Sarah Herndon

Sarah Herndon

Manuscript Specialist

Contact information

Department

Kansas City Research Center

Office Email

herndonsa@shsmo.org

Office Number

816-235-1543

Office Address

800 East 51st Street, 306 Miller Nichols Library UMKC, Kansas City, MO 64110

Featured Events

Nov 30 Nov 30

Keep It Old-Time: Fiddle Music in Missouri from the 1960s Folk Music Revival to the Present

For centuries, the violin has been both a “people’s instrument” as well as a “palace” instrument that spans the globe. Whether called “violin” or “fiddle” (they are the same, just with differing customs of learning and performance), it continues to be enjoyed across many different traditions and communities.

Dec 02 Dec 02

Holiday Open House at the Center for Missouri Studies

Join us for the 5th Annual Holiday Open House. Shop for gifts at the Richard Bookstore and visit the booths of many local vendors and artisans while strolling through the festively decorated Center for Missouri Studies. Enjoy holiday carols from members of Choral Arts Alliance of Missouri's Columbia Chorale from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Santa and Mrs. Claus will be greeting visitors from 10 a.m. to noon. Visitors of all ages are welcome to take their own pictures with Santa, too!

Dec 12 Dec 12

This Place of Promise: A Historian’s Perspective on 200 Years of Missouri History

SHSMO executive director Gary Kremer connects the past to the present in his latest book as he ponders why history played out as it did over the course of two centuries since Missouri’s admittance to the Union.