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Missouri History Museum
4:56 pm
Wed October 17, 2012

Leaders Ask Former Sen. Danforth To Enter Fray Over History Museum

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A group of five elected and civic leaders are asking Sen. John Danforth to negotiate a new oversight contract for the Missouri History Museum.
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Updated 3:55 p.m. October 18

Sen. John Danforth has accepted his role as negotiator.

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Kirkwood Roots
6:37 am
Mon January 16, 2012

Missouri History Museum exhibit traces early history of African American community in Kirkwood

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The exhibit "Kirkwood Roots" on display at the Missouri History Museum traces the early history of the African American community in Kirkwood from before the Civil War to after World War II.
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An exhibit now on display at the Missouri History Museum takes a look at the early history of the African American community in Kirkwood.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Julie Bierach spoke with Curator David Lobbig about the multimedia project that traces the first settlement before the Civil War to suburban development after World War II.

When you and your colleagues came up with the idea for “Kirkwood Roots,” what did you envision?

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Missouri & The Civil War
6:35 am
Fri November 11, 2011

Bringing the Civil War in Missouri to life

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Six-year-old Jimmie Johnston served as a Union “powder monkey” on a gunboat during the Civil War.
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The uniform made for six-year-old Jimmie Johnston who stepped into bring Union gunboat soldiers powder during a fight after the previous “powder monkey” was killed.
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The silver pocket watch of Col. Austin M. Standish, who was struck by a bullet at the Battle of Wilson’s Creek but was saved by his watch.
Credit (UPI/Bill Greenblatt)
Missouri History Museum employee Shery Hunter perfects the installation of a Union uniform.
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George Caleb Bingham’s famous painting “Order No. 11” is on loan from the Cincinnati Art Museum for the exhibit.
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The Missouri History Museum is opening a new exhibit Saturday called “The Civil War in Missouri.”

There’s a lot of ground to cover in a state that was bitterly divided by the war and saw more than 1,200 battles and skirmishes.

But the museum, founded just one year after the Civil War ended, has a treasure trove of artifacts from the era that bring the conflict to life.

St. Louis Public Radio’s Maria Altman got a sneak peak.

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