Learn more about events and opportunities sponsored by the State Historical Society of Missouri, and make plans to join us for our signature African American Experience in Missouri Lecture Series, submit a proposal to the Missouri Conference on History, join our expanding internship team, or schedule a visit.
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African American Experience in Missouri Lecture Series
Explore Missouri's past and prepare for the future through the African American Experience in Missouri lecture series, designed to offer the community opportunities to reach a new understanding of present-day Missouri by learning about the history of African Americans within the state. -
Gary R. Kremer Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships
The Gary R. Kremer Center for Missouri Studies Fellowships are designed to promote scholarship in underexplored areas of Missouri history and culture. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000 for a project that results in a scholarly essay considered for publication in the Missouri Historical Review, the only quarterly journal devoted to scholarship on Missouri’s history. -
Missouri Conference on History
The Missouri Conference on History brings together teachers of history and other professional historians to share in the presentation of the results of research, to exchange information on teaching and curriculum, to consider ways to promote interest in history and the welfare of the profession, and to discuss other concerns common to all historians. All persons interested or involved in the teaching of history, historical research, historical preservation, or any other professional application of history are welcome. -
My Missouri Lecture Series
The My Missouri Lecture Series invites prominent Missourians from all walks of life to reflect on what being a Missourian has meant to them as they speak about how the state’s history, people, and culture have shaped their experiences. -
Request a Tour
The State Historical Society of Missouri looks forward to welcoming your class or group at our six locations around the state. -
Research Guides
Get started researching Missouri’s cultural, political, and genealogical heritage. Organized by topic, the guides listed below will help you find resources focused on a specific subject. In addition to helping you investigate a topic with links to newspapers, photographs, letters, diaries, publications, oral histories, and other reference resources, each guide includes a brief history of the subject and its ties to the Show-Me State.
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On Demand Videos
SHSMO workshops, lectures, and virtual programs are freely available to worldwide audiences to watch anytime.