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Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Neosho Arts Council is debuting their new Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour. Everyone can now visit the town’s murals in person or online while watching and listening […]
Resurrection
Resurrection
This video Installation by Valerie Wedel, an art professor at William Woods University in Fulton, Missouri, features enlarged, hand-painted copies of letters that are held in the archives of the […]
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Brookfield
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Brookfield
Hours: Monday - Friday 10AM-4PM ; Saturday 10AM-2PM About the Exhibit: Missouri Humanities, in conjunction with the Smithsonian, are proud to present Crossroads: Change in Rural America. In 1900, about […]
5 events,
Women’s History Month Program – The Revolving Academy Door: African American Women In Higher Education.
Women’s History Month Program – The Revolving Academy Door: African American Women In Higher Education.
The Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group and CCAAL Inc. (Clay County African American Legacy Inc.) present a Women’s History Month Program in the northland on Sunday, March 24th, […]
StitchCast Studio LIVE! – Black History Lesson
StitchCast Studio LIVE! – Black History Lesson
Watch and be a part of Story Stitchers live podcast discussions and open mics, presented on the state-of-the-arts stage, High Low, 3301 Washington Ave. Story Stitchers artists and guest artists […]
4 events,
Film Grant Workshop
Film Grant Workshop
We are re thrilled to announce our Film Grant Application Workshop, where we'll guide you through the essentials of grant applications, with a special focus on funding for impactful film […]
4 events,
Women in Carver’s Life
Women in Carver’s Life
Throughout George Washington Carver’s life many women mentored and guided him along his journey to earn an education. These women, often maternal figures and spiritual mentors encouraged him to succeed.
5 events,
Women in Carver’s Life
Women in Carver’s Life
Throughout George Washington Carver’s life many women mentored and guided him along his journey to earn an education. These women, often maternal figures and spiritual mentors encouraged him to succeed.
The Shared History of German Immigrants and African-Americans
The Shared History of German Immigrants and African-Americans
German culture specialist Dr. Sydney Norton will speak about abolitionist German immigrants, including politicians Friedrich Muench, Arnold Krekel, Henry and Augustus Boernstein, who mobilized the German community to support Abraham Lincoln and fight for democracy at the time of the Civil War, and after Emancipation to institute laws of social equality for all. Then, Sociologist […]
3 events,
Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Resurrection
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Brookfield
4 events,
“The St. Louis Blues: Music, Migration, and the Movement” – NEH Funded Workshop – Applications Close March 5th
“The St. Louis Blues: Music, Migration, and the Movement” – NEH Funded Workshop – Applications Close March 5th
The St. Louis Blues: Music, Migration, and the Movement is a six-day experiential learning workshop for K-12 educators hosted by the National Blues Museum in the heart of St. Louis, Missouri. The workshop examines the interdependent relationships between blues music, migration, race relations in urban environments, civil rights, and freedom struggles. St. Louis has […]
6 events,
Voices of American HERstory
Voices of American HERstory
Voices of American HERstory enlightens audiences through performances, interactive discussion, and inspiring stories about women. Rebecca Now, Tia Adkins, and Jenny Grace Morris deliver the most famous speeches by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth, and Susan B. Anthony. This event is free. Please call (314) 842-1867 ext. 230 for reservations.
George Whitman’s Aunt Mildred
George Whitman’s Aunt Mildred
Sedalian George Whiteman is considered the first American pilot killed in WWII on Dec. 7, 1941. His story of bravery, patriotism and sacrifice are told by his aunt Mildred Whiteman Rogers, also of Sedalia. The performance is set in 1955, when the family had been informed that the Sedalia Army Air Corps Base at Knob […]
Film: Top Secret Rosies
Film: Top Secret Rosies
Known as the Female ‘Computers’ of WWII, this PBS* film shares a largely untold story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. (60 min.)
4 events,
Film: Top Secret Rosies
Film: Top Secret Rosies
Known as the Female ‘Computers’ of WWII, this PBS* film shares a largely untold story of the women and technology that helped win a war and usher in the modern computer age. (60 min.)
3 events,
Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Resurrection
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Brookfield
4 events,
Eating Up Eating: Filling Harry’s Plate
Eating Up Eating: Filling Harry’s Plate
Looking at the food and foodways that defined Harry Truman throughout his life, which includes those MIssouri products that helped fill his plate from the battlefields of France to the White House to his favorite eateries.
5 events,
Agricultural School on Wheels
Agricultural School on Wheels
In the early 1900s rural farmers in southern Alabama had a hard time keeping up until the agricultural school on wheels came to town! Designed by George Washington Carver, it was an innovative solution for sharing different farming techniques with farm families.
