March 1, 2023 | Issue 2023-3 |
The monthly enews of Missouri Humanities |
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Ulysses S Grant's Traveling Exhibit
Next Stop: March 13-31
Westminster College, Fulton, MO
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Vet Set Basics Workshop Saturday, March 11th.
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Do you want your town to be one of our next Featured Five communities?
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Born and raised in Utica, Livingston County, Missouri, in 1883, Marion Franklin Bench moved to Chillicothe in 1916 to “feed its people and the people of its trade territory bread.” |
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Roots & Routes: Trail of Tears in Missouri
In the late 1830’s five Native American tribes, possibly over 100,000 people, were forcibly removed from the Southeastern United States, and required to live in “Indian Territory.” (known today as Oklahoma) The Cherokee Tribe was among those forced to walk through Missouri to get there.
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created by Missouri Humanities, Missouri Arts Council and Missouri Division of Tourism.
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The St. Patrick’s Day celebration in Dogtown is held annually on March 17. In addition to the Ancient Order of Hibernians Parade, Dogtown United coordinates an Irish Festival to highlight the unique spirit and vibrant history of the Dogtown neighborhood.
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The Importance of Belonging |
What does it mean to belong? Why is it so important to our well-being? Our mental health?
Belonging comes in many forms …. Belonging to families, sporting teams, spiritual groups, charities, political parties, cities, countries and nationalities, to name a few.
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"It isn't enough to say we 'need' the humanities because we ARE the humanities. They are gifts to us from our predecessors, ancestors, and contemporaries. They represent the imagination, [the] innovative, and ask us to think deeply—as the greatest philosophers and artists have always asked us for the last 2,500 years—about our experience, and to think beyond the various intellectually lazy forms of ideology circulating in America today." - CHARLES JOHNSON, Author and National Book Award winner for Middle Passage. |
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Virtual Bookshelf: Women’s History Month |
Join NEH in celebrating Women’s History Month this March with this selection of NEH-funded projects examining women’s achievements and contributions to history, culture, and society. |
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Mo’ Curious: Start Your Engines |
Interstate 70 bisects Missouri from East to West.
The roadway’s impacts on residents are wide-ranging.....
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March 1st, 6:30 - 8pm
March 1 - 31
March 1-31
March 3rd, 8:30am - 2:30 pm
March 4-5, 1pm
March 7, 6:30-7:30 pm
March 11 & 12, 1pm
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Check directly with our community partners and grantee organizations on event changes and cancellations. |
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Share your events!
Have an event that will explore new ideas, spark conversations, or celebrate the many cultures and communities of Missouri? Share it on the Missouri Humanities Community calendar!
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Write an article, submit poetry, tell us about your non-profit organization, share a personal reflection, The opportunities are unlimited! Submissions should be geared towards a public humanities audience to be included in our monthly Enews. Preference will be given to submissions related to the MH annual theme.
What you write about is up to you, however, before you begin writing, please refer to our Enews submission guidelines located on our website.
Because everyone has a story to tell.
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