Black History… Coronavirus: Lessons from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic 20 Mar 2020 If you're like me, you're concerned about ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I stay hopeful by looking at history and how we're all pulling together by not getting together. Thanks CoMo businesses…
Missouri State Historical Society… News: Highlights of Historical Society building and marking ROTC 150th year 14 May 201914 May 2019 May 13, 2019 -- New Historical Society building will connect Missourians to a rich past. Source: Columbia Missourian. Summary: The new headquarters for the State Historical Society of Missouri on…
Get involved… 1949 and 1959: Photos of Columbia 24 Apr 201924 Apr 2019 Want to see what Columbia looked like to photographers of the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949 and 1959? I found the images stunning. Photographers come from across the U.S. and…
Black History… Two surprise news items: Legion of Black Collegians history and Sanborn Field 23 Apr 201923 Apr 2019 At MU, in 1950, the first black student was enrolled at the University of Missouri. In 1968, there were fewer than 500 black students there and no black professors at…
Historical Homes… Romance, mistakes and hidden history 6 Feb 20196 Feb 2019 Watch out guys! If you think getting your beloved flowers is going to cut it after this, you might be mistaken. The house at 206 Bingham Road is going to…
Black History… Six degrees of connection: Lucile H. Bluford 17 Jan 201921 Jan 2019 History is all about connections, change and, I hope, progress. Lucile H. Bluford isn't from Columbia, Missouri but she's connected to Columbia, Missouri. A book about this journalist, Black feminist…
University of Missouri Tree loss at MU’s historic Francis Quadrangle 17 Jul 2018 Five pin oaks will be removed from MU's main quadrangle. Here are three different reports on the loss of the trees. The trees are 60 years old, but should have…
Cemeteries… MU’s first female journalism graduate portrayed 10 Jul 201813 Jul 2018 The late Mary Paxton Keeley spoke from the beyond through an event sponsored by the Friends of the Historic Columbia Cemetery. Keeley, MU's first female journalism graduate, said through this…
Events… Black women fighting for equality 12 Feb 2018 Strong women fighting for equality isn't new. At 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, MU History Professor Keona K. Ervin will discuss her book, "Gateway to Equality: Black Women…
Areas… Dangers of historical research 16 Aug 201716 Aug 2017 I started off my work day planning to post the news about the bed and breakfast at 606 S. College heading for closure in December, part of MU's budget cutting…
