A Belton woman&#x2019;s family history is on display at the American Royal Museum.</p><p>The American Royal selected an image of Theresa Waltmire grandfather&#x2019;s 1907-1908 Grand Champion Hog, O K Amy, along with a picture of a imported sheep from England.</p><p>Waltmire said that her grandfather, Wickliffe W. Waltmire, helped her develop a longtime love for the American Royal in Kansas City.</p><p>&#x201C;All his values were passed down, even though I never knew him,&#x201D; Theresa Waltmire said.</p><p>Waltmire&#x2019;s grandfather, who passed away before her birth, had always had an interest in fine cattle and hogs.</p><p>In 1902, Waltmire and his wife, Addie, settled in Cass County on a 160-acre farm five miles northeast of Peculiar.</p><p>The couple raised Shorthorns, selling the calves from $50-$350 each.</p><p>He also bred purebred sheep, importing a number of valuable ones from England, and specialized in Chester White purebred hogs.</p><p>His stock won him over a couple thousand dollars at various shows, fairs and exhibits. With his sons, Waltmire collected more than 2,000 ribbons in 40 years of showing.</p><p>The family even sold a hog to President Harry S. Truman and his brother, Vivian, in 1928.</p><p>Waltmire and his wife moved to Belton in 1927, where he later died two days after his Jan. 12 anniversary in 1941.</p><p>Growing up, Theresa Waltmire showed livestock the American Royal, a tradition shared with her father, J.J.</p><p>&#x201C;The history of hard work and American Royal tradition,&#x201D; Waltmire said is what she appreciates most about having the pictures on display. &#x201C;We always went to the American Royal.&#x201D;</p><p>The museum is located at 1701 American Royal Ct., Kansas City, on the Kemper Arena grounds.