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LANDING AFTER HOURS: MAPPING MISSOURI’S BLACK TOWNS AND SETTLEMENTS

SCRUGGS STUDENT CENTER BALLROOM AT LINCOLN UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI 819 CHESTNUT ST., JEFFERSON CITY, Jefferson City MO

Missouri State Parks, Lincoln University and the Missouri History Museum are partnering to host Dr. Atyia Martin, founder of Next Leadership Development, and Cymone Davis, founder of Black Towns Municipal Management, for a multicity tour. Martin and Davis will discuss the background and vision for their nationwide Black Towns and Settlements Mapping Project. Join us …

LANDING AFTER HOURS: MURDER AND MAYHEM IN JEFFERSON CITY

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

The first century of the wilderness-born Missouri capital was grieved by prison escapes, theft, murder, Volstead Act violations, and a "law-and-order" sheriff whose deputies broke the law in the name of maintaining it. Please join author Michelle Brooks as she shares her collected samples of some of the shocking events of Jefferson City's early history.

BACKYARD CONCERTS: 2023

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

6/17/2023 | MISSOURI STATE MUSEUM | JEFFERSON CITY, MO Backyard concerts are back for 2023. Jefferson Landing State Historic Site is excited to invite you to another season of live music on the Lohman lawn. This year, we're introducing a "new to the Lohman" group to the series and bringing back some old favorites. These are family-friendly, BYOC …

LANDING AFTER HOURS: THE HISTORY OF BODY ART IN MISSOURI

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

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, …

Share via email Landing After Hours: Missouri Writers and the State of the State

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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LANDING AFTER HOURS: MARK TWAIN AND HIS AMAZING FRIENDS

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

Mark Twain is well known not just in Missouri, but throughout the world as an author and humorist.  However, it may come as a surprise to learn how well connected he was too many other well-known figures from his time period.  In this program we’ll explore some of his famous friendships.  We’ll especially focus on …

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