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

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 …

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Backyard Movie: “House on Haunted Hill”

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

After years of successful backyard concerts, Jefferson Landing State Historic Site is extending its backyard series to include movies! Join us on the lawn of the Lohman Building as we watch Missouri's own Vincent Price thrill and chill in one of his best horror roles in the 1959's "House on Haunted Hill." Fill your thermos …

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HALLOWEEN AT THE LANDING: THE CONJURING OF SCARY STORIES

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

Come join our museum coven in their lair for some Halloween fun on Monday, Oct. 28! We will be reading traditional American scary stories from Alvin Schwartz’s “Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark,” as well as some Ozarks-based stories, plus the story of Missouri’s own Witch Queen Bevers. We will also have some Halloween-themed crafts …

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Landing After Hours: Integration and Lincoln University

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

Lincoln University is Missouri's oldest historically Black college or university. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, it was one of the few options for Black Missourians to pursue higher education. But was it always just for Black students? Join Stephana Landwehr, a semi-retired educator and 1966 graduate of Lincoln University, as she explores …

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