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Frozen Charlotte: the MUST HAVE doll of 1860

Date: Saturday, February 11

Time: 2:00-4:00 pm

Where: At the Alexander Majors House Barn

Description: In a joint partnership, the Toy and Miniature Museum and the Majors House will present Frozen Charlotte, a fun and interactive family program at the Majors House. Frozen Charlotte was the subject of a 19^th century New England ballad and the name became popular to describe German bisque dolls. Learn about the history of the doll, hear a dramatic interpretation of the ballad and make your own Victorian scrap paper collage art with a Frozen Charlotte doll

Price: $6 fee, members of Wornall/Majors House and the Toy and Miniature Museum are free

These Photos are from the Mortgage Burning Party in September.

These fabulous decorations were designed by Brenda Eslinger of BE….who you are!

Thanks for a Great Year!

The Majors House is closed until mid-April, but you may still view the barn for rental purposes by appointment. You may check the site calendar for available dates or call us for more details.

816-444-1858

ADDRESS

8201 State Line Road
Kansas City, MO. 64114

70 YEARS OF FRONTIER HISTORY

Welcome to the official web site of Alexander Majors. He ran one of the country’s largest freighting companies from Kansas City, created the Pony Express, and gave “Buffalo Bill” Cody his first job. Perhaps no one did more to help shape the future of the American West and the commercial destiny of Kansas City than Alexander Majors.

In the westward expansion of the 1850s, his firm’s freighting operations were instrumental in bringing supplies to settlements from the Dakotas to Arizona. The prominence of Majors’ company attracted governmental and private shippers to Westport Landing, giving Kansas City a head start towards economic success.

Constructed in 1856, Majors’ 3,400 square foot ante-bellum home in Kansas City is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Restored in 1984, the home features original hardwood floors and millwork, as well as furnishings of the era. Also on the site are blacksmithing demonstrations, gardens, and displays of tools, wagons and carriages from the mid-1800s.

Please call 816-444-1858 for more information.