Fall Lecture and Annual Meeting

Join us on October 29 for the Annual Meeting and to hear U.S. Senator Roy D. Blunt deliver the 2022 My Missouri Lecture.

US Senator Roy D. Blunt

Speaker

A native of southwest Missouri, Roy Blunt taught history at Marshfield High School before beginning his political career. From county clerk of Greene County to Missouri Secretary of State to U.S. Congress, Blunt has served Missourians for more than 45 years. He is currently the senior U.S. Senator from Missouri and SHSMO second vice president.

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Featured Events

Aug 16

1918 Flu Epidemic in Missouri

Join Kathleen Seale and discover how different communities in Missouri experienced and responded to the 1918 flu epidemic.

Aug 20 Aug 20

African American Heritage in the Ozarks: Southwest Missouri Digitization Event

Presented in partnership with the U.S. National Park Service, join us at George Washington Carver National Monument for a free digitization event focused on African American heritage in the Ozarks! Residents of Newton, Jasper, Lawrence, McDonald, Barry, Barton, and Dade counties, as well as points throughout the southwestern Ozarks, are invited. The event is free, but registration is required.

Aug 24 Aug 24

Voices of the National Women and Media Collection

Hear from three women whose records are archived as part of the National Women and Media Collection. Andrea Stone, Betsey Bruce, and Sheila Gibbons will talk about the changing roles for women in the media industry; trends for the future; and how they were able to navigate careers in a traditionally male-dominated industry. Online and free, registration required.

Aug 25 Aug 25

Opening Reception: Mr. Pruitt’s Possum Town

Join us at the Center for Missouri Studies on August 25 for the opening reception of Mr. Pruitt’s Possum Town with curator Dr. Berkley Hudson, professor emeritus at the Missouri School of Journalism.

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