Geh und erforschel (go and explore) Missouri’s German Heritage with a new book by W. Arthur Mehrhoff and published by Missouri Life Inc.
Jefferson City
The steamship Timour exploded at Jefferson City killing almost everyone on board.
Photographer Notley Hawkins captured images of the historic flooding in mid-Missouri with his camera and drone. Plus, learn how you can assist in relief efforts.
A photographer in Jefferson County was offering to take horseographs or jackotypes. Photographs of fine horses and mules.
The Missouri Pacific Railroad was chartered. It was created to “… extend from St. Louis via Jefferson City, to the western boundary of Missouri, and thence to the Pacific Ocean.”
Missouriís second capitol building in Jefferson City (fourth overall) was burned to the ground due to a lightning strike.
Opened in October 2015, the Jefferson City Museum of Modern Art features the works of Purvis Young, Thornton Dial, and Abdoulaye Diarrassouba, better known as Aboudia. All have earned national and international acclaim for their art, which can be found in some of the country’s most distinguished museums.