The family of Steve DeLaporte hosted the annual Plow Day on September 5, at 2 p.m., on the property of Don and Cindy Abell, near Sharpsburg Church. Tractors included models from John Deere, Farmall, Oliver and Allis Chalmers. Explaining the importance of Plow Day and of a person’s roots, DeL…
September 11 will mark the twentieth anniversary of a horrific day in the United States. It is suggested for the nation to observe six moments of silence. Most everyone who is able to remember back 20 years ago, can share exactly where they were when our great nation was attacked. Now 20 yea…
The Union Covered Bridge celebrated its 150-year anniversary on Monday, September 6. Residents from all over the State gathered together during the afternoon to observe the surviving real-life artifact and historical landmark in Monroe County. Missouri State Parks served refreshments which i…
Union Covered Bridge State Historic Site staff members invite the public to celebrate its 150th anniversary and learn about the rich history of the bridge from 1-3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 6. Light refreshments will be provided.
During the 1850’s, pioneers and settlers were moving west, using skills and talents to assist in making travel simpler. Located near the Salt River, Edwin Ruthvin Wheeler, had settled with his family in Hunnewell to build the St. Joseph-Hannibal railroad bridge over Salt River. Wheeler was a…
Early Frontier Life; travels from Texas to Hunnewell
The Monroe City Park Board will host the sixth annual Cemetery Walk on Memorial Day. Citizens are invited to St. Jude’s Church to take a walk down memory lane at 10:30 a.m.
One family’s incredible journey in times of war
One family’s incredible journey in times of war
One nation; two visions
Illinois is considered to be ‘The Land of Lincoln’. Perhaps North Fork should be considered as ‘The Land of Lincoln’s Girlfriend’. Abe arrived in North Fork, stepping off the stage coach in search for his other Mary, known as Mary Owens. Miss Owens was a Kentucky plantation belle, and Lincol…
Several community members had voiced concern inquiring about the old jailhouse door, which was in the old electric building being demolished. Rumors had spread around town the door was missing or could not be located. Mayor Jerry Potterfield assured those in attendance at the recent council …
Today, November 11, Veteran’s Day, marks a day of remembrance and a day of honor to those who have sacrificed so much to serve their country. Not only have countless lives been lost in times of service, but days, weeks, holidays and time cannot be made up. There are empty chairs at tables ac…
Another murder in North Fork; anger rages the farmland
On November 9, the fate of the Florida Cabin will be determined. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources personnel at Mark Twain State Park want to get “rid” of this log cabin. The Friends of Florida are “fighting” to keep it at its present location.
A quarrel of evil; upsetting an entire countryside
Stonemasons Alan Hindal, of Moberly, and his father, Nate Hindal, of Higbee, added a fireplace and chimney of stone to the 1840’s Quarles’ house as part of the planned reconstruction of thin internationally known historic site. Each year visitors from around the world tour this site. It is t…
North Fork operates as a dangerous crossing point during the war
Standing like a bright beacon on a high hilltop
Hundreds of Native Americans make their journey with a stop at North Fork
In honor of Missouri’s 2020 graduating seniors, Governor Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson will illuminate the Missouri Governor’s Mansion on Wednesday, May 20, 2020.
Volunteers and staff of the State Historical Society have been working steadily over the past several years to complete the digital collection of World War II letters. In 2016, SHSMO began an ambitious project to provide online access to a large manuscript collection of World War II letters …
Located in the north-western tier of Monroe County is a territory known as the Washington Township. In 1836, two towns, Clinton and Jonesburg, were formed with only an alleyway separating them. The two towns have been deemed rivals throughout history and are located south-west of Hunnewell. …
Sifting through decades of history in the midst of the woods.
Americas history paints pictures of both beauty and injustice
Ox Team Road worn right through the heart of NewMarket
One does not have to travel out west to find a ghost town with an old cemetery.
“Next stop, Lone House located in Shelby County.”
“The starting place for settlers to call home.”
100 Years Ago
Mark Twain’s well-known Quarles’ farm will host an all-volunteer dig on Saturday, September 7, Saturday, September 14, and Saturday, September 21 at the hilltop site located just off highway 107 four miles north of Florida, MO.
“A welcoming village rich in heritage where many families planted their roots:
Karen Hunt, archaeologist and current owner of Mark Twain’s Uncle Quarles farm, hosted guests attending the Clemens Conference last Thursday in Florida, MO. The conference included approximately 60 scholars and professors from all over the world, who come to learn and experience the hands-on…
“A beautiful home site for famous homemade Rhubarb and Norton Grape wines with a dinner of schweinhaxen and sauerkraut: NewMarket, Marion County, Missouri”
“A collection of information on the love and legends of a ghost town: Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri”
“A collection of information on the love and legends of a ghost town: Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri”
“A collection of information on the love and legends of a ghost town: Newmarket, Marion County, Missouri”
100 Years Ago
The Board of Alderman met on February 7, to hold a regular session City Council meeting.
The community was impacted by an arctic blast which moved through the area on January 29-31. Temperatures were reported at the Cpt. Ben Smith Airfield, to be -11 with wind chills in the area being reported of -35 or greater.
The Pearl Harbor Memorial
In this Aug. 18, 2017, photo, a statue of Confederate Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest sits in a park in Memphis, Tenn. A new historical marker in Memphis will point out that a famed Confederate general was a prosperous slave trader before the Civil War. (AP Photo/Adrian Sainz, File)
Kimberly Kronwell, registrar of exhibits and loans to the Colorado History Museum, opens the case containing the “Holy Grail” of baseball cards, a 1952 Topps Mickey Mantle that is valued at more than $10 million, to put on display as part of baseball memorabilia exhibit at the Colorado Histo…
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In this Wednesday, June 27, 2018 photo, visitors look at exhibits, entitled “The House of Herod: Life and Power in the Age of the New Testament,” at the Terra Sancta Museum in Jerusalem. Jerusalem’s Franciscan friars have opened The Terra Sancta Museum, a new museum in the old city of Jerusa…
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Civil War Soldier with a CanadianKen Morris, a resident of Eagle Creek, Oregon, and conservation planner with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, has been involved with horses for some twenty six years. Whether it’s leading a Civil War reenactment cavalry unit into battle, practicing half pa…
In this April 1, 2016 file photo, radar scanning experts scan a wall in King Tutankhamun’s burial chamber in the Valley of the Kings, Luxor, Egypt. Egypt’s antiquities ministry said Sunday, May 6, 2018, that new radar scans have provided conclusive evidence that there are no hidden rooms, as…
The MO VIP incentivizes vaccination for those who have not yet been vaccinated as well as provides an opportunity for rewards for the 2.8 million Missourians who have already made the decision to be protected through vaccination.
The MO VIP incentivizes vaccination for those who have not yet been vaccinated as well as provides an opportunity for rewards for the 2.8 million Missourians who have already made the decision to be protected through vaccination.
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