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March Pop-Up with Doodle Station, Modish, and Wishflour Bakery
Join us Sat, Mar 14 for a pop-up with Doodle Station, Modish and Wishflour Bakery!

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Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft
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SHSMO-Kansas City Awarded Over $2.5 million in Grants for Relocation and Expanded Center

February 11, 2020

The State Historical Society of Missouri Kansas City Research Center is another step closer to its goal of relocating to the Miller Nichols Library on the UMKC campus as part of the library’s renovation plan. The Sunderland Foundation recently awarded $2 million and the William T. Kemper

Mr. Mac & The Race to The Moon

February 11, 2020

To help prepare for this year's Missouri Conference on History, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode examines James S. McDonnell Read more

Help Students Explore History on April 25

February 6, 2020

If you enjoy helping others, we invite you to meet some of the Show-Me State’s best students while serving as a judge at the National History Day in Missouri state contest on April 25 in Columbia.

Volunteer judges are vital to the contest, offering feedback to students on their projects

SHSMO Remembers: Alan Havig

February 5, 2020

The State Historical Society of Missouri is saddened by the death on January 8 of Alan R. Havig, a professor of history at Stephens College and also a historian of the Society and a longtime supporter. Havig was born August 26, 1940, in Litchfield, Minnesota, the son of Harold Rolf Havig and

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Mar 14 Mar 14

March Pop-Up with Doodle Station, Modish, and Wishflour Bakery

Join us in the Hulston Lobby at the Center for Missouri Studies on Saturday, March 14 from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. for another bookstore pop-up event. Doodle Station, Modish and Wishflour Bakery will be here with wonderful art, jewelry and treats for sale. We hope you can join us!

During the pop-up, bookstore shoppers will enjoy special savings on kitchenware–members get 20% off and non-members will save 10%

Mar 14 Mar 14

Opening Reception to Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft

The State Historical Society of Missouri and Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection commemorate the centennial anniversary of women’s suffrage with the collaborative exhibition Missouri Women: Suffrage to Statecraft. Displays include clothing and artwork from statewide collections that highlight roles of Missouri women in the national suffrage movement, as well as trailblazing women in Missouri politics before and after ratification of the federal amendment.

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Feb 29 Feb 29

NHDMO Regional Contest: Saint Louis

Visit the University of Missouri–St. Louis for the National History Day in Missouri St. Louis regional contest! Contest winners will represent the region at the NHDMO state contest at the University of Missouri on April 25, 2020. For a detailed schedule of the day, please contact nhdmo@shsmo.org.

Feb 29 Feb 29

NHDMO Regional Contest: Kansas City

The Truman Library is hosting National History Day in Missouri’s Kansas City regional contest at William Chrisman High School. Come support ambitious students, see their creative projects, and be part of the day!

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