Making It to the Middle
Immigrants in our history came for the same reasons they do today, but some things are different.
Five Famous Missouri Feuds
Missouri’s famous feuds comprise bloody chapters in the story of our state.
November 23, 1803
Lewis and Clark were still making their way toward St. Louis when they arrived at Cape Girardeau. Lewis was the dinner guest of Louis Lorimier. Clark was not welcome. Read more about this in Tales From Missouri and the Heartland. Lewis noted that there was also a group of "duch" (German) settlers who had already erected mills and a group of about 400 Shawnee.
A Warrensburg Gem
Step backward in time at the McClure Archives and University Museum in Warrensburg.
Missouri Stories from the Santa Fe Trail
A seventh cousin of Kit Carson tells stories of the people on the Santa Fe Trail, which started in our state.
The USS Missouri
Discover the history on the 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender aboard the ship.
Santa Fe Trail: Author Journey
In 1821, Missouri attained statehood, and Mexico won its independence from Spain. Once restrictive Spanish control came to an end, the Mexican markets opened wide to the Americans. Those two colossal events set the stage for a dramatic unfolding era.
August 31, 1793
This is the day that "Le Chasseur," the hunter, Louis Blanchette died. He had earlier established a trading post that he called Les Petite Cotes, or Village of Little Hills. Under the Spanish, the name was changed to San Carlos but the Americans call it St. Charles.
June 20, 1952
Birthday of actor, John Goodman, who is from Affton, Missouri. His mother was a waitress at the famous Phil's Bar-B-Q in Affton.