February 6, 2022
The Tribes of Missouri Part 1: When the Osage & Missouria Reigned
Two groups with distinct cultures emerged from our region’s first residents to dominate this land. Worshipful and warlike on an untouched landscape, the Osage and the Missouria…
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December 7, 2021
Shining Times: Missouri’s Fur Trade Story
Fur played a vital role in the early Anglo settlements. It was animal pelts, not tobacco, that the early Virginia colonists first exported. The North American fur trade had a…
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October 18, 2021
Life on the Run: Riding With the Younger Brothers
In the stories told about them during their careers the Youngers were often cast in the classic Robin Hood mold. It was an image they worked hard to cultivate, but it was only…
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October 6, 2021
BONESHAKER: The Saga of the Butterfield Overland Mail
The Butterfield Overland Mail route traversed prairies, mountains, deserts, and valleys on its way from St. Louis to San Francisco.
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July 12, 2021
Death in the Evening
The iconic western duel traces its roots to Springfield.
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May 17, 2021
Five Famous Missouri Feuds
Missouri’s famous feuds comprise bloody chapters in the story of our state.
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March 1, 2021
Winston Churchill Visits Fulton
Seventy-five years ago, Winston Churchill introduced the “Iron Curtain” to Fulton and presaged the Cold War.
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September 20, 2020
The USS Missouri
Discover the history on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender aboard the ship.
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April 20, 2020
The New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811-1812
“The earth, river, etc., torn with furious convulsions, opened in huge trenches. There through a thousand vents sulphurous streams gushed from its very bowels leaving vast and…
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