Buy a chance to win a case of fine wines – better yet, buy several tickets to increase your odds. Tickets will be sold for $5 each or five tickets for $20 and will be available for purchase from 10 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Winners will be announced prior to Dr. Blevins's program with the first name drawn winning 12 bottles of wine (one case), the second name drawn winning 6 bottles (a half case), and the third name drawn winning 3 bottles. Proceeds will again go to the National History Day in Missouri program.
Submit your bids on many interesting and exquisite items in our 2012 Silent Auction. Bidding will open at 10 a.m. and close at 1:00 p.m. with winners announced shortly thereafter. Auction proceeds will support the James W. Goodrich Graduate Research Assistantship in Missouri History.
The following items will be available at the auction:
Needlepoint Handmade and donated by Society Volunteer Peggy Platner, Columbia, MO |
CDs Inspired by Bingham, Original Music Responding to American Art, performed by the Mengel Brothers Duo. Donated by Brent Schondelmeyer. |
Farm to Table Kitchenalia Lot Donated by Society Staff members Patsy Leubbert & Laura Jolley, and Ford Restaurant Supply Company, Columbia, MO |
Reproduction Print Afternoon View on Ware’s Creek, 1921, oil on canvas by Lester Shepard Parker (1860-1925) Donated by The State Historical Society of Missouri |
“We Always Swing” Jazz Series at MO Theatre Two Tickets for Monterey Jazz Festival Tour for Thursday, April 18, 2013 Donated by Jazz Series Columbia, MO |
Ozarks Book Lot Ghost of the Ozarks; White Man’s Heaven; Shepherd of the Hills Country; & Springfield’s Urban Histories Donated by Authors Brooks Blevins, Kimberly Harper, Lynn Morrow & Linda Myers, & Stephen McIntyre |
Bread for a Year Donated by Panera Bread of Columbia, MO. Good for one free loaf of freshly baked bread each month for one year. |
Handmade Necklace/Pin Handmade & Donated by Amanda Vander Tuig Columbia, MO |
MO State Penitentiary Tour Two Tickets “Walking History Tour” (2 hours) Donated by Laura Wilson. |
Civil War Book Lot On Slavery’s Border; The Civil War in MO; The Great Heart of the Republic; & Rebels on the Border Donated by Authors Diane Mutti Burke, Louis S. Gerteis, Adam Arenson, & Aaron Astor |
Gift Certificate $100 Les Bourgeois Wine Tasting
Donated by Les Bourgeois Winery, Rocheport, MO |
History Book Lot Spirit of Rebellion; The Gospel of the Working Class; Culture and Liberty; & The Original Rush Limbaugh Donated by Authors Jarod Roll, Michael Rozbicki, and Dennis Boman. |
Gift Certificate Donated by Bleu Restaurant & Wine Bar, Columbia, MO |
Ceramic Leaf Handmade & donated by Lucia Kincheloe, Jefferson City, MO |
MU Autographed Football by Coach Gary Pinkel Donated by MU Athletics, Columbia, MO |
One Night Stay Donated by Stoney Creek Inn, Columbia, MO |
St. Louis Cardinals Lot Collapsible Cooler, Golf Towel, & 1934 Cardinals World Series Reproduction Photo Donated by The State Historical Society of Missouri |
Mizzou Lot Original c. 1920s MU Beanie Hat, Original Sanborn Field Paperweight, & Reproduction print of MU Columns. Donated by The State Historical Society of Missouri |
Reproduction Photo St. Louis View on a Rainy Night, ca. 1912 by Charles Trefts, Charles Trefts Collection, P34-O19 Donated by The State Historical Society of Missouri |