass Jr. For more information, visit www.CherokeeHeritage.org.
OKLAHOMA-KANSAS
KS-OK highway sale
On either side of the line — in Kansas or Oklahoma — deals will be made and surprises found, all good stuff and a whole lot of fun.
The 3rd Annual Kan-Okla 100 Mile Highway Sale, Sept. 10-11, has the participation of shops and individuals from Independence, KS north, to Sedan, KS west, Coffeyville, KS east to Dewey, OK southwest and Nowata, OK southeast, and stops in between.
Along the way find flea markets, yard sales, and this partial listing of participating supporters: In Coffeyville, Wishing Well, Treasures& Trinkets, Sunflower Antiques and Country Time Antiques; in Dewey, Linger Longer Antiques, Treasure Attic, Kay’s Vintage Antiques and Mini’s Antique Market.
For more information, go to www.Kan-Okal-Highwaysale.info.
Applefest at Grinter
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| Applefest at historic Grinter Place will be Sept. 24-25. |
A trip to Grinter Place State Historic Site in Kansas City isn’t just a look inside the oldest home in Wyandotte County, it’s a step back to the days of frontier life along the Kansas and Missouri border. And if you visit Sept. 24-25, enjoy the fun at the annual Applefest.
Overlooking the historic Delaware Crossing on the Kansas River, Grinter Place was the home to Annie and Moses Grinter. Annie, a Lenape (Delaware), helped farm, raise poultry and livestock, and planted an apple orchard. Moses operated a ferry and a trading post, where he traded with the Lenape Indians.
Over a hundred years later, history lives on and is celebrated with Applefest. A project of Grinter Place Friends, Inc., the group works to preserve and interpret the history of Grinter Place. At Applefest view reenactments, quilters’ demonstrations, an Apple Pie Contest, bake sale and singer Monica Brentano.
For more information, call 913-334-2500 or visit www.kshs.org/places/grinter/.
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Woody AuctionThis Stein & Goldstein carved wooden child’s horse barber chair with hydraulic base is one item offered at the Sept. 10-11 auction of the Steve and Gloria Zak Collection and the estate of Louise Hefling in Wichita. Go to www.woodyauction.com for more information. |
St. Louis show
Over 100 top quality dealers from 32 states will display and sell their wares at the St. Louis Antique Festival, Sept. 4-5, at the Belle Clair Fairgrounds in Belleville.
Some of the offerings include Dresden, Meissen, porcelain, jewelry, Nippon, knives, Orientalia, art glass, art pottery, bronzes, Art Deco, Art Nouveau, paintings, furniture, silver, china, country store, quilts, clocks, French Cameo glass, lamps, photographs, Civil War, coins, dolls, toys, signs, sports, advertising, paper, glassware, prints, statuary, majolica, collectibles and more.
Admission is $6. For more information, call 270-237-5205 or email virste@nctc.com.
‘Old Trusty’
One can “trust” that attending the 28th Annual Old Trusty Antique & Collectors Show will be an experience … one for the better. Held this year on Sept. 11-12 at the fairgrounds in Clay Center, expect a full load of entertainment, competition and learning.
Tractor pulls, quilt show, indoor-outdoor flea markets, heritage craftsmen, antique engines, draft horse and mule show, Polecat Annie, Professor Farquar and Saturday’s entertainment highlight, The Johansen Sisters.
Year in, year out, this is one of the best events the state of Nebraska has to offer. For more information, go to www.oldtrusty.org or call 402-726-2487.
Dealers galore
Over 270 dealers are expected at the 53rd Annual Fall Flea Market, Rail Fair and Arts & Craft Show in Brownville on Sept. 25-26. The show has the reputation of delivering top quality antiques and collectibles to patrons along with tasty treats, model and toy trains — all situated within the history of a great river town. The Brownville Historical Society sponsors the Fall Flea.
For more information, visit www.brownville-ne.com.
‘Nature’s Studio’
“Solar Storm” by Regina Benson is part of the exhibition From Nature’s Studio: Textiles by Regina Benson at the Denver Botanic Gardens through Oct. 3. For more information, visit www.botanicgardens.org.
CORRECTION:
In last month’s cover feature on vintage markets, we incorrectly listed the web site of Liberty Belle in Kansas City. The web site can be found at www.libertybellekc.com.
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