The State Historical Society of Missouri’s History on Elm series kicks off its free public programs this fall with stories and folklore of Missouri’s French Creole. French roots in the region go back at least as far as 1723 with the establishment of Old Mines, a lead mining community

Do you have an interesting topic that you’d like to present at the Missouri Conference on History in March 2026? If so, conference organizers invite you to submit a paper, panel, or poster proposal in all fields of history. Proposals are particularly needed for complete sessions, including

The call for proposals for the 2025 Center for Missouri Studies fellowships remains open until September 3, 2024. Applications may be sent to The State Historical Society of Missouri, 605 Elm Street, Columbia, MO 65201 or contact@shsmo.org

A public open house and reception will be held Aug. 27, 4-6 p.m., to officially welcome a larger new space for the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Cape Girardeau Research Center in Kent Library, 1 University Place, on the Southeast Missouri State University campus.