Join us on July 23rd for JUST Listening: A Short Film About Art & Activism

Following the showing of JUST Listening, join us for a panel discussion moderated by Sir Ervin Williams III as Missouri artivists Brock Seals, Dr. Amber Johnson, and Anita Easterwood as we continue the conversation of the role of community activism.
Join us for our 7th Annual U.S. Grant Symposium on July 24th.

This Our 7th Annual U.S. Grant Symposium will feature presentations by Andy Hahn, Director of the Campbell House Museum in St. Louis, and Nick Sacco, Park Ranger and Author at Ulysses S. Grant National Historical Site, as well as a screening of "The Fight's in Missouri: Ulysses S. Grant in 1861." Our keynote address will be by Dr. Cindy Lovell, Director (ret.) of the Mark Twain Home in Hartford, CT.

Join us on July 26th for Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness: Rights and Responsibilities of Water

This discussion will be led by Roddy Rogers with City Utility in Springfield.
Join us for Growing Up with the River: Chapter One: 1806: La Charrette on July 29th.

La Charrette, near present-day Marthasville, was the westernmost trading settlement on the Missouri River at the turn of the century. Lewis and Clark stopped here going up the river in 1804 and again triumphant, on their return to St. Louis on September 20, 1806.

We have some exciting events coming up in August, and we'd love for you to join us!

AUGUST 1ST - 1:00 PM
"Mormonising" Political and Religious Dissent in Nineteenth Century Missouri
Join us on August 1st for our next Speakers' Bureau presentation, "Mormonising" Political and Religious Dissent in Nineteenth Century Missouri by Stephen Sharp Davis.


AUGUST 3RD - 2:00 PM
Virtual Book Club: Killers of the Flower Moon
Last October Missouri Humanities invited author, David Grann, to speak. Since then we hope you have had a chance to read the book. Share your reaction to the story and and join the conversation (online in the chat feature) about the “Reign of Terror”, in which numerous members of the Osage Nation were killed in Oklahoma for their oil wealth in the 1920s.


AUGUST 4TH - 7:00 PM
Presidential Elections and Campaigns: What Can We Learn From History? Part 1: Jefferson and the Election of 1800
Join Missouri as the Missouri Humanities Council and TeachingAmericanHistory.org present for a free three-part webinar series. Each episode will focus on a different era of presidential campaign politics, focusing on a single pivotal election as a vehicle to examine the laws, norms, and events of those times.


AUGUST 6TH - 10:00 AM
The Enemy Among Us: POWs in Missouri During World War II with David Fiedler
Join acclaimed local author David Fiedler for a presentation detailing the story of 15,000 German and Italian Prisoners of War that were held in camps throughout rural Missouri between 1942 and 1946.


AUGUST 11TH - 7:00 PM
Presidential Elections and Campaigns: What Can We Learn From History? Part 2: Lincoln and the Election of 1860
Join Missouri as the Missouri Humanities Council and TeachingAmericanHistory.org present for a free three-part webinar series. Each episode will focus on a different era of presidential campaign politics, focusing on a single pivotal election as a vehicle to examine the laws, norms, and events of those times.


AUGUST 18TH - 7:00 PM
Presidential Elections and Campaigns: What Can We Learn From History? Part 3: Reagan and the Election of 1860
Join Missouri as the Missouri Humanities Council and TeachingAmericanHistory.org present for a free three-part webinar series. Each episode will focus on a different era of presidential campaign politics, focusing on a single pivotal election as a vehicle to examine the laws, norms, and events of those times.


AUGUST 19TH - 12:00 PM
Show Me Frank Lloyd Wright by Kelly Johnston
Join us on August 19th for our next Speakers’ Bureau presentation, “Show Me Frank Lloyd Wright” by Kelly Johnston.

Save the Date:
September 14, 7PM

Join us for a virtual author series, Peter Cozzens "Tecumseh and the Prophet: The Shawnee Brothers Who Defied A Nation" moderated by our own Dr. William S. Belko.