Marge Padgitt is the Director of The Ginger House Museum at 100 W Moore Street in Independence, Missouri. She owns several business in Independence, inclucing a chimney contracting business and a publishing company. She and her husband, Gene, have been residents of Independence for 31 years, Marge serves as the President and Director of the Local History Preservation Society, which helps to restore historic buildings and houses in Jackson County. She is the current President of the Midwest Chimney Safety Council and has served on multiple national and regional boards for non-profit organizations. Marge is the author of 13 books and over 250 magazine articles.