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January 23, 2012 New membership club: George Caleb Bingham Annual Giving SocietyOne of the nineteeth century’s best-known artists, George Caleb Bingham, preserved on canvas some of our most iconic images of commerce and politics during the turbulent period of westward expansion and the Civil War. The Historical Society is proud to have in its collection several of his most important works, including masterpieces General Order No. 11 and Watching the Cargo. Not only was Bingham an eminently talented artist, he was also a man of high ideals. Therefore, it is fitting that the Society name its new annual giving club at the $1,000 level in his honor—the George Caleb Bingham Society—to help uphold our high ideals in preserving our great heritage. Bingham Society members will enhance our ability to collect, publish, and preserve material that is vital to the study of the history of Missouri and the settling of the West. Please consider this highest level of membership. All members receive the Missouri Historical Review quarterly scholarly journal, the Missouri Times quarterly newsletter, a discount on publications and Benton-Bingham Gift Shop items, a reduced fee on research assistance and workshops, and an invitation to the Annual Meeting. To learn about increased benefits at higher levels of membership visit our Web site or telephone (573) 882-7083. posted @ 10:29 AM New National History Day BlogNHD Executive Director Dr. Cathy Gorn has started a new blog, "The Voice of NHD," at which she will be writing about her travels to places and meetings with people involved in NHD and about important news related to education and history. In September Gorn wrote about her visits to the programs in Indonesia and China. Find the link at http://www.nhd.org or at http://thevoiceofnhd.wordpress.com.posted @ 10:26 AM St. Louis radio history project begunThe Research Center-St. Louis has started an oral history project to document the history of St. Louis radio. The first interviews included Ron Elz, known as "Johnny Rabbit" to St. Louis radio listeners growing up in the 1960s. Another renowned St. Louis DJ, Terry Houston, on the air since 1970, also agreed to be interviewed. Many more interviews are planned in the future.posted @ 10:22 AM December 12, 2011 Repairs to Columbia Research Center concludeReconstruction of ceilings, walls, and floor surfaces is finished after water from a fire sprinkler system damaged several areas during an arson and vandalism incident at Ellis Library on September 10. Fortunately, damage was confined primarily to office areas, with no risk to the art storage rooms or galleries. Only two of the approximately 6,000 manuscript collections housed at the Columbia Research Center sustained minor damage, and some reels of duplicate microfilm were destroyed.
posted @ 12:54 PM August 19, 2011 New Trustee: Edward C. Matthews IIIWelcome Edward C. “Ned” Matthews III of Sikeston to the Society’s Board of Trustees. Mr. Matthews takes the place of James R. Mayo, Bloomfield, who resigned earlier this year due to health concerns. Matthews will stand for re-election in November at the Society’s Annual Meeting.Ned Matthews is involved in his family’s businesses and has served as vice president of the Bank of Sikeston; president, Bank of Sikeston Holding Company; and director, Bank of Sikeston and AmeriFirst Bancorporation, Inc., Bucoda Gin Company, Scott County Milling Company, and Semo Grain Company. Currently, he is general partner of the E. C. Matthews Limited Partnership, director of the Matthews Cotton Company, and agent for Matthews Mineral Account. In 2004 he published Matthews: The Historic Adventures of a Pioneer Family, profiling the lives of eight generations of the Matthews family as they settled in the Louisiana Territory and aided the growth and development of southeast Missouri. The central figure, C. D. Matthews, born poor in the 1840s, risked his life to supply corn and wheat to the South during the Civil War and went on to make a fortune in banking, lumber, railroads, and land. posted @ 4:14 PM |
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