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The 26th Annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium

January 17, 2016 / / Comments Off on The 26th Annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium

Arrow Rock State Historic Site.

The 26th Annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium, to be held at Arrow Rock, State Historic Site Visitors Center, April 2-3, 2016. Saturday 9am to 5:00pm and Sunday 9am to Noon. Free to attend and Open to the Public. No Registration is required.

Presentations to Include: 
”Commodore Perry’s Marines: Revealing their True Identity” by John Steinle, “Major General Robert Ross, the Saving of Baltimore, 1814 and the ‘Boy Martyrs” Wells and McComas by Christopher T. George; William Clark and the Cooper Clan of the Boonslick Country by James Denny; “Post-war Military Land Bounties in the West” by Hal Youmans; “Who were Bryan and Morrison?: The Haliburton of Missouri’s War of 1812 by Lynn Morrow; The Corps and the War of 1812 by Lorna Hainesworth; “Light Give Light, To Light Discovery”: The Remarkable Career of Captain John C. Symmes by David C. Bennett; and more speakers including: Mike Dickey, Mike Harris and Eric Mathews.

The Arrow Rock State Historic Site visitor center is located at 39521 Visitor Center Drive, just off Highway 41, one-quarter mile south of the town of Arrow Rock. For more information, contact Arrow Rock State Historic Site at (660) 837-3330 or the Missouri Department of Natural Resources toll-free at 1-800-334-6946 (voice) or 1-800-379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about state parks and historic sites, visit www.mostateparks.com.

For more information on this event, please visit the Annual War of 1812 in the West Symposium website at www.1stusinfantry.com.

CLICK HERE for the War of 1812 in the West Symposium presentation schedule.

The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark

August 1, 2015 / / Comments Off on The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark

On Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at the Kansas City Public Library Central Branch, historian Jo Ann Trogdon will discuss her new book “The Unknown Travels and Dubious Pursuits of William Clark”. The book examines Clark’s activities more than five years before his epic journey and presents evidence—gleaned from her examination of his leather-trimmed journal—that links him to a series of treasonous plots dubbed the “Spanish Conspiracy.” It involved corrupt officials who sought to line their pockets with Spanish money and convince American frontier settlers along the Mississippi River to break away from the U.S.

The discussion will take place on Wednesday, August 5, 2015 at 6:30pm. The Central Kansas City Library is located at 14 West 10th Street, in Kansas City, MO.

CLICK HERE for more information and to RSVP.

Grand Festival of Chez les Canses at Fort Osage

September 10, 2014 / / Comments Off on Grand Festival of Chez les Canses at Fort Osage

Grand Festival of Chez les Canses

Explore how early French settlers lived at the confluence of the Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the late 1700s. Re-enactors at Fort Osage, will interpret everyday life skills common on the frontier. Artisans will display custom-made objects, both decorative and utilitarian, which were essential to these early settlers.

This annual event will be held on Saturday, September 27th from 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
For more information please contact Fort Osage by phone: (816) 650-3278 ext.1 or visit their website: www.makeyourdayhere.com/fortosage.

An invitation from King George II for the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses.

A invitation from King George II for the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses.

An invitation in French from King Louis XV for the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses.

A invitation in French from King Louis XV for the Grand Festival of Chez les Canses.

New Television Series Features an Ozark Cave

August 13, 2014 / / Comments Off on New Television Series Features an Ozark Cave

A new television series for PBS featured Riverbluff Cave in southwest Springfield. Riverbluff Cave was discovered by accident in 2001 when a hole was blasted into the side of it during the construction of a new road. The Cave will be in an episode of the series “America: From the Ground Up” which connects history with Archaeology. Look for “America: From the Ground Up” on a PBS station near you this Fall.

CLICK HERE for a complete article on the Riverbluff Cave episode from KSMU Radio.

CLICK HERE to learn more about “America: From the Ground Up”.

