October 1, 2021
News & Events
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Episode Two of our new Proud to Be Podcast is now available on all podcast platforms!
The PTB Podcast highlights veterans, military personnel, and family members published in Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors.
Episode Two features Bill Glose, an American journalist, poet, and fiction writer. In this episode, we dive deep into Bill’s experience as a paratrooper assigned to the 82nd Airborne and his service as a combat platoon leader in the Gulf War. We discuss when and why he started writing about his combat experiences, his post-army years working in factories across the country,
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and his decision to walk away from a production career to become a full-time freelance writer. |
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Prairies are natural communities of depthless beauty, with which humans have interacted for millennia. Before European settlement, native prairie covered about one-third of the state. While Missouri still hosts a variety of prairie types, these native grasslands are far in between.
Join us as Walter Schroeder (Missouri University Emeritus Professor of Geography) and Carol Davit (Missouri Prairie Foundation Executive Director) discuss the past and current importance of Missouri's prairie legacy to our state's natural, cultural, and economic history.
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Questions? Contact Caitlin Yager at caitlin@mohumanities.org |
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October 30th, 2021
10:00 AM to 4:00 PM
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Bring your special German items—family heirlooms, photos, documents, etc.—to be digitized and preserved for future generations. Max 3 items per registrant. This is a FREE event, but registration is required. Sign up at the link below to reserve your time slot for this fun-filled day! |
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Registration for the Fall Veterans Writing Workshop is open!
Craft your story in this three-session workshop centered around the theme, "Discovering Heroism in Service." Free and open to veterans, military personnel, and military family members. Presented in partnership with the Kansas City Veterans Writing Team, the sessions are private and presented through Zoom.
Saturdays, October 16, 23, 30 from 10 am - 12 pm.
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We are currently seeking sponsors for our
2021 MOmentum Gala!
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Our 6th Annual MOmentum Gala will be held in-person at the Dennis and Judith Jones Visitor and Education Center at Forest Park in St. Louis, MO on November 20th, 2021.
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Show your support by becoming a sponsor for the 2021 MOmentum Gala. We have different levels to choose from which can be viewed by clicking the link below.
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Another way to show your support is to donate an auction item. |
The silent auction is a significant fundraising component at each annual gala, and the support of our partners is vital to making it a success.
Auction Items Needed:
Donate an item to the Gala's online auction. At the MOmentum Gala we will be celebrating our 50th anniversary by highlighting some of the coolest people, places, and organizations in Missouri- partners like you! Would you consider making an in-kind gift to our silent auction? Email ashley@mohumanities.org to pledge an auction item be.
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Suggested Items:
- Museum Passes
- Gift Shop Gift Certificates
- Hotel and Vacation Getaways
- Outdoor Adventures & Equipment
- Electronics
- Jewelry
- Tickets to Cultural Events
- Books & Antiques
- Sports Tickets & Memorabilia
- Curated VIP Community Tours
- Celebrity Lunch
- Family Experiences
- High End Home Wares
- Fine Dining Certificate
- Flight Packages
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#MHTurns50
Reminisce with us about the individuals, partners, grantees and organizations who have worked with Missouri Humanities since 1971.
Please send your recollections, stories, and pictures of our collaborations to info @mohumanities.org before November 1st for our anniversary scrapbook. Even if it's just a simple sentence of congratulations or well wishes, we would love to include a note from you in our celebration! |
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“Show Me Missouri” Speakers’ Bureau Line-Up!
Presented jointly through the State Historical Society of Missouri, this program provides expert historians, storytellers, researchers and authors to share special stories about Missouri’s culture, history, people and art.
