Events in Mid-Missouri Columbia, MO USA
Join Larry Gragg, Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus of History at Missouri University of Science and Technology, for an exploration of " 'What are you going to do if a Negro student presents himself for registration in the fall?': Missouri College and University Presidents Respond to Demands for Desegregation in 1950." Author of ten books, including Forged …
Join us at the Center for Missouri Studies on November 3 for a centennial celebration of T. S. Eliot's poem "The Waste Land" with a new documentary. St. Louis native and international poet T. S. Eliot published his famous poem in October 1922. In partnership with University of Missouri, SHSMO is hosting a free film screening …
This true story devised by GreenHouse Theatre Project in collaboration with The State Historical Society of Missouri has cracked open the archives and unearthed one hundred-year-old letters belonging to the writer and Missouri native, Olive Gilbreath McLorn. Her travels abroad and mysterious love affair are at the forefront of this multi-media performance featuring live music …
This true story devised by GreenHouse Theatre Project in collaboration with The State Historical Society of Missouri has cracked open the archives and unearthed one hundred-year-old letters belonging to the writer and Missouri native, Olive Gilbreath McLorn. Her travels abroad and mysterious love affair are at the forefront of this multi-media performance featuring live music …
The State Historical Society of Missouri is holding its 4th Annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 3 from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. That same weekend, the Center for Missouri Studies will be a stop on the Missouri Symphony League Holiday Home Tour. Join us and enjoy the Richard Bookstore, and a variety of …
History on Elm series continues March 14, featuring A.J. Medlock, coordinator of the St. Louis Research Center, who will present a brief history of science fiction fandom in Missouri. Attendees will learn about the evolution of this unique Missouri sub-culture, chronicling the formation of the Ozark Science Fiction Association in St. Louis to the Archon, …
To celebrate the grand opening of the exhibition Daily Disney: Walt Disney Cartoons in the Funny Pages, SHSMO is hosting a week of Disney talks and a Drawing Disney day the first week of October at the Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm Street in Columbia. Disney, who grew up in the Missouri towns of …