ARPA Black Archives Grant
Black Archives Museum of St. Joseph I am so excited to share our final report with you on the use of the $5,000 of funding from the Missouri Humanities Council […]
The Meteor Shower
The Meteor Shower By Susan Howard We stepped out into the chill November night air. My thirteen-year-old son had asked me to take him in the early morning hours to […]
Letters Home
Letters Home written by Julia Brooke “We have mail call every day-including Sunday-just before lunch and just before supper. The letter was stamped 3:30 p.m. Thursday, and I got it […]
Advocating for a Cause
Advocating for a Cause Written by Chrissy Sommer, Community Engagement Director “It isn’t enough to say we ‘need’ the humanities because we ARE the humanities. They are gifts to us […]
Roots & Routes: the Trail of Tears in Missouri
Roots & Routes: An Update on the Trail of Tears in Missouri Written by Christopher W. Dunn, Esq. Introduction: In the late 1830s five Native American tribes, possibly over 100,000 […]
The Vaudeville Era of Sylvester Bell: A St. Joseph Cultural History
The Vaudeville Era of Sylvester Bell: A St. Joseph Cultural History Written by Jerrad Hardin Everything that has happened in my life I first dreamed of in 1914. I had […]
General US Grant promoted to Six Star General
Ulysses S Grant promoted to General of the Armies of the United States. Missouri history was made last week on December 23, 2022, when the Civil War hero and one-time […]
The Old Family Farm
The Old Family Farm By Dr. Ryan Johnston Verse 1 It’s stood where it is at the edge of the town For many a year before we came around There’s […]
Mom’s Gravy Was a Bowlful of Love
Mom’s Gravy Was a Bowlful of Love by Stephen Roberts The best gravy I have ever eaten was made by my mother *. After frying chicken, beef or pork, Mom’s […]
Announcing Our 2023 Signature Series
Our 2023 Signature Series Roots & Routes: The Movement and Settlement of Missourians will consider the movement of people, both voluntary and involuntary, and its influence on the cultural heritage, […]
