Black History… Bicentennial Celebrations 2 Sep 2020 BoCo200 -- On Nov. 16, 2020, Boone County will dedicate a monument to mark the 200th anniversary of its founding, according to this Aug. 28, 2020 Columbia Missourian article. A…
CoMo200… A crummy vacation or why Columbia’s bicentennial needs you 18 Jun 20197 Jun 2019 Most vacations are great if even just because we escape work. But I remember one vacation I'd rather forget. I was young and I took a road trip with someone…
Black History… Events: Sandbagging, bicentennial, History Comes Alive 22 May 2019 Today Wednesday, May 22, 2019 - until? The Rocheport Merchants Association has posted on Facebook that volunteers to help sandbag are being sought. Check out the RMA's Facebook page ">here. 5:30 p.m.…
CoMo200… News: Parking, protests and event space downtown 7 May 20197 May 2019 Here's this week's round-up of news items that touch on historic places and events. Let me know if I missed something. I keep an ongoing tally of news on the…
CoMo200… Catch up on CoMo 200 news 23 Nov 201822 Nov 2018 Celebrating Columbia's founding got started on Nov. 11, 2018, marking the founding of Smithton. What's Smithton and why are we celebrating it? Smithton was Columbia's predecessor. It was founded in…
CoMo200… CoMo200 website kicks off 11 Sep 201811 Sep 2018 The city's upcoming 200th anniversary is for real now! A CoMo200 celebration is set for November 2018 (details to be announced soon) and Columbia's CoMo200 website is live. The site features…
