Directory of Counties A-C - The State Historical Society of Missouri

Directory of Local Historical Societies, Museums, and Genealogical Societies in Missouri
Counties A - C

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Adair County

Adair County Historical Society
211 South Elson Street Rd.
Kirksville, MO 63501-3466
(660) 665-6502
Extra Phone Number(s): (660) 665-6158
peeve@cableone.net
Novinger Renewal
15892 State Hwy 6
Novinger, MO 63559
(660) 488-5280
ddaniels@nemr.net
Still National Osteopathic Museum
800 West Jefferson Street
Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 626-2359
museum@atsu.edu

Andrew County

Andrew County Museum & Historical Society
P.O. Box 12
202 East Duncan Drive
Savannah, MO 64485
(816) 324-4720
Fax: (816) 324-5271
acmuseum@stjoelive.com

Atchison County

Atchison County Historical Society Museum
402 Main Street
Tarkio, MO 64491
Contact: Delores Harrington (660) 736-4680

Audrain County

Audrain County Area Genealogical Society
305 West Jackson
Mexico, MO 65265
audgenie@yahoo.com
Audrain County Historical Society
P.O. Box 398
501 South Muldrow Street
Mexico, MO 65265
(573) 581-3910
ach@swbell.net

Barry County

Barry County Genealogical And Historical Society
P.O. Box 291
Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 652-3577
Barry County Museum
Highway 112 South
P.O. Box 338
Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 847-1640
info@barrycomuseum.org
Wheaton Historical Society
P.O. Box 385
Wheaton, MO 64874
historical_society_64874@yahoo.com

Barton County

Barton County Genealogical Society
c/o Bruce Robertson
196 North HH Highway
Lamar, MO 64759
(417) 682-5935
brucer73@sbcglobal.net
Barton County Historical Society and Museum
PO Box 416
1004 B Gulf
Lamar, MO 64759
museum@bartoncountyhistorical.org

Bates County

Bates County Family History Center
208 North Delaware Street
Butler, Missouri 64730
(660) 679-0764
info@poplarheightsfarm.org
Bates County Historical Society and Museum
802 Elks Drive
P.O. Box 164
Butler, MO 64730
(660) 679-0134
bcmuseum@earthlink.net

Benton County

Benton County Historical Society
P.O. Box 1082
700 Benton Street
Warsaw, MO 65355
(660) 438-7600
Cole Camp Historical Society
P.O. Box 152
Cole Camp, MO 65325
(660) 547-3389
klbird@embarqmail.com

Bollinger County

Bollinger County Historical Society
P.O. Box 402
Marble Hill, MO 63764
(573) 238-3413
bocomo@clas.net
Bollinger County Museum of Natural History
P.O. Box 676
207 Mayfield Drive
Bollinger, MO 63764
(573) 238-1174
Will Mayfield Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 676
207 Mayfield Drive
Marble Hill, MO 63764
(573) 238-1174

Boone County

Boone County Historical Society
3801 Ponderosa Drive
Columbia, MO 65201-5460
(573) 443-8936
Fax: (573) 875-5268
boonecountymuseum@yahoo.com
Centralia Historical Society
319 East Sneed
Centralia, MO 65240
(573) 682-5711
Friends of Rocheport Historical Museum
101 Moniteau Street
Rocheport, MO 65279
Genealogical Society of Central Missouri
P.O. Box 26
3801 Ponderosa Drive
Columbia, MO 65205
(573) 443-8936
John G. Neihardt Corral of the Westerners
4013 Faurot Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
John William Boone Heritage Foundation
P.O. Box 562
Columbia, MO 65211
(573) 445-5032
RuffinC@missouri.edu
Mid-Missouri Railfans
1017 Lakeside Drive
Columbia, MO 65203-1422
(573) 446-0228
tex61@aol.com
Missouri State Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205-0833
mosga@coin.org
Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
5614 East St. Charles Road, Suite D
Columbia, MO 65202
(573) 474-9277

Buchanan County

Glore Psychiatric Museum
3408 Frederick Avenue
St. Joseph, MO 64506
(816) 364-1209
(800) 530-8866
scott@gloremuseum.org
Knee-Von Black Archives and Museum
118 S 8th Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
(816) 233-0231
Fax: (816) 233-6704
artstaff@stjoearts.org
National Military Heritage Museum
701 Messanie Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501-2219
(816) 233-4321
info@nationalmilitaryheritagemuseum.com
Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 382
412 Felix Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
(816) 233-0524
library@nwmogenealogy.com
Pony Express Historical Association - Patee House Museum and Jesse James Home
P.O. Box 1022
1202 Penn Street
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 232-8206
patee@mail.ponyexpress.net
Pony Express National Museum
914 Penn Street
St. Joseph, MO 64503
(816) 279-5059
johnnyfry@ponyexpress.org
Saint Joseph Historical Society
P.O. Box 246
219-227 East Poulin Street
St. Joseph, MO 64502
(816) 232-5861
Saint Joseph Museum
P.O. Box 8096
3406 Frederick
St. Joseph, MO 64508
(816) 232-8471
sjm@stjosephmuseum.org

