Join us for our last chapter of Growing Up with the River, Chapter 10: 192040: The Missouri River Valley Today on Facebook Live.

By the time this chapter is written, the bur oak acorn planted in the spring of 2017 will have seen twenty-four growing seasons. So will the children who found the planted it. Explorers, fur traders, immigrants, steamboats, railroads, farmers, and fun-seekers having left an imprint on the Missouri River valley. More changes will leave their mark by 2040. 

Visit Growing Up with the River for more information on this series.
Join us for An American Hero's Birth Place: Geophysical and Archaeological Study of George Washington Carver National Monument on October 1st at
7 PM.


Join us for the first installment of our series "Digging Deeper: Examining Missouri's Black History through Archaeology." Up first, Historic Archaeologist Lewis Jones and Geoarchaeologist Dr. Ervan Garrison take us through the studies done at the George Washington Carver National Monument in Diamond, MO. Carver is celebrated as the most prominent black scientist of the 20th century, and his contributions to agricultural science are unparalleled. Jones and Garrison will discuss Carver's work and what these studies have told us about Carver's life.
Join us for the Missouri River Country Annual Community Meeting on October 8th at 1 PM.

Join representatives from Missouri River Country communities and a special guest speaker as we discuss the region's innovative responses to COVID19 and learn about upcoming events. Members of the community are invited to attend and give us their questions and thoughts during our Q&A session.
Join us for Explore Missouri's German Heritage, Chapter 2: Marking the Spirit of the Times (der Zeitgeist) on October 8th at 10 AM.


Missouri Humanities has spent the last several years forming partnerships and developing programming dedicated to commemorating and interpreting Missouri’s rich German cultural heritage. In 2019, Missouri Humanities partnered with Missouri Life Publishing to create a “book-a-zine” exploring the many facets of “Germanness” in our state: Explore Missouri’s German Heritage. Authored by Dr. W. Arthur Mehrhoff, the publication serves as both a travel guide and coffee table book. Join us at 10AM every second Thursday, from September to April, as Arthur and our Director of Heritage Programs, Caitlin Yager, dive into each chapter and explore the stories of the people, places, and ideas that helped shape Missouri’s German cultural heritage. We dive right in with Alexander von Humboldt, Missouri Germans during times of war, and reflections upon cultural identity.