If you own a historic home — or just an old house like I do — and you are all thumbs like I am, here’s your chance to get help for you and your house. The City of Columbia just received a grant to put on workshops that will help homeowners learn the ins and…
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Seven reasons to skip this event marking historic places in Columbia, Missouri
You may want to skip this free event set for 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, 2014 at Columbia’s historic Daniel Boone Lobby at 701 E. Broadway. Below I list seven reasons not to attend this reception and presentation marking the honoring of five Columbia properties as Notable Properties by the Columbia Historic Preservation Commission. Since…
Four easy ways to help shape history
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 — and help to preserve and discover it. A second J.W. “Blind” Boone piano has been discovered. Boone was a classical and ragtime musician who…
Learn about historic preservation Sept. 18-20, 2013 in Boonville at the 2013 Missouri Preservation Conference
This year’s Missouri Preservation Conference will be held Sept. 18-20, 2013 in Boonville at the Isle of Capri Hotel and Conference Center. This is a great opportunity for mid-Missouri, as last year’s conference was held further away, in St. Louis County. A short distance from Columbia, the conference in Boonville will offer educational sessions, technical…
See 7 Winning Preservation Projects on May 7, 2013 at Jefferson City Event
Missouri Preservation will hold its 2013 statewide preservation awards ceremony on May 7, 2013 in the state Capitol in Jefferson City. The event was postponed from Feb. 27, 2013. The event includes an awards ceremony and luncheon. Call 660.882.5947 or email preservemo10@yahoo.com for reservations. This year’s winners will include seven buildings, three women, one book…
3 Ways for History to Come Alive
History often seems like something, well, in the past. Yet, here are three ways to make history come alive right now. For starters, there is a free upcoming discussion and book signing set for 1:30 p.m., Feb. 2, 2013 at the Historic Society of Missouri’s Columbia Research Center in Ellis Library at the University of Missouri….
Have you helped preserve Missouri’s historic resources?
Missouri Preservation is looking for nominations for its 2013 Statewide Preservation Honor Awards. The awards recognize individuals, groups, and organizations that have contributed to the preservation of Missouri’s rich and diverse collection of historic resources, according to an announcement from the organization. The awards are slated for presentation for Feb. 27 2013 in the State Capitol Rotunda in…
June 11-13, 2012: See and hear history – Blind Boone Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival
On June 11, 12 and 13, 2012, you’ll have a chance to see — and hear — history. The Blind Boone Ragtime and Early Jazz Festival includes concerts as well as free, open to the public events. But where’s the history? What’s the historic home part of this festival? Ah, I can answer that. 1….
May 5 concert gives history buffs a two-fer experience
On May 5, 2012, history buffs will be given a two-fold historic opportunity, according to this article by Bill Clark in the Columbia Daily Tribune. A three-hour concert (!) will be held in the Second Baptist Church at 407 E. Broadway, to benefit the renovation of the John William “Blind” Boone home, which is within…
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