Butler County

Butler County Historical Society
951 Cynthia Street
Poplar Bluff, MO 63902
Genealogical Society of Butler County
P.O. Box 426
Poplar Bluff, MO 63902-0426
Melville-Qulin Historical Society
P.O. Box 295
Qulin, MO 63961
MO-ARK Regional Railroad Museum
303 Moran Street
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 785-4539
Neelyville Historical Society
Route 1, Box 1C
Neelyville, MO 63954

Caldwell County

Caldwell County Historical Society
P.O. Box 32
Kingston, MO 64650
J. C. Penney Library and Museum
312 North Davis
Hamilton, MO 64644
(816) 583-2168

Callaway County

Kingdom of Callaway Historical Society
P.O. Box 6073
513 Court Street
Fulton, MO 65251-6073
(573) 642-0570
museum@kchsoc.org
New Bloomfield Area Historical Society
313 Oak Street
P.O. Box 132
New Bloomfield, MO 65063
(573) 491-0180
museum@newbloomfieldhistorical.org
Winston Churchill Memorial and Library
501 Westminster Avenue
Fulton, MO 65251-1299
(573) 592-5369

Camden County

Camden County Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 3316
Camdenton, MO 65020-3316
camdencountygenealogy@yahoo.com
Camden County Historical Society
P.O. Box 19
206 South Locust
Linn Creek, MO 65052
(573) 346-7191

Cape Girardeau County

Cape Girardeau County Archive Center
112 E. Washington
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 204-2331
Archive@capecounty.us
Cape Girardeau County Genealogical Society
P.O. Box 571
112 East Washington
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 204-2331
Cape Girardeau County Historical Society
Contact:
Roy Boren
265 Grandview Dr.
Jackson,Mo. 63755
jeboren@showme.net
(573) 243-1225
Cape River Heritage Museum
538 Independence Street
Cape Girardeau, MO 63703
(573) 335-6333
info@caperiverheritagemuseum.com
Historical Association of Greater Cape Girardeau
Glenn House
P.O. Box 1982
325 S. Spanish Street
Cape Girardeau, MO 63702
(573) 334-1177
Jackson Heritage Association
P.O. Box 352
224 East Adams Street
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 243-3753
Red House Interpretive Center
A. C. Brase Arena 401 Kiwanis Drive
128 South Main
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701
(573) 334-0757

Carroll County

Carroll County Genealogical Association
P.O. Box 354
Carrollton, MO 64633
(660) 542-0183
Carroll County Historical Society
510 North Mason
Carrollton, MO 64633
(660) 542-1511
ghilljr@carolnet.com

Carter County

Ellsinore Pioneer Museum
P.O. Box 74
#11 Herren Avenue
Ellsinore, MO 63937
(573) 322-0102
West Carter County Genealogy Society
P.O. Box 65
Van Buren, MO 63937
(573) 323-4315

Cass County

Belton Historical Society
P.O. Box 1144
512 A. Main Street
Belton, MO 64012-1144
(816) 322-3977
geopegelk@aol.com
Belton, Grandview and Kansas City Railroad Company
502 Walnut
Belton, MO 65012-2516
(816) 331-0630
info@beltonrailroad.org
Cass County Family History Guild
915 Mission Rd.
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-3010
jovanm@aol.com
Cass County Historical Society
P.O. Box 406
400 East Mechanic
Harrisonville, MO 64701-0406
(816) 380-4396
cchsmo@gmail.com
Cass County Public Library Genealogy Branch
400 East Mechanic
Harrisonville, Missouri
(816) 884-6285
askgenealogy@gmail.com
Freeman Historical Society
c/o Mrs. S. B. Cook
29818 S. State Rt. "O"
Freeman, MO 64746
Frontier Military Museum
PO Box 241
Drexel, MO 64742
(816) 657-3346
museum@casstel.net
Pleasant Hill Historical Society
P.O. Box 31
125 Wyoming
Pleasant Hill, MO 64080
(816) 540-4010
Raymore Historical Society
P.O. Box 1483
612 West Foxwood Drive
Raymore, MO 64083

Cedar County

Cedar County Historical Society
106 West Davis
P.O. Box 111
Stockton, MO 65785-0111
cecohs@gmail.com
Preserve Our Past Society
P.O. Box 301
El Dorado Springs, MO 64744
Tri-County Genealogical Society (Vernon-Cedar-Saint Clair)
212 West Walnut Street
Nevada, MO 64772
(417) 922-3596
tricountygenealogy@centurytel.net

