Lecture Series

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. A collaboration of the State Historical Society of Missouri's Center for Missouri Studies and the University of Missouri's Division of Inclusion, Diversity, and Equity, it is 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.

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Fall Lecture and Annual Meeting

The State Historical Society of Missouri is making plans for the Annual Meeting on November 7. This virtual event includes the annual business meeting, awards, workshops, and the fall lecture featuring speaker Amy Laurel Fluker presenting on Missouri women and the commemoration of the Civil War.

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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.

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Events

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Oct 28

Missouri Mysteries

Just in time for Halloween, join Oral Historian Sean Rost to learn about three unique Missouri legends that have deep ties to the Show-Me State: the Hornet Spook Lights, the Blue Man of Spring Creek, and Mo-Mo the Missouri Monster. Online and free, registration required.

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Nov 05

Japanese-American Student Success at the Missouri School of Mines in World War II

In the 1940s, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council managed to move over 4000 students from internment camps back into colleges in the midwest and along the east coast. Join us for a presentation by Dr. Larry Gragg about eleven of these students and their success at Missouri School of Mines. Online and free, registration required.

Nov 07 Nov 07

Annual Meeting Weekend: Conservation Workshop

Join SHSMO senior conservator Erin Kraus for a presentation about the 1817 Petition for Statehood signed by Missourians in their quest to join the Union. Erin will discuss her analysis of how to preserve the petition and the thought process that leads to conservation treatment. Online and free, registration required.

Nov 07 Nov 07

Everyday Heroes at the Park

Join the Rolla Research Center staff at Everyday Heroes at the Park! Organized by the South Central Regional Veterans Group, the event celebrates military, police, firefighters, and EMS on November 7, 2020. Stop by the SHSMO table to learn about the Rolla Research Center and how we are working to preserve Missouri’s history. Free, open to the public, and outdoors.

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