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SOOTHING THE "SAVAGE HEARTS OF MAN": WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE AND RURAL MISSOURI
October 7, 2021 @6:30 PM
Speaker: Elyssa Ford (In-Person)
Location: Parkville Presbyterian Church
Parkville, MO
Contact: Debra McArthur
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WHAT'S WITH ST. LOUIS? THE QUIRKS, PERSONALITY, AND CHARM OF THE GATEWAY CITY
October 14, 2021 @5:00 PM
Speaker: Valerie Battle Kienzel (Virtual)
Location: Jefferson County Library-Northwest
High Ridge, MO
Contact: Debby Hodges
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FORGOTTEN TRUNK IN THE ATTIC
October 19, 2021 @6:30 PM
Speaker: : Galen E. Gritts (In-Person)
Location: JJ’s Restaurant
St. Charles, MO
Contact: Teddy Norris
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TWO HUNDRED YEARS OF NOTORIOUS CRIMES IN THE SHOW-ME STATE
October 21, 2021 @6:00 PM
Speaker: James Erwin (In-Person)
Location: Scenic Regional Library- Pacific Branch
Pacific, MO
Contact: Ali Heisler
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Last Call for Submissions for our St. Louis-Stuttgart Oral History Project!
Be sure your story is included! This project aims to collect oral histories from Germans and Missourians connected to St. Louis' German sister city, Stuttgart. This may include, but is not limited to, people who have immigrated from Stuttgart, St. Louisans/Missourians who have visited Stuttgart, and military members.
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If you have a connection to Stuttgart and wish to tell your story,
we’d love to hear from you!
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Check out our Explore Missouri's German Heritage Podcast! |
Exciting news! Our "Explore Missouri's German Heritage" podcast is now available on all podcast platforms! Download all eight episodes wherever you get your podcasts. Happy listening! |
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Request a Cultural Heritage Workshop! |
Our Cultural Heritage Workshops take place throughout the state of Missouri. These one-day workshops showcase a variety of topics from panelists representing both local and statewide organizations, and networking opportunities and applied activities. Participants learn basic tools to develop or revive cultural heritage programming in their communities, as well as how this programming can bolster tourism and impact local and regional economic development. |
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We are now accepting requests for 2022 Cultural Heritage Workshops. Click the link below to bring a workshop to your community! |
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Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors, Vol 1 - 9
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Proud to Be: Writing by American Warriors is a creative writing anthology of poetry, fiction, essays, interviews, and photography submissions by and about veterans from across the nation.
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Apply Now for our 2021
Mini Grants
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Mini Grants fund projects up to $2,500. Application Due Date: November 1st, 2021.
Please click the link below to learn more about how to apply.
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Watch Past Virtual Programs Online! |
Have you visited the Video Archive page on our website?
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If you're unable to visit one of our in-person traveling exhibits on display throughout the state, please take a moment to explore our Digital Exhibit Tour on Struggle for Statehood. |
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The Gilded Age: Robber Barons or Captains of Industry?
Join us on November 4th from 9:15 AM to 3:00 PM at the Spencer Road Branch Library at 427 Spencer Road Saint Peters, MO 63376 for a teachers workshop in partnership with TeachingAmericanHistory.org.
This FREE seminar will examine the Gilded Age, posing about question of the appropriate power of private industry and individuals, versus that of the state, and how these fed into calls for reform at the time, as well as their parallels to contemporary issues. All attendees of this free seminar will be provided with lunch, a certificate for continuing education and digital and paper copies of the agenda and documents reader.
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Join us to “Think-N-Drink” about the First Amendment of the US Constitution. This group discussion will take place on November 3, 2021 at JJ’s Restaurant at 200 Fort Zumwalt Sq, O'Fallon, MO 63366.
Attendees will explore the First Amendment and the freedoms of religion, expression, assembly, and the right to petition in an informal community discussion moderated by attorney, Stephen S. Davis. This “Think-N-Drink” series is based on the Washington Post’s podcast Constitutional, hosted by journalist Lillian Cunningham.
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Doors open at 6:30 PM. Discussion starts at 7:00 PM.
Tickets are $10 and FREE for Missouri Humanities members.
Listen to Episode 16 of the podcast, "The First Amendment" ahead of the the event!
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Missouri Humanities is here for you. Connect with us on our website and through social media. |
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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. |
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Missouri Humanities is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. |
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