Spotlight on Humanities
November 26, 2022 | Issue 2022-11
Spotlight Article - Erin Whitson
Cherokee Removal and Routes Toward more Ethical Treatment of the Past
Most of us have heard about Cherokee Removal (or the Trail of Tears) at some point in the past. We’ve all heard the general layout of the story...
Spotlight Article - Gina Reed
Eat, Drink, and Be Merry
One of my favorite stories of my maternal grandmother was when her sister, Ella, who owned a restaurant in their hometown of St. Clair, Missouri ....
Submissions being accepted now for the 2023 year
Calling writers of all levels of experience.
 
At Missouri Humanities, we are constantly on the lookout for original perspectives on Missouri and the Humanities. It is in this spirit that we are calling for submissions to be featured in future issues of our monthly Enews.  
 
Submissions may be in the genre of personal narrative, quick-reads, poetry, historical or nonfiction essay, short story, personal reflection, or findings from original research geared towards a public humanities audience.
 
Add your voice to the conversation! 
Spotlight Article - National Endowment for the Humanities
How Washington Irving Shaped Christmas in America

But Irving wrote much more about yuletide-so widely and imaginatively, in fact, that he's often credited with creating Christmas in America as we know it. "He did not 'invent' the holiday," biographer Andrew Burstein notes, "but he did all he...

Read more
www.neh.gov
Get Involved
MO Humanities Calendar
Community Calendar
Since 1971, Missouri Humanities has been dedicated to enriching lives and strengthening communities by connecting Missourians with the people, places, and ideas that shape our society. We cannot do what we do without you. Please support the work of Missouri Humanities so we can continue engaging the people of the Show Me State in the power of life-long learning.

Missouri Humanities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.

©2022 Missouri Humanities. All rights reserved. | Contact us