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Boonville Dig Successful

Mon, 05 May 2008 16:56:39 GMT

Forensic archaeologists Dr. Doug Scott and Dr. Steve Dasovich led a team through the fields east of Boonville on November 8 - 10 in search of evidence of the site of the First Battle of Boonville. This is the first comprehensive study of the battle site. The available literature, and dozens of battle relics found by the team, will be studied and plotted. Look for news of the detailed findings of Scott's team on this site.

The survey was jointly sponsored by the City of Boonville, the Historic Frederick Hotel and SCI Engineering, Inc. of St. Charles.

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Burnt District Monument Groundbreaking

Fri, 02 Nov 2007 18:06:18 GMT

A crowd of more than sixty individuals witnessed the groundbreaking on Saturday, Oct. 27 for the Burnt District Monument commemorating events which took place along the western Missouri border during the Civil War. The monument will stand on the front lawn of the Cass County Justice Center in Harrisonville and is a joint venture of the Cass County Historical Society and Cass County. The program featured reenactors to commemorate the suffering and turmoil endured by families living on the western Missouri border and displaced by Order #11 in 1863. More than 20,000 individuals in Jackson, Cass, Bates and Vernon Counties had to leave their homes and lost most of their possessions as a result of this action The monument will feature a 17-foot tall chimney to represent all that was left of most homesteads when settlers returned at the end of the war. These “Jennison’s Tombstones” as they were called after the Kansas Jayhawk commander “Doc” Jennison whose troops did much of the burning, were all the eye could see for miles. The site will also include a memorial brick reconciliation plaza, interpretive signs and plaques, native trees and sidewalks. The monument sign is made from a 100-year-old native eastern red cedar from the 700 block of East Pearl in Harrisonville. The tree was sawed into three sections, each 4” thick, 14” wide and 12’, 4” long. Fundraising is underway to ensure that the stories of those who suffered the devastation on the western Missouri border will not be forgotten.

Doug Scott Returns

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 18:12:01 GMT

Doug Scott will head up an archaeological survey of the site of the First Battle of Boonville, November 8, 9 and 10, 2007. Dr. Scott, who retired last year from the National Park Serviice, is considered to be one of the country's leading forensic archaeologists. This is his third trip to Missouri (his native state) to explore Missouri battlefields.

$14,000 in Grants for Arrow Rock Trail Interpretation

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 14:46:01 GMT

Mary Duncan, President of the Manitou Bluffs Mid-Missouri Chapter of the Lewis & Clark Trail Heritage Foundation, announced that the Chapter has received two grants totaling $14,000 for interpretation and upgrading of the Historic River Landing Trail in Arrow Rock. $4,000 is from a National Park Service Lewis & Clark National Historic Trails Challenge Cost Share Grant. This money will provide for erosion work on the trail as well as for two interpretive signs. A $10,000 grant from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Foundation will fund five additional signs and a brochure for the Arrow Rock Historic River Landing Trail. The River Landing Trail can be accessed near the end of Main Street. It connects with the Lewis & Clark Discovery Trail on the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and is approximately a one-half mile walk on a gravel path to the Missouri River. By the mid-19th century Arrow Rock was one of the busiest trade centers on the lower Missouri River. Evidence of this was the report that in 1858 Arrow Rock shipped 7,135 bales of hemp, equaling 1,427 tons, for a total value of $128,120. The interpretive signs will aid in understanding the vital role steamboat transportation played in Arrow Rock’s history. The Manitou Bluffs Chapter was also instrumental in securing grants to construct both trails. They worked closely with the Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge and the Friends of the Big Muddy. Arrow Rock, a National Historic Landmark village, is located 14 miles north of I-70 on Hwy 41. The Arrow Rock State Historic Site Visitor Center Museum is open daily 10-4 offering an orientation film and exhibits about the settlement of the Boonslick. The Friends of Arrow Rock offer walking tours on Saturdays in May and will begin a new tram tour Monday-Saturday beginning in June. Featured buildings are the home of artist George Caleb Bingham and gunsmith John P. Sites. The Arrow Rock Lyceum Theatre opens its season June 8 with a production of “Into the Woods.” Numerous shops, restaurants, and B & Bs welcome guests. Arrow Rock was listed on one of the 100 Best Small Town Getaways in the June 2007 Issue of Midwest Living.

PACIFIC CHAMBER TO SPONSOR PANEL

Fri, 27 Apr 2007 12:51:32 GMT

The City of Pacific will erect an interpretative panel commemorating the events of the Civil War in that town, it was announced. The panel will be placed as part of a Plaza being constructed near the junction of the historic Pacific Railroad and its southwest branch, and features a story about how the war affected those railroads. The City in west St. Louis County was the scene of a battle during Price's 1864 Expedition, and this was the battle closest to St. Louis during the entire war.

ARCHAEOLOGY SURVEY IN WAVERLY

Tue, 20 Mar 2007 22:29:33 GMT

Tuesday, March 27, 2007 is the day set for an archaeological survey in Waverly, Missouri. A joint project of the Missouri Valley College's Department of Anthropology, Waverly Citizens for Progress, and Missouri's Civil War Heritage Foundation, the survey is being conducted by a team headed by Dr. Tim Baumann of Missouri Valley College in Marshall, Missouri. Waverly is the hometown of Confederate General Joseph Orville Shelby, and a prime target of the survey is to locate General Shelby's home, which was destroyed during the Civil War. For more information, contact Mike Duncan at 660-837-3398, or Elizabeth Keen, Marketing Associate for Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation, at 314-361-4925.

The Marshall Civil War Heritage Trail

Sun, 18 Mar 2007 16:58:40 GMT

The Marshall Civil War Heritage Trail committee is asking its community members for help in telling the stories of individuals who played some part in the war. The project involves developing a heritage trail through town with markers located at key Civil War sites. The trail will connect with a statewide Civil War trail system being developed by Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation. "http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1190414.html":http://www.marshallnews.com/story/1190414.html

New Exhibit at Missouri State Museum

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:51:27 GMT

The flag of the 18th U.S. Colored Infantry, one of five regiments of black soldiers raised in Missouri, is currently on display in the Missouri State Museum’s History Hall on the first floor of the State Capitol in Jefferson City. The Missouri State Museum plans to have at least one Civil War flag on display in the museum until the Civil War sesquicentennial in 2011, when the flags will be a central part of the museum’s interpretation of the Civil War from 2011-2015. "http://www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel/nr07_048.htm":http://www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel/nr07_048.htm

Shelby Vows to be Re-enacted

Sun, 25 Feb 2007 18:04:25 GMT

The Waverly Arts Council is sponsoring a re-enactment of the wedding of Joseph Orville Shelby and Elizabeth Nancy Shelby, as part of Waverly's Heritage Days. The event is scheduled for Sunday, July 22, 2007 at the Warren House. For more information, visit the Arts Council website at the following link. "http://www.waverlyarts.org/2006calendar.htm":http://www.waverlyarts.org/2006calendar.htm

Patience Please

Thu, 22 Mar 2007 13:21:26 GMT

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