Events in Mid-Missouri Columbia, MO USA
Elected as a member of the Republican Party in 1920, Rep. Walthall Moore became the first Black American to serve in the Missouri General Assembly. As a pioneering figure for …
The Missouri State Museum welcomes the public and the winners of the 2022 MoDNR Photo Contest to a reception and exhibit viewing. The winning photographs in three categories are currently …
Missouri has long been known as the Gateway to the West, but did you know that even after the end of westward expansion, Missouri still serves a role as a gateway? Join Lucas Schwartze, Missouri State Museum interpreter, as he discusses Missouri’s contributions to space exploration in the past, present and future. The Missouri State …
The shifting tides of governmental and cultural influence on the Louisiana Territory since the early days of European exploration have left a rich and diverse heritage in the state. Join Missouri State Museum Interpretive Aide Clinton Flowers as he leads a detailed look at European exploration and settlement and their impacts on the state's history …
Since ancient times, humans have been expressing themselves through body art. From body paint with clays and natural dyes, to permanent ink tattoos, to the process of scarification, body art is a practice that has continued and grow. Join Carrie Hammond, chief interpreter for the Missouri State Museum, to learn about the methods, reasons behind, …
The Missouri landscape serves as the perfect Southern Gothic setting for the horror film and television genre. The Ozarks, dense forests of sprawling foliage, open plains and rivers, swamps and marshes, plus old graveyards, and foggy landings make for an atmospheric setting. Southern Gothic is a subcategory of the Gothic genre commonly associated with the …
Did you know that Missouri’s rocks record a sea that once covered central North America in the Carboniferous Period around 350 million years ago, which littered the sea floor with crinoids? Almost 300 million years later, the state dinosaur Hypsibema missouriensis roamed the earth after the sea dried up. About 12,000 years ago Mastodons grazed …
As the U.S. anticipated entering World War II, it addressed the need for experience pilots by establishing Civil Pilot Training (CPT) programs at universities and airfields. Only a handful of now Historically Black Colleges and Universities, were selected, since no military arm existed at the time for African-Americans in aviation. Lincoln University was the only …
Enslaved people built the Catholic Church in early Missouri. The Catholic Church formalized in Missouri as the territory transitioned to statehood, both the church and the state establishing themselves in tandem through the labor of enslaved people, which the Missouri Compromise sustained. Historian Kelly Schmidt will share her research on people enslaved by the early …
Tells the story of the young men from Missouri who were among the earliest graduates of West Point, following the Louisiana Purchase. James (Jim) Baker dedicated over 40 years to the preservation and interpretation of the unique French buildings and historic sites in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri. Baker had cameo appearances in the movie “Under These …
Break out your white gloves and fancy hats for an old-fashioned tea party to celebrate Mothers! Enjoy sipping specialty teas and snacking on tea party themed foods while listening to Historic Sity staff speak on the history of Mother's Day and life as a Missouri mother in years gone by. After refreshments-indulge in a game …
For 12 days in April 1933, Clyde, Buck and Blanche Barrow, Bonnie Parker and W.D. Jones hid out in a two-story garage apartment in Joplin, Missouri. On April 13, their tranquil hideout became the scene of a deadly shootout. Though the Borrow gang escaped, discoveries in the apartment eventually helped lead to the gang's demise. …
Like much of the country, Missouri has an extensive history of Motorcycle Clubs. While some clubs have varying encounters with the law, a good number of today's groups work hand in hand with local charities and are notable members of the community. However, this has not always been the case. Join Chief Museum Interpreter Carrie …
Spend an evening with professor Samuel S. Cohen as he reflects on the rich variety of Missouri writers and the stories they tell about our state. Reading their work, we can hear them telling a composite, complicated, sometimes self-contradicting story, one that can help us think about where we are today as a state and …
The fortunes of Jefferson Landing and its residents have risen and fallen more often than the floodwaters of the Missouri River. Join Missouri State Museum Director, Tiffany Patterson, as she explores some of the untold stories of the seedier side of the Landing and surrounding blocks.
