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…
Brick streets Brick streets in Columbia, Missouri 17 Jun 201117 Jun 2011 History comes in all shapes and sizes -- including streets. This Columbia Missourian article highlights the brick streets of Columbia with a map of their locations. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/multimedia/graphic/2011/06/14/columbias-brick-streets-resurface/
Historical Homes… Teachers: There’s history in bricks and mortar 3 May 2011 One of the things I love about learning about Columbia and Boone County's historic places is finding new ways to use this information. This article notes that teachers can use…
Columbia Historic Preservation Commission… See the 2011 Historic Properties 16 Mar 2011 Here's a link to a PowerPoint with photographs of this year's Most Notable Properties. Each year, the City of Columbia's Historic Preservation Commission names several properties to its Most Notable…
Commercial Berry Building Receives State Honor 1 Mar 20111 Mar 2011 On Wednesday, Missouri Preservation will present the Preserve Missouri Award to John Ott for his renovation of the Berry Building, a former warehouse and grocery at 1025-33 Walnut Street. Once…
Historical Homes… Get a Peek at History, Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010 16 Sep 201016 Sep 2010 From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2010, the Guitar Mansion, also known as Confederate Hill, will be available for viewing. Built in about 1862, the house at 2815 Oakland Gravel…
