Ralph Monaco, author and living history specialist will present "Scattered to the Four Winds: General Order No. 11 and Martial Law in Jackson County, Missouri, 1863".

Ralph A. Monaco, II is a lifelong resident of Raytown, Missouri. He graduated from Rockhurst College in 1978, summa cum laude, with double majors in history and political science, and he earned his Juris Doctorate degree from U.M.K.C. School of Law in 1981. He is a practicing attorney with the Kansas City law firm of Monaco, Sanders, Gotfredson, Racine & Barber, L.C. Mr. Monaco is a former member of the Missouri House of Representatives, where he served as Chairman of the Judiciary Committee. Prior to serving in the Missouri House, Mr. Monaco served as President of the Raytown School Board. Currently, he is serving as President of the Jackson County Historical Society ("JSHS"). For nearly twenty-five years, Mr. Monaco has been actively involved in public speaking and historical living history.

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