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Discussions on the people, places, and events that have helped to shape the Show-Me State.

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Summer Series 2020: Voda Curtis: Suffrage & Civil...

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2020/08/10

This episode focuses on the life of Voda "Bea" Hardy Curtis, and documents the path of her family from slavery to suffrage. The episode also features audio clips from Voda Curtis' 1977 oral history [S0829] housed at the State Historical Society of Missouri's St. Louis Research Center, as well as final thoughts from past oral history interns—Cydney Smith, Cassie Draudt, and Keely Doll—who conducted research on Voda Curtis' life. About the Guest: Originally from Naperville, Illinois, Keely Doll is

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Summer Series 2020: Carrie Lee Carter Stokes & The...

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2020/07/27

This episode focuses on the life of Carrie Lee Carter Stokes, and explains how the Dexter (MO) schoolteacher rose to become a prominent leader in the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the Missouri Equal Suffrage Association. About the Guest: Janet Olson holds an MA in History from Loyola University in Chicago. She served as the Assistant University Archivist at Northwestern University from 1998-2020. Since 2007, she has served as the part-time Archivist for the Frances Willard House Museum

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Summer Series 2020: The Clark Family - Ethan Colbert...

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2020/07/13

This episode focuses on the Clark Family of Bowling Green, particularly Genevieve Davis Bennett Clark and Genevieve Clark Thomson, and how discussions of suffrage in their home eventually made it to the halls of Congress. About the Guest: Originally from Pike County, Ethan Colbert currently serves as a reader interest reporter for the Quincy Herald-Whig. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the Champ Clark House.

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Summer Series 2020: Alma Nash & the Maryville Milieu...

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2020/06/29

This episode focuses on Alma Nash and how Maryville's Missouri Ladies Military Band became key participants in the 1913 Woman Suffrage Procession. About the Guest: Elyssa Ford holds a Ph.D. in History from Arizona State University. Presently, she serves as Associate Professor of History, Honors Program Director, and Public History & Museum Studies Director at Northwest Missouri State University. Her book, "Rodeo as Refuge, Rodeo as Rebellion: Gender, Race, and Identity in the American Rodeo," will

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Episode 33: Life, Death, & Coroner's Inquests – Sarah...

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2020/05/18

While this year's Missouri Conference on History may be over, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode concludes Season 2 and features Sarah Lirley McCune discussing her soon-to-be-released book project, tentatively titled, "An Arc of Death," which examines how coroners interpreted the lives and deaths of 19th Century St.

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Episode 32: "Baseball in St. Louis" – Ed Wheatley...

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2020/05/04

While this year's Missouri Conference on History may be over, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features Ed Wheatley, President of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society, discussing his new book, "Baseball in St. Louis: From Little Leagues to Major Leagues." About the Guest: Ed Wheatley is the president of the St. Louis

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Episode 31: "Groping Toward Democracy" – Priscilla...

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2020/04/20

While this year's Missouri Conference on History may be over, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features Priscilla Dowden-White discussing her book, "Groping toward Democracy: African American Social Welfare Reform in St. Louis, 1910-1949," as well as her current research project on St. Louisan Margaret Bush Wilson. About the

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Episode 30: "Gateway To Equality" – Keona Ervin (Meet...

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2020/04/06

While this year's Missouri Conference on History may be over, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features Keona Ervin discussing her award-winning book, "Gateway to Equality: Black Women and the Struggle for Economic Justice in St. Louis," which was published by the University Press of Kentucky in 2017. About the Guest: Keona

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Episode 29: Hamburg, St. Louis, & Missouri's German...

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2020/03/23

While this year's Missouri Conference on History may be over, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features Caitlin Yager, Director of Heritage Programs for the Missouri Humanities Council. Caitlin discusses Missouri’s German Heritage Corridor, as well as an upcoming documentary on the German-American community of Hamburg, which

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Episode 28: Battle Lines & the Golden Lane – Joan...

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2020/03/09

To help prepare for this year's Missouri Conference on History, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features SHSMO curator of art collections Joan Stack discussing editorial cartoons from St. Louis-based artists Daniel Fitzpatrick, Bill Mauldin, and Tom Engelhardt, as well as the upcoming "Battle Lines" and "Missouri Women:

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Episode 27: "The Gateway Arch" – Tracy Campbell (Meet...

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2020/02/24

To help prepare for this year's Missouri Conference on History, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features Tracy Campbell discussing his book, The Gateway Arch: A Biography, published by Yale University Press in 2013. About the Guest: Tracy Campbell holds a Ph.D. in history from Duke University. Presently, he serves as the E

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Episode 26: Mr. Mac & The Race to The Moon (Meet Me...

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2020/02/10

To help prepare for this year's Missouri Conference on History, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode examines James S. McDonnell and the inner workings of McDonnell Aircraft during Project Mercury and Project Gemini.

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Episode 25: SHSMO St. Louis Research Center – A.J....

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2020/01/27

To help prepare for this year's Missouri Conference on History, the Our Missouri Podcast invites listeners to "meet us" in St. Louis for a multi-part series focusing on several projects and institutions that document the city's history and cultural identity. This episode features A.J. Medlock talking about the origins and history of the State Historical Society of Missouri's St. Louis Research Center, as well as his efforts to collect and preserve unique materials related to the region's

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Episode 24: William Monks & "A History of Southern...

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2019/12/18

Today's episode concludes our multi-part series on "The Ozarks." Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with John Bradbury about his edited volume of William Monks' memoir, "A History of Southern

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Episode 23: Ozark National Scenic Riverways – Dena...

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2019/12/09

Today's episode continues our multi-part series on "The Ozarks." Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with Dena Matteson about the history and "hidden treasures" of the Ozark National Scenic

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Episode 22: Passport to the Ozarks – Kaitlyn McConnell

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2019/11/14

Today's episode continues our multi-part series on "The Ozarks." Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with Kaitlyn McConnell about her efforts to preserve and promote the history of the Ozarks through

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Episode 21: "Father of Route 66" — Susan Croce Kelly

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2019/10/28

Today's episode continues our multi-part series on "The Ozarks." Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with Susan Croce Kelly about her book, Father of Route 66: The Story of Cy Avery. About the Guest:

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Episode 20: Kate Franklin Newton and the Memorial to...

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2019/10/14

Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode focuses on Carthage resident Kate Franklin Newton and her efforts as president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) to commission a marble bust in honor of "Missouri's Great

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Episode 19: "Rube Tube" – Sara K. Eskridge

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2019/09/30

Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with Sara K. Eskridge about her new book, Rube Tube: CBS and Rural Comedy in the Sixties. Published by the University of Missouri Press, Rube Tube examines the rise

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Episode 18: "A History of the Ozarks" – Brooks Blevins

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2019/09/16

Sure, you think you know about the Ozarks. The home of Branson, the Baldknobbers, and the Beverly Hillbillies…right? Well, in this series, we'll talk about the Ozarks—a region covering roughly half of Missouri—as a cultural identity as well as a physical place. So, come along for a trip to the Ozarks. This episode features a conversation with Brooks Blevins about his new three-volume series on the Ozarks entitled A History of the Ozarks. About the Guest: Brooks Blevins holds a Ph.D. in History from

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