Recovering the Lost History of Chinese American Immigration: From Ulysses S. Grant to the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis
Recovering the Lost History of Chinese American Immigration: From Ulysses S. Grant to the Mississippi Delta and St. Louis
The documentary “Far East Deep South” will be shown and discussed by producer Baldwin Chiu. The film tells his own family’s search for their roots in the Mississippi Delta, during the era of racial segregation. Park Ranger Nick Sacco will provide a historical background on U.S. laws restricting Chinese immigration. Peter Tao, a leader of […]
4 events,
Agricultural School on Wheels
Agricultural School on Wheels
In the early 1900s rural farmers in southern Alabama had a hard time keeping up until the agricultural school on wheels came to town! Designed by George Washington Carver, it was an innovative solution for sharing different farming techniques with farm families.
2 events,
Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Resurrection
3 events,
Collecting in Missouri
Collecting in Missouri
Join the Cass County Historical Society in welcoming Dr. Madeline Rislow from Kansas City’s own National Museum of Toys and Miniatures. In 1982, Mary Harris Francis (1927-2005) and Barbara Hall Marshall (1923-2021) combined their respective passions for historic toys and fine-scale miniature art to form a museum near Kansas City's Country Club Plaza. A broad […]
4 events,
George Washington Carver’s Agricultural Bulletins: Some Choice Wild Vegetables
George Washington Carver’s Agricultural Bulletins: Some Choice Wild Vegetables
Spring is the time to engage in the pursuit of the wild edible. Weeds from the lowly Dandelion to the coffee producing Chicory, the delicious Salsify Root to the quaking […]
Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks: The Life and Times of Lucile Morris Upton
Newspaperwoman of the Ozarks: The Life and Times of Lucile Morris Upton
Lucile Morris Upton landed her first newspaper job out West in the early 1920s, then returned home to spend half a century reporting on the Ozarks world she knew best. […]
6 events,
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Salem, MO
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Salem, MO
Hours: Monday – Friday 9 am -5 pm and 9 am -1 pm Saturdays About the Exhibit: Missouri Humanities, in conjunction with the Smithsonian, are proud to present Crossroads: Change […]
Textile Preservation Workshop
Textile Preservation Workshop
This workshop will focus on industry best practices for preservation of a variety of textiles. Dr. Amber Clifford is an experienced museum professional with a degree in Museum Science, specializing […]
Inspiring Success: Mariah Watkins
Inspiring Success: Mariah Watkins
Mariah Watkins’ influence on George Washington Carver during his stay in her Neosho, Missouri, home strengthened his self-esteem, nurtured his faith in God, and encouraged him to pursue his education.
Great American Eclipse of 2024
Great American Eclipse of 2024
On April 8, 2024, Southeast Missouri near Popular Bluff will offer some of the best viewing of the total solar eclipse. Learn the science behind eclipses, all about the special effects the moon and the sun create together, and when, where, and how best to safely view it. To Register, visit the Red Bridge Library […]
5 events,
Inspiring Success: Mariah Watkins
Inspiring Success: Mariah Watkins
Mariah Watkins’ influence on George Washington Carver during his stay in her Neosho, Missouri, home strengthened his self-esteem, nurtured his faith in God, and encouraged him to pursue his education.
Women’s History Month Program-The Revolving Academy Door: African American Women in Higher Education
Women’s History Month Program-The Revolving Academy Door: African American Women in Higher Education
In celebration of Women's History Month, the GKCBHSG is partnering with our institutional members, the Clay County African American Legacy Inc, and Missouri Humanities, and with the William Jewell College Departments of History, Communication, and Education to host, The Revolving Academy Door: African American Women in Higher Education. The program will feature keynote speaker, Dr. […]
3 events,
Murals of Neosho Guide and Descriptive Audio Tour
Resurrection
Crossroads: Change in Rural America at Salem, MO
4 events,
Missouri Humanities Advocacy Day in Jefferson City
Missouri Humanities Advocacy Day in Jefferson City
Join us on March 26, 2024, for the Missouri Humanities Advocacy Day in the Missouri State Capitol! Missouri Humanities will have a table set up in the 3rd Floor Rotunda. Learn about Missouri Humanities and the work we do across the State of Missouri, including Grant opportunities, workshops, Think-N-Drinks, literacy programs, veterans programs, and our […]
4 events,
Film: Becoming Helen Keller
Film: Becoming Helen Keller
This PBS* documentary revisits the complex life of Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind. She used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty. (82 minutes)
3 events,
Film: Becoming Helen Keller
Film: Becoming Helen Keller
This PBS* documentary revisits the complex life of Helen Keller, who was deaf and blind. She used her celebrity and wit to champion rights for women, people with disabilities, and people living in poverty. (82 minutes)