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Holiday Closings
  • Center for Missouri Studies, Columbia - Closed Noon, December 24 to January 1.  
  • Richard Bookstore (inside Center for Missouri Studies) - Closed December 24 to January 1. 
  • Cape Girardeau Research Center - Closed December 23 to January 1.
  • Kansas City Research Center - Closed, Noon, December 24 to January 1. 
  • Rolla Research Center - Closed, Noon, December 24 to January 1. 
  • Saint Louis Research Center - Closed, Noon, December 24 to January 1.  
  • Springfield Research Center - - Closed December 21 to January 4.

The prominence of Southeast Missouri in American Civil War battles will be the topic for History on Elm, Tuesday, Dec. 10, noon, at the State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm Street, Columbia. 

The State Historical Society of Missouri will host its 6th Annual Holiday Open House Saturday, Dec. 7, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm St., Columbia. Visit 17 booths featuring gift items created by local and regional artisans while strolling through the

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The State Historical Society is offering several live webinars in December. On December 5 at 1 p.m., Bill Eddleman continues his Basic Genealogy series with “Combining Traditional and Archival Resources to Tell a Life Story: Michael S. Eddlemon.” This presentation documents how “beyond the

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Do you have an interesting topic you'd like to present at the Missouri Conference on History in March 2025? If so, the conference organizers invite you to submit a paper, panel, or poster proposal in any field of history. Proposals are particularly needed for complete sessions, including

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