Special Message from Ashley Beard-Fosnow – October 2025
Missouri Humanities is back with a new installment of “Crossroads of a Nation!” Nationwide distribution for “Crossroads of a Nation Part I” began in March 2025. Our hour-long documentary, produced […]
David T Roustio Photos around Missouri
On Wings of Imagination by Mel Carney
By Mel Carney Our young people ask if their lives can touch the sky I ask them to consider the butterfly They start their lives with a strange and unusual […]
Sisters as City Builders: Archiving Global Histories in Local Perspectives
On May 10, Saint Louis University hosted Sisters as City Builders: Archiving Global Histories in Local Perspectives, a public humanities program supported by a Missouri Humanities Award and co-sponsored by […]
Journey of a Black Playwright: From Hermann, Missouri to Germany
By Cecilia Nadal I have always thought that potato salad had its origin in America and of course that “spicy delicious kick” that I was accustomed to was a variation […]
On the Way to Mount Olympus
by Terry Allen It’s already 89 degrees at 11:30 in the morning in Kansas City, and as I wait for my six extra-hot tacos, I look around and wonder how […]
Planting Seeds of Kindness
Planting Seeds of Kindness: Children’s Grove Completes Kindness Library Expansion with Missouri Humanities Grant In late 2023, Children’s Grove received a $10,000 grant from the Missouri Humanities Council to expand […]
Building Community: Black History Summer Academy
The Black History Summer Academy (BHSA) hosted in Lay Hall with collaboration of the School of Education & Child Development on Drury University’s Springfield campus each summer focuses on community […]
Fort Mason Monument Project
Following several years of research into the history of Fort Mason, a frontier fort built in the Missouri Territory during the War of 1812, the County of Ralls and the […]
Maifest in Hermann MO
Thanks to a generous grant from Missouri Humanities, the 2024 Maifest in Hermann MO, was able to expand its offerings and enhance the festival experience for all. The grant helped […]
