Latest News & Announcements

The Cape Girardeau research center is moving! The office will be closed May 28-June 28.
Holiday Closings

The State Historical Society of Missouri research centers are closed on July 4th.  The Springfield research center will also be closed July 5.

A new exhibit, Covering the Bases: The Evolution of Baseball in Missouri, is on display at the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia. The 92-foot-long exhibit examines the illustrious history of baseball in the state from grassroots

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Missouri students received major prizes at the National History Day contest June 9-13 in College Park, Maryland, including being selected for the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History exhibit showcase in Washington D.C. A half million students globally completed projects during

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SHSMO is extending its Used Book Fair June 25, 26, 27, and 28 during regular bookstore hours inside the Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm St., Columbia. Browse through an extensive collection of books at unbeatable prices. All sales from the bookstore support the mission of

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To mark the 80th anniversary of the Allied invasion on the French coast in World War II, also known as D-Day, the State Historical Society of Missouri will feature a public program, examining how a Missouri railroad town took on the war. Journalist Bill Cloud reflects on his family-owned

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