The Ginger House museum, Birthplace of Ginger Rogers, opened in Independence, Mo., at 100 W. Moore Street. Ginger Rogers was born in the home in 1911. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/TNS) The ...

Is the best kept secret in Independence that Hollywood icon Ginger Rogers was born there in a two-bedroom bungalow? For what seemed like a fleeting moment, a museum in that house proudly promoted that ...

INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A museum in Independence dedicated to the late actress Ginger Rogers will close after only one year of operation. Rogers, who was born in Independence, is most famous as the ...

Marge Padgitt had always loved Ginger Rogers. “I was a fan of Ginger Rogers, as was my mother,” said Padgitt, a longtime resident of Independence, Mo. “She got me interested in old-time movies and, of ...