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SHSMO workshops, lectures, and virtual programs are freely available to worldwide audiences to watch anytime. 

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Together for '21: "Contesting the Constitution" Book Talk

MU engineering faculty members and the Associate Curator of European and American Art from the Museum of Art and Archaeology discuss the process of developing the Missouri – Heart of the Nation: A Virtual Reality Exhibit.

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Together for '21: An Evening of Missouri Music
Music has always been an important part of Missouri culture from early folk musicians to the explosion of jazz, blues, and Ozark bluegrass. Filmed live during Together for '21 Fest, An Evening of Missouri Music features three different types of Missouri musical traditions and reflect how artists have put their own “spin” on the traditional music of the state.
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Together for '21: Missouri – Heart of the Nation: A Virtual Reality Exhibit Talk

MU engineering faculty members and the Associate Curator of European and American Art from the Museum of Art and Archaeology discuss the process of developing the Missouri – Heart of the Nation: A Virtual Reality Exhibit.

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Together for '21: "The Missouri Crisis at 200" Book Talk

Co-editors, Drs. Pasley and Hammond, present on their recent publication, A Fire Bell in the Past: The Missouri Crisis at 200 (Vol. 1) Western Slavery, National Impasse.

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Basic Genealogy, Part Seven: Using Court Records to Reveal Your Family History
Watch as Bill Eddleman discusses the different types of courts and the records that can be of genealogical interest, including details on where to locate court records, where to find laws regulating these courts, and the basis for the legal systems.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: Special Events for the Bicentennial
In this final episode of Missouri 2021 Presents, we take a look at the festivals and events surrounding Missouri Statehood Day in August 2021.
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Out of the Stacks: Utilizing SHSMO’s LGBTQIA+ Collections
In this virtual program from the State Historical Society of Missouri, Steven Brawley, founder of the St. Louis LGBT History Project and SHSMO trustee, leads a discussion on utilizing the LGBTQIA+ collections at SHSMO and the use of one particular collection–the Helen Stephens Collection (C3552)–for research in an upcoming documentary film.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: Music for the Bicentennial
Explore bicentennial musical events that speak to and about Missouri!
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Basic Genealogy, Part Six: Land Records, Finding Ancestors in Deeds
Records involving land transfers after the original title holder often require a deeper level of understanding to be used effectively. Watch as Bill Eddleman provides an overview on locating available information in land records and other sources.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: A Bicentennial Road Trip
Learn about places and events to explore this summer that will connect you to the bicentennial! Discover the history and culture in unique Missouri locales, whether they are only a short drive away or take you to the far corners of the Show-Me state.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: A Patchwork of Quilts Brings us Together for ‘21
Our panel shares their insights on the art and culture of quilt-making and talks about the special quilts created by Missourians for the bicentennial.
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“The Terrors and Trials of War”: The Civil War Papers of Henry and Cimbaline Fike
Watch as Missouri Civil War historian and retired SHSMO associate director John Bradbury leads a conversation with Jeremy Neely, assistant professor of history at Missouri State University, and recent MSU graduate Trevor Martin. Neely and Martin discuss their article from the January 2021 Missouri Historical Review about the correspondence between Henry Fike, a quartermaster in the Union army, and his wife, Cimbaline, who wrote from the home front in Mascoutah, Illinois, southeast of St. Louis.
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Basic Genealogy, Part Five: Land Records, Researching First Title
Bill Eddleman discusses the basics of land grants, federal land sales, military bounty land, and numerous other ways to study records on first title.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: Legends, Lore, and Stories of the Show Me State
In this presentation, hear how organizations around the state are preserving the stories of our past and engaging new audiences.
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Historic Images of Black Families: A Virtual Tour
SHSMO Art Curator Joan Stack, PhD, presents a virtual tour of the 2021 Ellis Library exhibition, Historic Images of Black Families:. Focusing on artworks and photos from SHSMO collections, the show explores the various ways African American families have been depicted in 19th and 20th-century art.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: All About Art for the Missouri Bicentennial
Professional and amateur artists of all ages are commemorating 200 years of Missouri statehood with creative expression. Enjoy this presentation on collaborative projects across the state.
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Basic Genealogy, Part Four: Vital Records
Vital records provide basic information about an individual, including birth, death, marriage, church, and cemetery details. Bill Eddleman discusses where to locate this information, how sources vary from place to place, and the pitfalls of each type of source.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: The Missouri Crisis and the Struggle for Statehood
This program draws on work by the Missouri Humanities Council and the Kinder Institute on Constitutional Democracy that explores the controversy of accepting Missouri as the 24th state and how it ultimately leads to the Civil War.
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Battle Lines: A Virtual Tour
Watch as SHSMO art curator Joan Stack provides a virtual tour of Daniel Fitzpatrick’s WWII cartoons. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning cartoonist, Fitzpatrick chronicled the progression of World War II as it happened with powerful and poignant editorial cartoons.
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Missouri 2021 Presents: First Tuesdays at 11
Missourians in rural and urban communities are coming together to showcase the vast geographic and cultural diversity of the state while celebrating the similarities that bring us together. Join Michael Sweeney, coordinator of Missouri 2021, for an overview of the exciting projects and events commemorating the state’s bicentennial.
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Basic Genealogy, Part Three: Censuses
Bill Eddleman discusses the information found on censuses and how it has changed from 1790 through 1940. Eddleman also talks about special census schedules.
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"Earnest Endeavour": Missouri Women and the Work of Civil War Commemoration
For SHSMO's 2020 Fall Lecture, Youngstown State University professor Amy Laurel Fluker discusses Civil War commemoration in Missouri as pursued most often by women and from both sides of the conflict.
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Japanese-American Student Success at MSM in WWII
In the 1940s, the National Japanese American Student Relocation Council managed to move over 4000 students from internment camps back into colleges in the midwest and along the east coast. This presentation from Dr. Larry Gragg and Debra Griffith identifies thirteen of these students, explores their success at Missouri School of Mines, and details the research needed to identify them.
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Missouri Mysteries Chapter One: Missouri Legends
Watch SHSMO's Sean Rost explore three unique Missouri legends that have deep ties to the Show-Me State.
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“From the Hell’s Brew of Malice, Hatred, and Vindictiveness”: The 1906 Investigation of George E. Ladd
In this inaugural Missouri Historical Review Author Series program, Larry Gragg, PhD, profiles George E. Ladd, the strong-willed director of the Missouri School of Mines and Metallurgy (MSM) at the turn of the twentieth century.
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