Blackwell's Thrift Shop

Still trading for cast iron skillets, cast iron in general, pyrex, and various other items ! pm for details if you are looking to sell/trade/donate to Blackwell's !

Greetings everyone ! Hope your week is going well ! And now its going to get even better. Mention the coupon code "Orville" and get 20% off your purchases from now until Friday at closing ! Coming soon, we will be expanding to be open Tuesdays ! Stay tuned ! ... As for now, make sure you dont miss the sale ! We have a ton of new items in !

Blackwell's is now partnered with Consentinos in Brookside! Look for coupons for the store on the back of receipts at the Brookside Consentino's market and several other markets around the Kansas City area ! #SupportSmallBusiness

Happy 4th to everyone :) ! Be safe <3 #Blackwells

Coming soon for employees and also will be available to the public :) Happy Independence Day everyone ! <3

Happy father's day ! Just a reminder to anyone looking to trade anything and we are looking specifically for cast iron McCoy Cookie Jars and various other items as well as microwave better in working condition we're doing trade-ins 4 percentage off of your purchase next week or store credit !

Juneteenth has been a part of our family for some time. You see, Mrs. Flora Blackwells first born son, Horace Peterson expanded the celebration of Juneteenth to Kansas city ! Brought to Kansas City in 1980 by Horace M Peterson III, founder of the Black Archives of Mid-America INC, Juneteenth is an annual heritage celebration and platform that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved Africans in America and provides the backdrop to pay tribute to the founders of our community.... SO WHAT IS JUNETEENTH ? Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19th that the Union soldiers, led by Major General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. Note that this was two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation - which had become official January 1, 1863. The Emancipation Proclamation had little impact on the Texans due to the minimal number of Union troops to enforce the new Executive Order. However, with the surrender of General Lee in April of 1865, and the arrival of General Granger’s regiment, the forces were finally strong enough to influence and overcome the resistance. Later attempts to explain this two and a half year delay in the receipt of this important news have yielded several versions that have been handed down through the years. Often told is the story of a messenger who was murdered on his way to Texas with the news of freedom. Another is that the news was deliberately withheld by the enslavers to maintain the labor force on the plantations. And still another is that federal troops actually waited for the slave owners to reap the benefits of one last cotton harvest before going to Texas to enforce the Emancipation Proclamation. All of which, or none of these versions could be true. Certainly, for some, President Lincoln's authority over the rebellious states was in question. Whatever the reasons, conditions in Texas remained status quo well beyond what was statutory. General Order Number 3 One of General Granger’s first orders of business was to read to the people of Texas, General Order Number 3 which began most significantly with: "The people of Texas are informed that in accordance with a Proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired laborer." So the very essence of why Juneteenth being recognized IN KC is a thing goes through my uncle Horace Peterson and continues on through his children and through the Black archives and Juneteenth celebrations today. Rest in paradise to Flora Blackwells oldest son Horace Peterson your name still rings bells to this day. Much love and Happy Juneteenth !

This past Wednesday our family honored and remembered our grandfather and Mrs Flora Blackwell late husband Orville Blackwell on what would have been his 94th birthday ! A man of few words but a golden heart he and my grandmother created the shop 50 years ago together and she kept it running all the way home. We would be remiss and not honoring the man that was behind the name of the shop itself mr. Orville Blackwell! Let's be honest, any man that could get Mrs. Flora blackwe...ll to marry him is one hell of a man <3 Happy birthday Grandpa Blackwell Rest in paradise <3

Greetings all Blackwell's in getting back into the groove of things has done massive remodeling to the front of the antique store ! In addition to the remodeli...ng we are looking for anyone with expertise in website design (for online store purposes) to help us take another step forwards in staying current in todays climate ! Anyone with proper credentials to do so will be needed for several projects including an official Blackwells website/online store as well as a few other odd jobs ! If you, or anyone you know is in need of the work or has the expertise to do so please email Gregory Farley or Sandi-Peterson Cooper at [email protected] ! Thanks in advance for any inquiry/help ! It is also fine to post here if you can tag anyone. Thank you !

Hello all If anyone has any cast iron cookware preferably Wagner, griswold, etc we will be doing 20% trade in all week long ! Let us know

In a troubling time on many levels, we wanted to thank the Kansas City Mom Collective for placing us on a list of 30+ African-American owned businesses ! It is an honor, for the dedication of Mrs. Flora Blackwell to forging her own business in the Kansas city area that has stood for 50 years !

Hello all and happy Memorial Day to all of you and especially our veterans who have kept/keep this country safe ! If you happen to have a moment today, I have a gentle request of correcting something that is a little bit silly in our humble opinion. On Google/Yelp we were left 2 bad reviews that were misguided. If you just enjoy our business if you could take a few moments to leave a small review on Google to correct someone leaving a poor review during the rise of covid-19 ... and our grandmother Mrs. Flora Blackwells passing causing someone to leave a poor review it would be much appreciated ! To editorialize they were misguided or simply we're having a bad day but 2 left 1 stars for each situation. Anywho, have a safe, relaxing, and wonderful holiday !

Hello all ! This week, Blackwell's will be open 12-4 Today ... 10-4 Thursday 10-4 Friday Please rest assured we will do the utmost when it comes to cleanliness of the shop, and following guidelines so that you can shop safely and have peace of mind ! See you soon !