The State Historical Society of Missouri

Spring 2007 Events

Talk: “Use a Map with Care: Errors in Historic Missouri Maps”
April 3, 5:30 p.m.

1822 map of missouri with mistakes

When you use a map, do not assume that it is free from error! Join Walter Schroeder, associate professor emeritus at the University of Missouri-Columbia, as he discusses the major and minor mistakes that appear on some historic Missouri maps. To show where errors are likely to occur and how to identify them, Schroeder will use examples from the maps on display in The Stories They Tell: Understanding Missouri History through Maps.

National History Day in Missouri
April 14, University of Missouri-Columbia campus

The public is invited to attend National History Day in Missouri. About 2,300 Missouri students, grades 6-12, participate in local and regional contests across the state; 500 advance to the state contest to vie for a chance to go to the national contest in College Park, Maryland. The students will present historical research in various formats: exhibits, dramatic performances, multimedia documentaries, Web sites, or research papers. For more information, visit www.umsystem.edu/whmc/nhd/nhdmain.html.

Course: “Beginning Genealogy”
Tuesday evenings, April 17 through May 15, 7:00-8:00 p.m.

The Society will present a five-week course for the beginning genealogist. The classes are designed for those with no knowledge of how to begin genealogical research. Each class will build on the information from preceding presentations. Participants will learn how to keep records, where to look for information, and how to use the Internet for researching family history.

Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Call (573) 882-7083 for more information or to register.

The fee covers classes and materials.

 

Lincoln Institute, now Lincoln University, in Jefferson City, Mo.
Postcard of Lincoln Institute, now Lincoln University,
in Jefferson City, Mo. [WHMC-Columbia]

Exhibit: Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln’s Journey to Emancipation
Through April 20, Ellis Library colonnade

This traveling exhibit from the American Library Association chronicles one of the defining themes in American history. In addition to the Forever Free exhibit, Western Historical Manuscript Collection-Columbia will have an exhibit featuring primary sources on slavery and emancipation in Missouri from holdings in its collection on display in Ellis Library.

Mill at Paydown, 1952, by Daniel Fitzpatrick
Mill at Paydown, 1952, by Daniel Fitzpatrick

Exhibit: Daniel Fitzpatrick: Artist/Cartoonist
June 2 through October 19

Renowned St. Louis Post-Dispatch cartoonist Daniel Fitzpatrick (1891-1969) began his artistic career studying anatomy and life drawing at the Art Institute of Chicago. This exhibit, on display in the North-South Corridor Gallery, will feature fine art drawings from Fitzpatrick’s sketchbooks along with selected examples of the artist’s original editorial cartoons. These juxtapositions demonstrate how the cartoons and drawings relate to each other.

Miniconference: “Gleaning Information from Missouri Mining Industry and Railroad Records”
June 9, 10:15 a.m.-3:30 p.m.

The Society will sponsor a miniconference with workshops focusing on two of the historically important industries in Missouri—mining and railroads.

Pre-registration is required, and space is limited. Call (573) 882-7083 for more information or to register.

A pre-conference workshop titled “Creating a Useful Newspaper Index” will be offered at 9:15 a.m. There is no charge for attending this session.

 

Ongoing Exhibits: