Happy New Year! The State Historical Society of Missouri is offering a variety of talks, publications, music, and programs, both online and in person, as the nation celebrates the semiquincentennial of the U.S. Declaration of Independence throughout 2026. A new season of the

The State Historical Society of Missouri is awarding three Gary R. Kremer Center for Missouri Studies fellowships in 2026. The 2026 fellows are Deborah Cohen, associate professor of history at the University of Missouri–St. Louis; Brian Frehner, professor and chair of the University of

The State Historical Society of Missouri board of trustees has elected Robert M. Clayton III of Hannibal as president of the State Historical Society for a three-year term. Clayton has served as a trustee of the Society since 2013. Senator Roy Blunt, who has served as SHSMO’s president

The State Historical Society of Missouri is among 20 organizations partnering with the National Trust for Historic Preservation and Google Arts & Culture to celebrate the centennial of Route 66 with a collection of 130 stories of the Mother Road’s past, present, and future. America’s