Black History… Coming up: Listening sessions, a party, cemetery history and state conference 13 May 201913 May 2019 6 p.m., Tuesday, May 14, 2019, & 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 21 -- Boone County is holding listening sessions to get community input for its bicentennial celebration. Here's a news release…
Apartments… Meeting Saturday: Saving my father’s bookcase 3 Apr 2019 On Saturday, April 6, you're invited to help write Columbia's action plan for historic preservation at a meeting from 10 - 11:45 a.m. It will be held in the historic J.W.…
Black History… The arts — and history — aren’t dead 15 May 201713 May 2017 Musician J.W. "Blind" Boone. Singer Jane Froman. Both of these artistic luminaries and seven other historical figures from Columbia's past will come alive through four-minute monologues held during 1 to…
Black History… Grand opening of historic home of $19.5 million musician set for Sept. 18 16 Sep 2016 The dedication of the home of a musician who traveled from 1880-1913 performing about 7,200 concerts is set for 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 18 at 10 N. Fourth…
Black History… Civil War to today reflected in Second Missionary Baptist Church 9 Apr 20169 Apr 2016 A historic building helps society recall its history, as demonstrated by this magazine article on the 150-year-history of Second Missionary Baptist Church, now at Fourth and Broadway. Why say it…
Black History… Why historic homes matter 11 Nov 2015 Why should we save historic homes? Why do I care about historic homes? Because those walls of wood or brick encapsulate the stories of the people who lived in them,…
Areas… Lost Black history spotlighted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 18 May 201518 May 2015 Black history will be the brought back to life on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 with the unveiling of a marker to highlight a place that once existed -- Sharp End…
Historical Homes Hidden history heard again 6 Mar 2014 J.W. "Blind" Boone started out life as the child of a run away slave and a bugler in the Missouri Militia. Before his death in 1927, he was one of…
Events… Four easy ways to help shape history 29 May 201329 May 2013 Shaping history comes in, well, all shapes and sizes. Here are four ways to help shape Columbia's history. 1. A Saturday, June 1, 2013 concert will let you hear history…
Historical Homes… June 9, 10, 11, 2013 festival features historic music of J.W. “Blind” Boone era 13 May 2013 On June 9, 10, and 11, 2013, you'll be able to hear history with the music from the era of J.W. "Blind" Boone, who lived at the historic home at…