 

Battle of Lone Jack Candlelight Tour

August 10, 2014 / / Comments Off on Battle of Lone Jack Candlelight Tour

The annual Battle of Lone Jack candlelight tour is coming up on August 16th, 2014. Tickets are $5 a person and can be purchased in advance or on the day of the event at the Battle of Lone Jack Museum. The candlelight tour will begin at 8:30 p.m. on August 16th.

More information can be found at www.historiclonejack.org or on the flyer posted below.

World War I Museum and Google Team Up For Online Exhibit

July 13, 2014 / / Comments Off on World War I Museum and Google Team Up For Online Exhibit

The National World War I Museum and Google are teaming up to bring visitors an online interactive exhibit on World War I. The exhibit is called “Home Before the Leaves Fall”, it examines the beginning of the first World War with audio and visual materials from the museum’s collection.

CLICK HERE to access the online exhibit from the Google Cultural Institute.

CLICK HERE for the complete article from the Kansas City Star.

CLICK HERE for more information on the National World War I Museum.

History Buffs Race To Preserve French Dialect In Missouri

June 25, 2014 / / Comments Off on History Buffs Race To Preserve French Dialect In Missouri

A small group of historians are racing to preserve the little-known dialect of Missouri French. There are only around thirty people left that natively speak Missouri French. Missouri French has the distinction in being one of only three French dialects that originated in the United States. This dialect can be found in southwest Missouri along the Mississippi River in old mining towns and was widely used well into the 20th century.

CLICK HERE for a complete article on the Missouri French dialect from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

A Brief History Of Memorial Day

May 25, 2014 / / Comments Off on A Brief History Of Memorial Day
A marker remembering the soldiers who died at Fort Osage. Photo taken Memorial Day 2013

A marker in the Sibley Cemetery remembering the soldiers who died at Fort Osage.
Photo taken Memorial Day 2013

The beginnings of Memorial Day dates back to the Civil War. On May 5, 1868, the head of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) established Decoration Day as a time to decorate the graves of soldiers who died during War. Decoration day was then moved to May 30th, as it was believed that flowers all over the United States.

Grave of William Ernest Long. World War I Veteran.

Grave of William Ernest Long
World War I Veteran.
Photo taken Memorial Day 2014.

After World War One Memorial day was expanded to include those who died in every American War and not just the Civil War.

Congress made Memorial Day a Federal Holiday in 1971. Also in 1971, Memorial Day was moved from May 30th to the last Monday in May to align with other Federal Holidays.

All Americans are encouraged to pause for a minute of silence at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day to remember those who have died while serving our country.

CLICK HERE for a complete history on Memorial Day.

Prohibition Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum

May 18, 2014 / / Comments Off on Prohibition Exhibit at the Missouri History Museum

Now through August 17, 2014, the Missouri History Museum will have an exhibit on prohibition. ‘American Spirits: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition’ puts prohibition into perspective for visitors. The exhibit also features various artifacts from the Prohibition Era.

The cost for the exhibit is $10 for adults and free for children 18 and younger.

CLICK HERE for a full article on the Prohibition Exhibit from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

CLICK HERE for more information on the Missouri History Museum.

Osage Exhibit Opens In Arrow Rock

May 1, 2014 / / Comments Off on Osage Exhibit Opens In Arrow Rock
The Arrow Rock State Historic Site museum.

The Arrow Rock State Historic Site museum.

This Saturday, an exhibit will open at the Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitors Center on the contributions the Osage Indians have made to the heritage of Missouri. The exhibit will be open to the public through November of this year.
There will be presentation this Saturday from Kathryn Red Corn, director of the Osage Tribal Museum in Pawhuska, Oklahoma.
Arrow Rock State Historic Site has scheduled a series of monthly presentation for this summer on various Missouri History topics.

CLICK HERE for a list of the upcoming presentations at Arrow Rock.

CLICK HERE for the Arrow Rock State Historic Site website.

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