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Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World EXHIBITION
Kernels of Culture: Maize Around the World (May 3, 2024 – March 31, 2025) at the Stephen and Peter Sachs Museum at the Missouri Botanical Garden focuses on the complex […]
Helping to Bring the Humanities to the Public Square
A series of six exhibitions and presentations, curated and implemented by Dr. Billie Follensbee, Museum Studies Program Coordinator, exploring the history and culture of the Ozarks October 2024-September 2025 at […]
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An Evening with LeVar Burton: A Keynote of Missouri Humanities’ Ozarks Engaged Symposium
An Evening with LeVar Burton: A Keynote of Missouri Humanities’ Ozarks Engaged Symposium
To open Missouri Humanities’ 8th annual Springfield symposium, Ozarks Engaged: Citizenry and the Future of Our Communities, LeVar Burton will discuss how literacy builds connections and strengthens civic engagement during […]
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The Night Sky in the Civil War
The Night Sky in the Civil War
What did the night sky mean to people in the Civil War era? How can we find meaning looking up after dark today? Weather permitting, we will view the first […]
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Casting a Legacy
Casting a Legacy
Join us for a ranger-led art walk featuring commemorative art along the nature trail.
Author Talk: Lucile Morris Upton and other Fearless Female Journalists
Author Talk: Lucile Morris Upton and other Fearless Female Journalists
Author Susan Croce Kelly will talk about the life and times of Ozarks newspaperwoman Lucile Morris Upton and the amazing women she met and worked with during the course of […]
Author Talk: What are Yeggmen? The Intersection of Building History and True Crime
Author Talk: What are Yeggmen? The Intersection of Building History and True Crime
Join us on Saturday, April 5, 2025, at 2:00 PM for a thrilling Author Talk with Ken Zimmerman Jr. as he delves into the dark and dramatic history of St. […]
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Gratiot Street, St. Louis’ Civil War Prison, and the Life and Times of Absalom Grimes
Gratiot Street, St. Louis’ Civil War Prison, and the Life and Times of Absalom Grimes
There are currently 1100+ Confederate Soldiers buried just south of St. Louis at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. Where did they come from? How did they come to die here in […]
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How to Become an Engaged Neighbor and Why Your Health and Your Community Demand It
How to Become an Engaged Neighbor and Why Your Health and Your Community Demand It
We do not need more good neighbors. Instead, we need engaged neighbors! By making this change, and moving against the tide of our culture of isolation and loneliness – you […]
Meet the Makers of “Local Artists Go Miniature” April 10th
Meet the Makers of “Local Artists Go Miniature” April 10th
Join the curators at The National Museum of Toys and Miniatures for a series of dynamic panel discussions with the artists of Local Artists Go Miniature. Each artist will share […]
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Balloon Glow & Fireworks Show
Balloon Glow & Fireworks Show
Join us for the Balloon Glow benefiting the Child Advocacy Center! Prepare for a spectacular night filled with glowing balloons, live music, breathtaking fireworks, delicious food, and unforgettable memories. Your […]
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Second Sunday- Free Days at the Museum
Second Sunday- Free Days at the Museum
Bring the whole family to Free Days at the Museum. Occurring on every second Sunday of the month, Free Days provide greater access to The National Museum of Toys and […]
Filling Harry’s Plate: Mid Century Modern Food Through the Truman Years
Filling Harry’s Plate: Mid Century Modern Food Through the Truman Years
Food historian Suzanne Corbett will describe how food defined 20th century American culture, and the type of food President Harry Truman ate from his childhood days in Missouri to the […]
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Shoot for the Stars
Shoot for the Stars
On Monday, April 14, 2025, Make-A-Wish Missouri & Kansas invites you to the Blackhawk Valley Hunting Club in Old Monroe, MO, for an unforgettable sporting clay tournament benefiting local children […]
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Historian speaks on the history of immigration in Missouri
Historian speaks on the history of immigration in Missouri
Inventing Immigration Crises in 19th-Century Missouri Who counts as an American? It was a question that plagued nineteenth-century politics, as German and Irish immigrants arrived in unprecedented numbers. On an […]
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Crossroads of a Nation
Crossroads of a Nation
March 25, in Kansas City at Kansas City PBS Register here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/qcwbtz7 April 16, in St. Louis at Nine Network Register Here: https://lp.constantcontactpages.com/ev/reg/n3b9w6t July 24, Thursday Night at the Museum […]
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Poet of the Rebellion: Laura Redden Searing and Deaf History in Missouri
Poet of the Rebellion: Laura Redden Searing and Deaf History in Missouri
In recent years, the Deaf community has gained greater visibility in popular culture. The success of CODA (2021), starring Deaf actors Troy Kotsur and Marlee Matlin, along with Nyle DiMarco’s […]
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Hermann Farm Easter Egg Hunt
Hermann Farm Easter Egg Hunt
Hermann Farm is excited to introduce a brand-new tradition just for the little ones—our first-ever Easter Egg Hunt! Join us on April 19, 2025 for an egg-citing afternoon of egg […]
Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Monthly Meeting
Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Monthly Meeting
On Saturday, April 19, 2025, at 1:00 pm, the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group will host its monthly program and meeting. The 2025 theme, African Americans and Labor, […]
History’s Mirror: George Caleb Bingham, Missouri’s 19th Century Painter and his Catalogue Raisonne
History’s Mirror: George Caleb Bingham, Missouri’s 19th Century Painter and his Catalogue Raisonne
45 minute Powerpoint presentation / talk, with Q&A. Rachael Cozad is the former Director of the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art and also currently an art appraiser and art dealer. […]
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Not In Our Wildest Dreams Film Screening
Not In Our Wildest Dreams Film Screening
Join us for a screening of Missouri Humanities’ latest documentary "Not in our Wildest Dreams!" The film examines the role of the Missouri Supreme Court, focusing on the state’s historic […]
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“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” – Maryville
Missouri Humanities is excited to host a special tour of Voices & Votes: Democracy in America, an exhibition from the Smithsonian Institution. Developed as part of the Museum on Main […]
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Maryville
“Voices and Votes: Democracy in America” Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Maryville
Join us at The Rose Theatre, in Maryville, MO, for the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America" exhibit. Missouri Humanities is excited to […]
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Kirksville Diversity Festival
Kirksville Diversity Festival
Come join us for the 4th annual Kirksville Diversity Festival on April 26, 2025, from 1-4 p.m. at Ray Miller Elementary. This is a family friendly event with food, activities, […]
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Museum Open House
Museum Open House
The Chariton County Historical Society and Museum will be hosting an open house on April 27, 2025 from 2pm-4pm to showcase our new building addition and entire museum revamp.
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Finding the Founders: 62nd U.S. Colored Troops
Finding the Founders: 62nd U.S. Colored Troops
Join historian and author Michelle Brooks for a look at the legacy of the 62nd U.S. Colored Troops. These soldiers, some from Livingston County, not only fought in the Civil […]
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Preserving Wright’s Legacy in St. Louis: Rooflines and Beyond
Preserving Wright’s Legacy in St. Louis: Rooflines and Beyond
Architect Gunny Harboe will provide insight into preserving one of St. Louis's architectural treasures - The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park - a Frank Lloyd Wright "Usonian" design […]
