What's Going On!

After 16 years of research Tom's biography of R.L.Y. "Lud" Peyton is now available.

Tom has already started work on his next Burnt District history, A People's History of Bates County, Mo., 1840 to 1870.  If you have stories or material you would like included in this work please get in touch with Tom.

Research is well underway for a biography of Charles Sims.  Sims, a Harrisonville lawyer, served in the Missouri General Assembly from 1848 to 1858, and in 1856 was a candidate for Lt. Governor.  Had Sims not pulled out of the race he would have become Missouri's Governor.

Tom has completed a Jackson County, Missouri database. The database contains key information from the 1850 and 1860 censuses.  If you have Jackson County stories for the period 1840 to 1870 please forward them.