Chariton County

Chariton County Historical Society and Museum
P.O. Box 114
115 East Second Street
Salisbury, MO 65281
(660) 388-5941
museum@cvalley.net
Friends of Keytesville
P.O. Box 40
412 West Bridge
Keytesville, MO 65261-0040
(660) 288-3204
Extra Phone Number(s): (660) 288-3425
janet_weaver531@hotmail.comm

Christian County

Christian County Museum and Historical Society
202 East Church
P.O. Box 442
Ozark, MO 65721
(417) 988-7191
christiancohistorical@gmail.com

Clark County

Clark County Historical Society
P.O. Box 202
252 North Morgan Street
Kahoka, MO 63445
(660) 727-1072
jshinn@centurytel.net

Clay County

Airline History Museum
Hanger 9
201 NW Lou Holland Drive
Kansas City, MO 64116-4223
(816) 421-3401
(800) 513-9484
information@airlinehistorymuseum.com
Clay County Archives & Historical Library
P.O. Box 99
210 East Franklin Street
Liberty, MO 64069
(816) 781-3611
info@claycountyarchives.org
Clay County Department of Parks, Recreation and Historic Sites
17201 Paradesian
Smithville, MO 64089
(816) 407-3400
parks@claycogov.com
Clay County Museum and Historical Society
14 North Main Street
Liberty, MO 64068
(816) 792-1849
info@claycountymuseum.org
Excelsior Springs Historical Museum
101 East Broadway
Excelsior Springs, MO 64024-2513
(816) 630-0101
emuseum101@hotmail.com
Friends of the James Farm
P.O. Box 404
Liberty, MO 64069
(816) 736-8500
charmar5@embarqmail.com
Kearney Historic Museum
101 South Jefferson, Suite B
Kearney, MO 64060
(816) 628-4229
gerriantiques@aol.com
Liberty Jail Historic Site
216 North Main
Liberty, MO 64068
(816) 781-3188
hslibertyjail@ldschurch.org
Partee Center for Baptist Historical Studies
500 College Hill
William Jewell College
Liberty, MO 64068-1896
(816) 781-7700
parteecenter@william.jewell.edu
Smithville Historical Society
P.O. Box 119
Smithville, MO 64089
Watkins Mill Association
26600 Park Road North
Lawson, MO 64062
(816) 296-3387

Clinton County

Cameron Historical Society
202 North Walnut Street
PO Box 189
Cameron, MO 64429
(816) 632-3877
Clinton County Historical Society
Plattsburg, MO
hrus25@aol.com
Turney Historical Society
P.O. Box 102
207 Sherman
Turney, MO 64493-9018

Cole County

Cole County Historical Society
109 Madison Street
Jefferson City, MO 65101-3015
(573) 635-1850
cchs@socket.net
Missouri Forest Heritage Center
611 E. Capitol Ave. Suite 2
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 584-9682
Extra Phone Number(s): (573) 729-4641
mfhc@moforest.org
Missouri Mansion Preservation
P.O. Box 1133
115 Jefferson Street
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 751-7929
mmpi@socket.net
Missouri Society for Military History (Missouri National Guard )
2302 Militia Drive
2007 Retention Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65101
(573) 638-9603
paomo@mo.ngb.army.mil
Missouri Veterinary Medical Foundation
2500 Country Club Drive
Jefferson City, MO 65109-1190
(573) 636-8737
mvma@mvma.us
Supreme Court of Missouri Historical Society
P.O. Box 448
Jefferson City, MO 65102

Cooper County

Blackwater Preservation Society
125 Main
Blackwater, MO 65322
(660) 846-4411
visit@blackwater-mo.com
Boonslick Historical Society
P.O. Box 324
Boonville, MO 65233
Cooper County Historical Society
P.O. Box 51
Pilot Grove, MO 65276
(660) 834-3582
Friends of Historic Boonville
P.O. Box 1776
614 East Morgan
Boonville, MO 65233
(660) 882-7977
Extra Phone Number(s): (888) 588-1477
fohb@sbcglobal.net
New Lebanon Preservation Society
5236 Hwy A
Bunceton, MO 65237
(660) 366-4482
nlps@socket.net

Crawford County

Crawford County Historical Society
308 N Smith Street
Cuba, Missouri

Mailing address:
P.O. Box 706
Cuba, MO 65453
(573) 885-6099
cchsam@centurytel.net
Leasburg Missouri Historical Society
P.O. Box 127
Leasburg, MO 65535
(573) 245-6140
info@leasburghistoricalsociety.org