Meet the Past features Library Director Crosby Kemper III interviewing prominent historical figures (as portrayed by veteran Chautauqua performers) with Kansas City-area connections. On August 18, 2010, Jan Chapman portrayed Annie Chambers, Kansas City's most well-known brothel proprietor. Born in Lexington, Kentucky, she left home following a disagreement with her father over her decision to support Abraham Lincoln's 1860 presidential bid. Chamber's brothel became the finest and most exclusive in Kansas City.
