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The State Historical Society of Missouri will examine the southern Missouri Route along the Trail of Tears on Tuesday, April 8, noon-1 p.m. The event is free and open to the public at the State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies, 605 Elm St.,

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A new exhibition in the Wenneker Family Corridor Gallery, located at SHSMO's Center for Missouri Studies in Columbia, opened this week, offering insight into the working relationship and friendship of two influential senators from opposing parties, representing Missouri at the same time:

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There’s much to explore in the SHSMO digital archives if you’re looking to learn about the lives of fascinating women who were born or made Missouri their home. 

Professor Crystal R. Sanders of Emory University and author of A Forgotten Migration will be giving the African American Experience in Missouri lecture at the State Historical Society of Missouri on March 19 at 6:30 p.m. Sanders will speak about the

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