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Amahia Mallea joins us to talk about her book, A River in the City of Fountains, and the complex history of the great river known as the "Big Muddy."

In collaboration with the Missouri Historic Costume and Textile Collection, a new exhibition highlights the evolution of Missouri style and the important role of the apparel industry. This free exhibit is available at the SHSMO Center for Missouri Studies...

University of East Anglia,'s Thomas Ruys Smith discusses the cultural life of the Mississippi River and one of its most notable residents, Mark Twain...

Filmmaker and University of Missouri Alumna Alana Marie will return to Columbia on March 15 for the screening of her film The Kinloch Doc as part of SHSMO's African American Experience in Missouri Series.

Today, March 1, marks the beginning of Women's History Month. If you are looking to more deeply explore topics related to women's history in Missouri, you will find many resources at SHSMO research centers and here on our website.

Watch as Bill Eddleman discusses using manuscript collections for family research including an overview of the types of documents you might find in manuscript collections and discusses how information contained in these archival treasures can help you find ancestors and research their lives.

Susan Sundermeyer discussing the book and exhibit, Farmhouses: Before the Great Flood of 1993 - Life in the Chamois and Morrison Missouri River Bottoms.

Located at 605 Elm Street in downtown Columbia, the Center for Missouri Studies galleries are open today, February 18, and tomorrow, February 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free parking is available in the Center parking lot at the corner of 6th and Locust Streets.

In this installment of the Missouri Historical Review Author Series, Greg Olson examines the treaties with Native Americans that gave the United States legal claim to the land within the borders of present-day Missouri.