Missouri Times Fall 2023

Features:

Eyewitness to the Most Powerful Weapon of Destruction

New Civil War Book Published by SHSMO

Photograph Exhibit Features images of the Past 75 Years of Small Towns in Missouri

Missouri Students Honored at National History Day Contest in Maryland

Recordings Offer First-Hand Stories of German Communities in 20th Century Missouri

And much more!

Fall 2023

Featured Events

Apr 18 Apr 18

Military Service/Literary Solace - A Conversation with Veteran Writers

The public is invited to hear four celebrated writers who will discuss the connection between their experiences as veterans and their creative work on April 18. Authors Brian Turner, Dewaine Farria, Jerri Bell, and Matt Gallagher will be in conversation with moderator Andrew Visscher, an MA candidate at the University of Missouri. Visscher is a literary scholar and serves as captain in the U.S. Army Advanced Civil Schooling Program.

May 30 May 30

Basic Genealogy: Crossing the Pond—Tracing Ancestors in Immigration and Naturalization Records

Join Cape Girardeau Research Center Coordinator Bill Eddleman for the next installment in his genealogy series: “Crossing the Pond: Tracing Ancestors in Immigration and Naturalization Records.” Most family historians in the U. S. have ancestors who migrated from other continents. Depending on the time period of immigration and port of arrival, it can be difficult to find these ancestors and tell their immigration story. This session will summarize surviving immigration records from different time periods and where to find them.