Thanks to all who joined us for Missouri Conference on History held at Old Stoneybook Inn in Camdenton! It was a great opportunity for the 175 registrants to network and hear from scholars who are doing research in the field of Missouri history. Congratulations to the award winners whose work has contributed to Missouri history this past year. They include:
Missouri Book Award: Matthew Knox Averett, Creighton University, “Canfield Drive: A History of Race and the American City on a Street in St. Louis”
Lawrence O. Christensen Article Award: Brooks Blevins, Missouri State University, “The Missouri Scenic Rivers System and the Origins of the Property Rights Movement”
Petra DeWitt Student Paper Prize: Owen Martin, Truman State University, “Faith, Fascism, and Franco: How the Spanish Civil War Transformed Father Coughlin’s Populist Crusade”
Lynn & Kristen Morrow Missouri History Student Prize: Alexander Insley, University of Missouri-Columbia, “A Gateway Closed: African Americans and Imperial Race-Making at the 1904 St. Louis World’s Fair”
We look forward to seeing you next year in St. Louis mid-March. Details for paper/panel submissions and attendance will be forthcoming in the fall. Many thanks to this year’s sponsors and host, Missouri State Archives, along with the MCH Steering Committee, and a special thanks to Sean Rost and Dainelle Griego, our SHSMO staff who organizes the annual Missouri Conference on History.