The State Historical Society of Missouri

Effective November 1 the Society will be open Monday - Thursday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:45 p.m. because of budget cuts.

Society hours and services cut due to a 25 percent withholding caused by the continued downturn in Missouri state revenues

If each of the Society’s 4,867 members made a $75 pledge we would raise $365,000—the amount needed to offset the withholding. We need your help to meet the goal! For the complete response to the withholding, please watch and listen to the video of Executive Director Gary Kremer’s remarks at the annual meeting, held October 31.

Notable

In Memoriam: Warren E. Hearnes (1923 - 2009)
Governor of Missouri, 1965-1973
In Memoriam: Sidney Larson (1923–2009)
Art Curator, 1961-2004
Directory of Local Historical Societies, Museums, and Genealogical Societies in Missouri
Online Catalog
Search the Society's collection through MU's library
Oral History Program
Famous Missourians
Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers, 1819—1886

Events & Exhibits

Events

January 26, 2010 Capitol Building, Jefferson City
Wall Street and Main Street will show at the Capitol
The Society and branches of the Western Historical Manuscript Collection will hold the second annual Day at the Capitol, showcasing the exhibit “Wall Street and Main Street”: Editorial Cartoons on the Economic Crisis of the 1930s from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Exhibits

November 9, 2009 – May 2010
The Golden Age of the Comic Strip
Collected by the well–known former editor of the Mexico Ledger, L. Mitchell White, and his son, Robert M. Works by some of the greatest artists of the genre will be displayed.

The Truman Family
part of Twentieth–Century Missouri Portraits: From Famous to Familiar

September 19, 2009 – March 2010
Twentieth–Century Missouri Portraits: From Famous to Familiar
This exhibition focuses on a variety of approaches to twentieth-century portraiture of and by Missourians.

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

News & Announcements

New acquisitions at the Society
Call for Papers - 52nd Missouri Conference on History
Proposals for conference sessions and papers are welcome on any historical topic or era. The conference is particularly interested in proposals for complete sessions, including panelists, chair, and commentator.
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.

Announcements
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Missouri Events & Announcements