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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Missouri Humanities helped WPSC’s dream come true
Missouri Humanities helped WPSC’s dream come true by Joy Hays-Pace The West Plains Senior Center/SeniorAge received $5,000 from Missouri Humanities to publish a magazine. We published 2,500 magazines with the […]
No Loafing Matter
No Loafing Matter Written by Kirsten Mouton Adult Services Coordinator / Archives & Genealogy Livingston County Library M.A. in Archaeology, B.A. in Anthropology Born and raised in Utica, Livingston County, […]
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 Importance of Belonging
The Importance of Belonging Written by Chrissy Sommer, Community Engagement Director, Missouri Humanities What does it mean to belong? Why is it so important to our well-being? Our mental health? […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
