The Truman family moved to Independence when Harry was six years old. His brother, Vivian, was three and his sister, Mary, was one year old.
The family moved because his mother wanted the children to have "town schooling."
The Harry S. Truman Library and Museum is one of thirteen Presidential Libraries administered by the National Archives and Records Administration.
500 W. US Hwy. 24. Independence MO 64050 truman.library@nara.gov; Phone: 816-268-8200 or 1-800-833-1225; Fax: 816-268-8295.