If you have ever cruised down Route 66, you know it’s more than just a highway—it’s a piece of Americana. As the Mother Road turns 100, Missouri is helping lead the celebration. The State Historical Society of Missouri has teamed up with the National Trust for...
The next director of the state historical society brings a resume as an educator, a writer, and a researcher. Ashley Byrd asks Dr Joel Rhodes about his vision for the future and how his background will help.
An exhibit that features an artist and his connections to all aspects of St. Louis life is on display at the MU campus in Columbia. That and a series of films are part of honoring Black History Month at the state historical society. Curator Joan Stack speaks with...
According to US Senator Roy Blunt, Gary Kremer has become the unofficial state historian in the past decades. In his official capacity as head of the state historical society, Kremer has steered it to the largest growth in its history. Now, he’s ready to step...
Raffi Andonian is known as the “celebrity historian” because he appears on TV and social media to reach everyone with the things history teaches us. Recently he spoke to the State Historical Society of Missouri to analyze the origins of the American Dream. He joins...
