The State Historical Society of Missouri

1020 Lowry Street, Columbia, Missouri 65201 | 800–747–6366 | shsofmo@umsystem.edu

The Society will be closed Friday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 5th. Have a safe and pleasant holiday.

Notable

• In Memoriam: Sidney Larson (1923–2009)
• NEW! Online Catalog
• Oral History Program
• Famous Missourians
• Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers, 1819—1886

Events & Exhibits

Events

• July 11 1:30-3:30 p.m.
  Art Explorers: Discovering George Caleb Bingham’s Missouri
• July 16 7:00 p.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia
  “The History of Columbia: 1949-1959”
• July 28 7:00 p.m., Daniel Boone Regional Library, Columbia
  Visualizing the Creative Impulse: The Drawings of Thomas Hart Benton

Exhibits

Under Construction: Images of
The Gateway Arch by Art Witman

• June 20 – Sept. 5
  Under Construction: Images of the Gateway Arch by Art Witman
• June 6 – October 3
  “Wall Street and Main Street,” Editorial Cartoons on the Economic Crisis of the 1930s
• The St. Louis Gemini Story

• Painting of R. B. Price, Co-founder of Boone County National Bank

• Speakers’ Bureau Accepting Bookings
  For information, visit the Speakers’ Bureau Web site or call (573) 882-9365.
• Proposals Invited for 2010 Missouri History Speakers’ Bureau
  The Society seeks proposals for talks on state and local history topics.
  If you are an academic or independent scholar who would like to be a part of the Speakers' Bureau, please submit a presentation proposal.
• Call for Directory Updates
  The State Historical Society of Missouri invites historical and genealogical societies, museums, and preservation groups to submit and/or update contact information for the Society’s online Directory of Local Historical Societies, Museums, and Genealogical Societies.
• 2009 Missouri Conference on History Awards Announced
• Students Explored the Individual at National History Day State Contest
  On Saturday, April 4, more than 500 young history enthusiasts participated in the National History Day in Missouri state competition.

• Trustees for the Public: 200 Years of Missouri Newspapers

  This one-hour documentary chronicles Missouri journalism from 1808 to today along with the Missouri Press Association's role in founding the State Historical Society of Missouri in 1898.
  available for $15.00

• Society Announces First James Goodrich Research Assistantship

• Announcements

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