Did you know you can get this news round-up in your mailbox? Just sign up on the right and an email will be sent to you when I put up a new post. Don’t worry about me using your email again for advertisements. I’m not that tech savvy. Here’s the news: May 22, 2019 —…
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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.
Events: Sandbagging, bicentennial, History Comes Alive
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. Thursday, May 23, 2019 — Get involved now, enjoy the Bicentennial in 2021! Right now, the Mayor’s Task Force on the Bicentennial Celebration is making…
News: Highlights of Historical Society building and marking ROTC 150th year
May 13, 2019 — New Historical Society building will connect Missourians to a rich past. Source: Columbia Missourian. Summary: The new headquarters for the State Historical Society of Missouri on Elm Street will open this summer. It will be 76,000 feet, double its old home in Ellis Library at MU. The $35 million building includes…
Coming up: Listening sessions, a party, cemetery history and state conference
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 about the May 14 listening session to be held in the Centralia City Hall Community Room at 114 S. Rollins St., in Centralia. Here’s a…
News: Parking, protests and event space downtown
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 All Media Coverage page, and post items on Facebook at Comohistoricplaces. May 7, 2019 — Parking proves contentions in Flat Branch Park expansion debate. Columbia Missourian….
Events: Park meeting, preservation, DNA, birthday party and cemetery gets lively
Get out the slow cooker and shuffle your take-out menus, you’re going to be busy this month! 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, 2019 — Columbia City Council is meeting and the expansion of Flat Branch Park is up for discussion. The meeting will be held in Council Chambers at 701 E. Broadway. How’s history connected…
News: Scott lynching re-examined, West Broadway plan push back
April 26, 2019 — An author retraces James T. Scott’s life, ending the silence about her family’s link to his death. Part 1. Columbia Missourian. Summary: Pat Roberts, now deceased, wrote a book about James T. Scott after she learned her aunt was the girl who accused him of attempting to rape her. This accusation…
Events: African American newspapers, National Register changes, State preservation conference
Mark your calendar: 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 30 — The African American Press in Missouri, a lecture about African American newspapers in Missouri. The presentation will be given by Debra Foster Greene, Lincoln University professor emerita of history. From 1875 to 1970, Missouri had more than 60 black-owned newspapers. The event is free and will…
Book on Columbia lynching victims
I’ve always thought there were many missing stories in the reports about the 1923 murder of James T. Scott who was lynched based on an accusation of attempting to rape a 14-year-old girl. A new book looks at two of the stories: the one about the life of James T. Scott and the one about…
1949 and 1959: Photos of Columbia
Want to see what Columbia looked like to photographers of the Missouri Photo Workshop in 1949 and 1959? I found the images stunning. Photographers come from across the U.S. and around the world to participate in this Workshop at the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism. Since 1949, Workshop participants have gone to a small town in Missouri…
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