Years before the construction of dams to control the waterflow of the Osage River, many ferry, river and shoal crossings connected Osage and Cole counties.

Missouri is a state with a rich history, and visiting its historic landmarks is a great way to learn about its past. From the Gateway Arch in St. Louis to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and ...

Step into the pages of American history! Hannibal, Missouri, is the legendary hometown of Mark Twain.

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. KANSAS CITY, Mo. — With a legacy rooted in ...

The west wing of the Missouri State Museum got a much-needed facelift Saturday afternoon. The museum shrugged off the tones of gray and marble present in much of the Missouri Capitol and stepped into ...

But Native identity in Missouri did not disappear. For many families, it lives on, not just in museums or textbooks, but in ...

ST. LOUIS -- A vast, virtually unexamined National Archives collection on Missouri's Civil War history is now accessible to Civil War buffs, genealogists and other researchers, thanks to an online ...

A new film festival is using storytelling to reflect on a difficult chapter of American history.

Missouri Southern hosted the annual History Day competition for middle and high school students, with projects aligning to the theme of "Revolution, Reaction and Reform in History".