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...
In 2007, Bob Barker was inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians and awarded a bust at the Missouri State Capitol. Former House Speaker Rod Jetton led the way for Barker to be inducted. With Barker’s recent passing, Jetton joins Marshall Griffin to remember the...
The State Historical Society is offering grants to help local history organizations with needed materials or to educate the community. Beth Pike of the State Society explains to Ashley Byrd why this work is so important.
About 2,000 people are expected to attend Monday’s inauguration ceremonies at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City. The festivities will help kick off the historic celebration of 200 years of Missouri history. State Rep. Ron Hicks, R-Defiance, plans to bring...
The first female elected to public office in Missouri in 1890 will be inducted into the Hall of Famous Missourians Wednesday morning in Jefferson City. House Speaker Elijah Haahr, R-Springfield, notes Annie White Baxter, who grew up in southwest Missouri’s...
