the State Historical Society of Missouri
Archer Alexander (1828–1880)
On April 14, 1876, the eleventh anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, a handsome bronze statue called the Freedmen’s Memorial Monument was unveiled in Washington, DC.
Candace O’Connor
Candace O’Connor is a St. Louis-based freelance writer and editor who has written numerous books on Missouri history.
New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811–1812
During the early hours of December 16, 1811, a series of violent shakes roused inhabitants of the mid-Mississippi valley from their nighttime slumbers.
Lauren Pike
Lauren Pike is a graduate of the University of Missouri in Columbia and a former intern with the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Suzanna Maupin Long
Suzanna Maupin Long is department chair and professor in the Department of Engineering Management and Systems Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology.
Lorri Glover
Lorri Glover is the John Francis Bannon Endowed Chair in the Department of History at Saint Louis University.
John Brenner
John Brenner is the managing editor for the State Historical Society of Missouri.
Paula Coalier
Paula Coalier is an assistant teaching professor of English at the University of Missouri in St. Louis.
Bonnie Stepenoff
Bonnie Stepenoff is professor emerita of history at Southeast Missouri State University.
Melton A. McLaurin
Melton A. McLaurin is professor emeritus of history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.