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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.
SHSMO Columbia Research Center
St. Louis Scholars Awarded 2025 Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships

The State Historical Society of Missouri is awarding a Center for Missouri Studies fellowship to a pair of scholars from the Saint Louis University (SLU) School of Education in 2025. Amy Shelton, an adjunct professor and senior researcher at the SLU Policy Research in Missouri Education (

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Center for Missouri Studies photograph by Steve Hall of Multistudio
Center for Missouri Studies building wins 2024 American Architecture Award

The State Historical Society of Missouri has been recognized with a 2024 American Architecture Award in the Institution category, according to an announcement released by AMA this month. MultiStudio (formerly Gould Evans) designed and built the Center for Missouri, headquarters of SHSMO.

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Holiday
SHSMO Hosts 6th Annual Holiday Open House December 7

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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Live webinar
Register Now for TWO Free Webinars

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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