Upcoming Events

Upcoming Events

All events are at the Society unless otherwise indicated.

Also view Upcoming Presentations of the Missouri History Speakers' Bureau

The Truman Family (1952) by Greta Kempton will be featured in the exhibit Twentieth-Century Missouri Portraits.

The Truman Family (1952) by Greta Kempton will be featured in the exhibit Twentieth–Century Missouri Portraits.

Ongoing

September 19, 2009 – March 2010

Twentieth–Century Missouri Portraits: From Famous to Familiar

Portraits of and by Missourians make up this exhibition of rarely seen artworks from the Society’s permanent collection. See likenesses of Mark Twain, Harry Truman, and Thomas Hart Benton, as well as poignant images of everyday Missourians.

October

October 21 5:00–7:00 p.m.

Missouri Day

Celebrate through the Missouri Heritage Readers

Established in 1915, Missouri Day is set aside to study Missouri history, its people, and places. What better way to celebrate than with the Missouri Heritage Readers, a 27–book series under the editorial direction of Rebecca Schroeder. Authors will be on hand to sign books, discuss their personal writing experiences, and explain how each volume celebrates an aspect of our rich cultural heritage

October 23 7:00 p.m., Knights of Columbus Hall, Columbia

Trivia Contest to Support NHD in Missouri

Enjoy a night of trivia as WHMC–Columbia hosts a competition with great prizes to support National History Day in Missouri. Doors open at 6:00 p.m., the table fee is $80, and teams should number no more than eight players. For more information or to register, contact (573) 882–7231.

October 27 6:00–8:00 p.m.

Trick or Treat through Missouri History

Visit the Society for a unique Halloween adventure! Kids can wear costumes as they trick or treat through the halls, stopping at various stations to find out about Missouri bats, bones, ghosts, and more. Enjoy craft activities, learn about the spooky side of history, and fill a “goodie bag” with treats. In partnership with the MSA/GPC Craft Studio. Free for kids of all ages.

October 31 Tiger Hotel, Columbia

Annual Meeting and Miz Jane

Bring a friend to this year’s annual meeting, to include preservation and exhibit workshops, a MoHiP Theatre performance with music, recognition of recent Missouri history research and scholarship, a silent auction, and midday meal in the beautiful Tiger Hotel ballroom.

New to this year’s annual meeting will be a silent auction and wine raffle with bidding and ticket purchases open early in the day. Winners will be announced prior to the entertainment.

The annual meeting, luncheon, and entertainment fee for members is $30 and $35 for nonmembers. The workshop (in whole or part) is priced at $15 for members and $20 for nonmembers.

Reservations will be taken online, or by calling (800) 747–6366 until October 28.

No refunds will be issued for cancellations made after October 23.

Due to space limitations and high demand, the workshop registration is closed.

November

This cartoon by Chester Gould will be a part of The Golden Age of the Comic Strip exhibition.

This cartoon by Chester Gould will be a part of The Golden Age of the Comic Strip exhibition.

November 3 7:00 p.m., Walters–Boone County Museum, Columbia

Civil War in Mid–Missouri through Letters and Diaries

William T. Stolz, assistant director of reference at WHMC–Columbia, will share what can be found in journals and correspondence of ordinary Missourians as they recorded their extraordinary experiences during the American Civil War. The program is sponsored by the Genealogical Society of Central Missouri.

November 9, 2009 – May 2010

The Golden Age of the Comic Strip

The 1930s–1950s were vibrant years for the production of newspaper comics, and this exhibition will showcase the Society’s rarely seen examples, many of which were 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, with original pen and ink drawings for classic strips such as Mutt and Jeff, Little Orphan Annie, and Blondie, and cartoons from the workshop of Walt Disney.

November 11 4:00–6:00 p.m. with reception following, Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union, University of Missouri Campus

Mormon Passage through Missouri

On October 27, 1838, Missouri Governor Lilburn W. Boggs issued the infamous extermination order that caused thousands of Latter-day Saints to flee the state and seek refuge in Illinois across the Mississippi River. The forced exodus during the frigid winter of 1838-39 deeply embittered the Mormons against Missourians, and continued to fester long after the Saints had gathered in the Salt Lake Valley a decade later. On Wednesday, November 11, the State Historical Society of Missouri and the MU Department of History will sponsor a talk by Brigham Young Professor Fred E. Woods. Woods will discuss the emigration experience of Latter-day Saints who passed through the state of Missouri during the three decades following the extermination order and present several Mormon emigrant accounts recorded during the mid-nineteenth century. Woods reveals a neglected period in Mormon and state history when the Saints continued their journey over hundreds of Missouri miles by boat, rail, and trail in spite of an official government death threat to all those who dared trespass upon Missouri soil. Professor Woods holds the Richard L. Evans Chair of Religious Understanding in Brigham Young University’s Department of Religious Education. The lecture will begin at 4:00 p.m. in the Jesse Wrench Auditorium, Memorial Union, University of Missouri campus; a reception in the Wrench lobby will follow the talk. The event is free and open to the public.