Directions:  Take the Unity Village exit off Highway 350 at Colbern Road.

9:00 a.m. – Headquarters opens at Bookstore/Coffee House.


10:00 a.m. – Walking tour of Unity Village including a restored log cabin dating to the 1860’s and a natural bridge/cave thought to have been used by Quantrill’s forces and by the James-Younger Gang.  Much of the Unity Village property was once owned by the Younger family. The tour will be conducted by Steve Noll, Executive Director of the Jackson County Historical Society and a relative of the founders of Unity Village. Tour is repeated at 11:00 a.m.


Lunch at Noon.


12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. - Younger Country Guerrilla Bus Tour (Knobtown, Little Blue, Moore House, Grinter Farm Fight, Manasseth Gap, Battle of White Oak Creek, Hagan House, Jackson County Poor Farm property and several important local cemeteries.


6:00 p.m. – Awards Banquet at the Unity Village Banquet Room.


Cost for bus tour is $13 and Awards Banquet is $13.


Reservations should be received by October 12th to guarantee a spot. Mail to:


William Clarke Quantrill Society
P.O. Box 520123
Independence, MO 64052.


Late inquiries should be directed by E-Mail to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Location Unity Village, 1901 NW Blue Parkway, Lee's Summit, MO