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September 25, 2009 Call for Papers - Missouri Conference on History52nd Missouri Conference on HistoryApril 15-16, 2010 Co-sponsored by Missouri State Archives Capitol Plaza Hotel and Convention Center, Jefferson City Call for PapersProposals for conference sessions and papers are welcome on any historical topic or era.The conference is particularly interested in proposals for complete sessions, including panelists, chair, and commentator. Anyone wishing to organize a session or present a paper should submit a one-page abstract and a one-page curriculum vita by e-mail to: John Dougan The deadline for submission of proposals is November 15, 2009. Prize for Best Student PaperThe Missouri Conference on History will present a $250 prize for the best student paper presented at the conference by a registered student participant. Students (undergraduate or graduate) who wish to be considered for the prize should submit an electronic version of the completed paper of between 3,000 and 4,000 words to: Gary R. Kremer The deadline for submission of papers for prize consideration is February 1, 2010. posted @ 11:51 AM September 10, 2009 University of Missouri Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl Follow the “birdie” to the fifth annual MU Campus Gallery and Museum Crawl on Thursday, September 17. Starting at 4:30 p.m. and continuing until 8:00 p.m., attendees can experience exhibitions and activities at the Museum of Art & Archaeology, The State Historical Society of Missouri, the George Caleb Bingham Gallery, the Museum of Anthropology, and the MSA/GPC Craft Studio. Once again intrepid culture crawlers who visit all five locations and get their Crawl postcard stamped are eligible to win prizes including T-shirts, art posters, free do-it-yourself classes and much, much more. Visitors can pick up postcards at each participating location or print out a copy (pdf). Entrants need not be present to win but must have all locations stamped and provide an e-mail address on the entry card. The MU Campus Gallery and Culture Crawl is free and open to the public. Check the Crawl website for information on the exhibits involved. posted @ 9:35 AM September 09, 2009 Lion of the West – a MoHiP Theatre productionMissouri History in Performance (MoHiP) Theatre will present James Kirke Paulding’s Lion of the West, September 25 at Thespian Hall in Boonville. MoHiP Theatre is a reader’s theatre program of The State Historical Society of Missouri. The play is a lively, loud, and fast-moving farce complete with backwoods heroes, damsels in distress, and English snobbery. Popular musicians Cathy Barton and Dave Para start the evening with music of the period at 7:30 p.m., with Lion of the West immediately following.Paulding wrote Lion of the West in 1831 and it was a hit from its first performances in St. Louis in 1832. The play won a competition for the best portrayal of an American character—the leading role in the play, Colonel Nimrod Wildfire, who was based on frontiersman and congressman David Crockett. Although the scripted performance went through many alterations and name changes over the years, the widespread popularity of Wildfire remained. KBIA radio producer and announcer Darren Hellwege will play the role of Wildfire, and Columbia Daily Tribune managing editor Jim Robertson plays the nefarious fake English nobleman intent on marrying into a wealthy American family. He runs up against the upright Colonel Nimrod Wildfire, and sparks fly, amid duels, pistols and backwoods rifles. Tickets will be sold at Thespian Hall the evening of the performance or may be reserved by calling (660) 882-7977. Admission is $5.00 for adults and $2.50 for children under twelve years of age. This program is supported by The Friends of Historic Boonville, Santa Fe Trail Association and the University of Missouri Center for Arts & Humanities. posted @ 11:22 AM September 02, 2009 New Video from the Society and the Western Historical Manuscript Collectionposted @ 11:36 AM Labor DayThe Society will be closed September 5-7 and will resume business on September 8posted @ 11:34 AM |
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