the State Historical Society of Missouri
Rhonda Chalfant, a writer and historical consultant in Sedalia, Missouri, holds a PhD in history from the University of Missouri in Columbia and is the author of Show Me the Fair: A History of the Missouri State Fair.
![John Homer Bothwell. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri General Assembly Portraits, P0217]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2022-07/1.%20John%20Homer%20Bothwell.jpg?itok=lUGt_lXO "John Homer Bothwell. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Missouri General Assembly Portraits, P0217]")
John Homer Bothwell, a capitalist, philanthropist, attorney, and state representative, was…
![Louis Monsees seated on one of his Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Melvin Bradley Papers, C3026]](/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2021-09/1-Louis_Monsees.jpg?itok=mK2dHb4U "Louis Monsees seated on one of his Missouri mules. [State Historical Society of Missouri, Melvin Bradley Papers, C3026]")