Missouri's place within the Trail of Tears will be discussed during The State Historical Society of Missouri's regular ...

Missouri was admitted to the Union in 1821, the 24th state. State capital was temporarily located in St. Charles until a permanent capital could be built. Missouri was noted to be the first state ...

On Wednesday, the society put on a lecture by Professor Crystal R. Sanders, who holds a doctoral degree in history.

Agriculture has a rich history in the state of Missouri in the late 1700s and early 1800s. The agricultural surplus produced by Missouri farmers was often sold downriver to plantation societies in the ...