Our Missouri returns with Diane Mutti Burke, professor of history and director of the Center for Midwestern Studies at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, talking about her award-winning book, On Slavery’s Border: Missouri’s Small-Slaveholding Households, 1815-1865.
As part of its mission to support educational outreach, the State Historical Society of Missouri continues to add new biographies to the Historic Missourians website.
The SHSMO Kansas City Research Center reopens on Tuesday, August 24, in its new location on the third floor of UMKC Miller Nichols Library! Expanding its space to 5,100 square feet, SHSMO-KC's new location allows us to store more Kansas City collections on-site and provides an open and inviting space for researchers and patrons....
Goodness, it's been an incredible week! Missouri turned TWO HUNDRED! You visited us in person and online for Together for '21 Fest, an array of events and exhibits held at the Center for Missouri Studies and on the MU campus.
On Missouri Statehood Day, you joined us in Jefferson City to commemorate the bicentennial, see the unveiling of the official bicentennial postage stamp, and welcome new citizens. Some of you were present on the State Capitol grounds, and others tuned in virtually from all parts of the state and country!
August 10, 2021, marks the two hundredth anniversary of Missouri’s entry as the 24th state of the United States. A state with many different regional cultures, geographies, and industries, we celebrate the accomplishments and diversity of all these regions while seeking to create a better understanding of our one Missouri and the ties that bind us together.
Join us August 6-8 for Together for '21 Fest, A Missouri Bicentennial Birthday Bash! Brought to you by the Missouri Bicentennial Commission and Missouri 2021, Together for '21 Fest is FREE, open to the public, and commemorates the Missouri Bicentennial with music, exhibitions, talks, film screenings, folk art demonstrations, performances, and more.
