Join us tonight as author Beth Pike presents a program on her 2022 book, Show-Me a Bicentennial. 7:00 pm at the Missouri State Archives, 600 W. Main Street, Jefferson City, MO. This event will also be streamed live on the Missouri State Archives Facebook page.
Join Coordinator of the #SHSMO Cape Girardeau Research Center Bill Eddleman Jan. 19 at 1PM for the next installment in his genealogy series, focused on using tax lists in genealogy research. Online and free, registration required.
Register here: https://t.co/j0zx7ifpVA
Join us for HISTORY ON ELM--a series of free public programs on the 2nd Tuesday of each month at noon at the Center for Missouri Studies. First up on January 10 is SHSMO Art Curator Joan Stack, who will present "Ten Missouri Works That Help Us Understand Our History."
As you get ready for the new year, check out this fun photograph from the #SHSMO Kansas City Research Center. The picture features three girls in winter costumes posing with a snowman, circa 1960s (KA2276). For more photographs from our collections,visit: https://t.co/DUJbOoz3nE
Join us for a new series of free programs at noon on the second Tuesday of each month(January-June)at SHSMO. The series launches January 10 with SHSMO Art Curator Joan Stack, who will present “Ten Missouri Works That Help Us Understand Our History.”
https://t.co/cmmYMUzvb5
FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS: The Missouri Conference on History is accepting submissions for its 65th annual event to be held March 15-17, 2023 in Springfield. The deadline for proposals has been extended to January 6: https://t.co/X7nwYJZ4nU
The DNC made a Harry Truman #comic in '48! Found the 1st ed in Dewey Short Papers (C4515) Campaign files. It's similar to other Golden Age comics with large text blocks, simple color backgrounds & linear storytelling
#TBT#MissouriHistory#Archives
We hope you’re keeping warm this holiday season! These winter scenes of railroad tracks and the Emory Garage in St. James, MO (R1480 & RA1652) are from the #SHSMO Rolla Research Center. To see more of our photograph collection, visit: https://t.co/b5up2hxvDR
To conclude the #OurMissouri Title IX series, host Sean Rost talks with four journalists, Kathryn Lucchesi, Maddy Glab, Lauren Michelson, and Dani Wexelman, about the evolution of sports journalism in the 21st Century. Listen: https://t.co/eK25eIDGtu
How did you call someone out before Twitter? Just send a telegram via @WesternUnion#FBF
Found this punny gem from a Joplin constituent to Rep. Short in 1948. He was disappointed with Short's stance on social security!
#Dewey#MissouriHistory#Congress#Archives
Bob Reuter was a long-time musician, songwriter, photographer, and radio host in St. Louis.Throughout his music-making career, Bob performed in many bands including the Dinosaurs, one of the first punk bands to come out of St. Louis in the late-1970s. More info:[email protected]
For #TBT check out this amazing news clipping from our Dewey Short Papers (C4515) of the January 19, 1955, Carthage Evening Press.
Rep. Short keeps French bride of Carthage Vet from deportation with H.R. 1478.
#Dewey#MissouriHistory#Congress#Archives
Give the gift of membership this holiday season: https://t.co/NaY7VUTfl3
SHSMO membership supports our mission and members receive the Missouri Times, Missouri Historical Review, and discounts on research and shopping!
In the latest #OurMissouri, learn about the history and legacy of the Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women and how its short but important lifespan impacted countless Missourians. Listen: https://t.co/BLzKe60tkY
CALL FOR PAPERS: The Missouri Conference on History is accepting submissions for its 65th annual event to be held March 15-17, 2023 in Springfield. The deadline for proposals has been extended to Dec. 12: https://t.co/X7nwYJZ4nU
Don't forget to join us at the SHSMO St. Louis Research Center for a holiday open house from 10:00 AM to 3:00 PM on Saturday, December 3. Enjoy guided tours and collection displays. This event is free and open to the public, with refreshments available.
https://t.co/DgLBZmnImh
Thank you for joining #SHSMO in celebrating #GivingTuesday this week to share Missouri history and promote learning for all ages!
Image: Portrait of Singer, Jesse, Gaslight Square (Thelma Blumberg Collection)
SHSMO has been publishing the MHR since 1906! Featuring current scholarship on the Show-Me state’s history, this award-winning publication has been part of SHSMO’s educational outreach for over a century. Support MHR this #GivingTuesday: https://t.co/pUQQx3zBAu