Episode 129: American Revolutionary War & the Settlement of Southeast Missouri - Bill Eddleman (Origins, Part 9)

Episode Description

In this episode of the "Origins" series, Bill Eddlemen, regional director of the SHSMO-Cape Girardeau Research Center, joins host Sean Rost to discuss his upcoming presentation on June 30, 2026, at the Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia, "The Role of the Revolutionary War and its Veterans in the Settlement of Southeast Missouri."

Also, be sure to check out Bill's YouTube presentation for SHSMO's Basic Genealogy series on "Documenting Your Revolutionary War Ancestor."

Episode Image: King's Highway, El Camino Real, Sikeston, ca. 1916 [Ethel Massie Withers Collection (C1440), SHSMO]

Banner Image: Sesquicentennial Parade in Cape Girardeau, 1956 [Mary Jane Barnett Papers (CG0004), SHSMO]

About the Guest

William R. Eddleman earned a PhD in Biology from Oklahoma State University. Eddleman served as a professor in the Department of Biology at Southeast Missouri State University from 1995-2014. He served as vice provost and dean of the School of Graduate Studies from 2011-2013 before being appointed as the provost of Southeast Missouri State University. After retiring as provost in 2016, Eddleman became the regional director of the State Historical Society of Missouri's Cape Girardeau Research Center. He is also past president of the Missouri State Genealogical Association.