A preservationist from Jefferson City will speak at the 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27 meeting of the Historic Preservation Alliance of Columbia. The meeting is open to the public.
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History blogger. Writer. Traveler. Curiosity drives me. I share what I learn at CoMoHistoricPlaces.com. My newest book, Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, came out in October 2021. My 2017 book, From Melon Fields to Moon Rocks highlighted the life of Columbia resident Charles W. Gehrke, 1917-2009, a scientist and entrepreneur who founded ABC Labs, now Eurofins.
You can help save historic buildings
Meeting of Historic Preservation Alliance of Columbia at 7 p.m. on Aug. 30 to stop demolition of buildings.
10 historic places highlighted
It’s time for nominations for the city’s Most Notable Properties list and this article in the July 5, 2022 Columbia Missourian. The article highlights 10 properties already on the list. So what is the Most Notable Property list? Any property 50 years or older, with in the city’s corporate limits with architectural or historic features…
Update on new preservation group
A new group devoted to preserving Columbia’s history held its second meeting on June 18, 2022 in the Columbia Public Library. The next meeting will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, 2022 in the Boone County History & Culture Center. Here are the minutes of the meeting. https://docs.google.com/document/d/13WBfe2EslblU2rAwYMMYy9orVu9e9J5ksPIDakQY9dQ/edit?usp=sharing The June 18, 2022 meeting was…
Local authors and a book on historic movie theaters
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…
More MU demolition announced
According to this Columbia Daily Tribune article, MU added three more buildings to its list of buildings to be demolished. Here’s a link to the June 16, 2022 article. Note the list includes five buildings older than 100 years. Two of the buildings are notable for women’s history. One of the buildings is part of…
Reminder: June 18 meeting to form preservation group
A new Columbia Missouri historic preservation group is starting and is meeting at 2 p.m. on June 18 in the Columbia Public Library.
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…
Emancipation Day & Juneteenth
So when do we celebrate Emancipation Day and Juneteenth? Apparently, that depends — and depended — on where you were! The State Historical Society of Missouri has created an interactive map showing where and when either or both of these events’ origins and history. A news release from SHSMO states that Aug. 4 celebrations of…
Events: Two ways to save history
— The Columbia’s governmental Historic Preservation Commission meeting has rescheduled its usual first Tuesday of the month meeting to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, June 15, 2022. It will be in Conference Room 1B. This organization is part of city government and reviews — but cannot stop — demolitions and manages the city’s Notable Properties program…
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