LANDING AFTER HOURS: MISSOURI DURING THE CIVIL WAR: A CITIZEN’S PERSPECTIVE

JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

Landing After Hours: Missouri during the Civil War: A Citizen's Perspective. Date: October 1st, 2025 7 p.m. In person and on Facebook Live on the Missouri State Museum Facebook Page The Civil War was not a distant battleground for Missourians. Citizens experienced martial law, loyalty oaths, military districting, and gorilla warfare firsthand. Joe Amsden, interpretive …

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BACKYARD MOVIE: MONSTER’S INC.

JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

Backyard Movie: Monsters, Inc. (2001) Oct. 18, 2025 7p.m. Bundle up your kids, bring some chairs, blankets and snacks and come to Jefferson Landing's Backyard Movie Night. We'll be watching Monsters, Inc. featuring Missouri's own John Goodman as the voice of Sulley! In case of rain or inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled.

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BACKYARD MOVIE: HOUSE OF WAX

JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

We're bringing back Missouri's own Vincent Price for the 2025 Backyard Movie series. Last year's attendees requested "House of Wax" and we heard you! Fill your thermos with hot cocoa, bring a lawn chair and blanket and enjoy the show! In case of rain or inclement weather, the event will be rescheduled.

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LANDING AFTER HOURS: FROM STEAMBOATS TO SPACE

JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

Missouri has long stood at the crossroads of innovation, where rivers, rails, roads, and rockets have shaped both our local lives and national history. From the early steamboats that once churned up the Missouri River to lending a helping hand for spacecraft’s built in St. Louis, transportation has been a powerful force in the state’s …

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Landing After Hours- Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and the First Expedition across the Missouri Ozarks

JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE, 100 JEFFERSON 100 Jefferson St, JEFFERSON CITY, United States

In the winter of 1818, Henry Rowe Schoolcraft and his partner set out to explore the Ozarks. This geologist and cartographer, kept a detailed journal of observations of plants and forests, limestone cliffs, prairies and oak savannahs that define this unique region. The publication of his notes and observations continue to inform historians and natural …

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