Latest News & Announcements

Office Closings

The Springfield research center will be closed June 20. 

The State Historical Society of Missouri Center for Missouri Studies won a 2025 AIA/ALA Library Building Award, one of the nation's highest honors for library design. Presented by the American Institute of Architects and the American Library Association, the award recognizes projects that

Read more

Don't miss the one-day stop of a travelling art installation that welcomes anyone to trade a personal object at the Barter Boat. Trading hours are Tuesday, June 3, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the lobby at the Center for Missouri Studies. Come by with something to barter which has

Read more

The State Historical Society of Missouri is seeking proposals for two Center for Missouri Studies fellowships to begin January 1, 2026. Each fellowship carries a stipend of $5,000 for a project that results in the completion of a 6,000 to 8,000-word scholarly essay on one of the two topics

Read more

Just under 500 middle and high school students from across the state competed in the National History Day state contest April 26 on the University of Missouri campus in Columbia. The annual program is sponsored and organized by the State Historical Society of Missouri. First and second

Read more