Six local authors — including the founder of CoMoHistoricPlaces.com — will give short talk on their books starting at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 23, 2023, Skylark Bookshop at 22 S. Ninth St. Can’t stand long presentations? You’re in luck! Each author will have five minutes to talk about his or her book with a…
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609 Westmount media reports
The house at 609 Westmount is set to be demolished — and the bad news is there is currently no way to prevent this. A group of people is meeting to explore starting an organization to save Columbia’s history. If you’re interested, the meeting is open to the public and will be meeting at 2…
New preservation group to meet June 18
June 18, 2022 meeting to explore a new historic preservation group starting.
May 7, 2022 — Meeting to preserve Columbia’s history
We’re going to hold a meeting to explore the possibility an organization or group gathering designed to focus on Columbia’s history. Can’t attend? No problem, just drop your ideas and suggestions in the comments! What: The meeting will be at 1 p.m. on May 7 in the J.W. Blind Boone House. Why? There is no…
The Olde Un Theatres
The Olde Un Theatres is one of the 28 movie theaters included in the book, “Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, Missouri.” It’s also one of four remaining movie theaters in Columbia, earning it a free copy of the book. Some folks said they were surprised I included the Olde Un in the book, but movie…
Talk about movie Theaters
Only four seats left! At 7 p.m. on Dec. 7, 2021, I’ll be talking at the Columbia Public Library about my book “Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, Missouri.” Registration and wearing a mask is required. Here’s a link to register. https://events.dbrl.org/event/5813052 But what I really hope I’ll be doing is listening — to your stories…
Listen in about Movie Theatre history
Tomorrow on Nov. 30 Simon Rose and I will be talking on the KFRU’s Morning Meeting about movie theaters. If you can’t tune in at 9:15 a.m., don’t worry. You can check it out later via KFRU’s podcast list of Morning Meetings. Of course, you can also pick up the book we’ll be talking about,…
Article about Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, Missouri
Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia book illuminated
Marking history: Freddie Lee Hayes, first Black graduate of Missouri School of Medicine, died
In 1958, Freddie Lee Hayes became the first Black student to earn a four-degree from the Missouri School of Medicine, according to a notice of his Oct. 16, 2021 death in the Columbia Missourian on Nov. 3, 2021.
Sanborn Field
Ever wonder what the blank space is on College and Rollins Roads? It’s the third oldest research field in the world. Yup, in the world. Here’s a link to an in-depth article about the field from AgWeb Daily. https://www.agweb.com/news/crops/crop-production/meet-soil-whisperer-still-uncovering-secrets-soil-worlds-third-oldest The article explains why the field is important and even notes that the 1888 field was…