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Category: Events
Sept. 14 Zoom webinar on Negro Leagues
This 7 p.m. Sept. event is free but registration is required. Here’s where you can register. https://shsmo.org/events/2021/african-american-experience-kendrick President of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum Bob Kendrick will discuss the Negro Leagues, where Black baseball players were restricted to playing until 1947 when Jackie Robinson was signed to play the major leagues. Learn more here: https://www.loc.gov/collections/jackie-robinson-baseball/articles-and-essays/baseball-the-color-line-and-jackie-robinson/1940-to-1946/…
Oct. 11 – Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia
Oct. 11 publication of Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia by Dianna Borsi O’Brien
Aug. 18 event to celebrate Historic properties
Most Notable Properties event to highlight six properties of historical significance in Columbia, Missouri.
Celebrate CoMo200
Events to mark Columbia Missouri’s bicentennials.
Local Juneteenth, new national holiday
Juneteenth celebration in Columbia, Missouri, now a national holiday.
Bicentennial Celebrations
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 planned July 4th event had to be canceled due to the current pandemic. For more information on Boone County’s bicentennial, check out this BoCo200 website. …
Coronavirus: Lessons from the 1918 Influenza Pandemic
If you’re like me, you’re concerned about ongoing coronavirus pandemic. I stay hopeful by looking at history and how we’re all pulling together by not getting together. Thanks CoMo businesses for curbside pick up! So what can we learn from the 1918 influenza pandemic, which killed about 150 people in Columbia, which had a population…
Peek inside 601 S. Greenwood
Do you go to estate sales just to see the historic homes? Oh, that’s just me? I don’t think so! Here’s your chance to see the inside of 601 S. Greenwood in Columbia. According to Trulia, it was built in 1909 and has four bedrooms and 2.5 baths. CoMo Estate Sales is advertising a sale…
Save today on preservation conference
Whether you’re a history buff, preservation expert or just want to learn, the Missouri Preservation Conference has something for you — and today is the last day to save on registration costs. The 2019 Missouri Preservation Conference is set for June 19-21 in St. Joseph. Why attend? Learning, networking, fun! After today, the full conference…
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