Officials of the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) welcomed nearly 60 visitors to the center’s open house celebration April 2 in the Garnett Library. Those who attended were excited to view the center’s archives and learn more about its mission. “The grand opening went extremely well,” said Rebekah McKinney, director of … [Read more...] about OHRC hosts open house
Area poets are invited to share their works during a poetry open mic night April 16 hosted by the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP). The free event will take place at 6 p.m. in the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St. Refreshments will be provided, organizers said. Several local poets will be featured, including … [Read more...] about OHRC to host poetry open mic night April 16
Officials at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a grand opening celebration for the Ozarks Heritage Research Center at 6 p.m. April 2 at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. Years in the making, the OHRC houses an archive of materials related to the south-central and southeast Missouri Ozarks that can be used by researchers, … [Read more...] about Grand opening of Ozarks Heritage Research Center set for April 2
You may have seen some of them in your grandparents’ or great-grandparents’ storage boxes – aged photographs or postcards showing people and places from long ago that reveal a bit about life from a bygone era. Local historian and collector Toney Aid recently donated nearly 1,500 such images from his personal collection to the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri … [Read more...] about Local collector donates historical postcards, photos to OHRC
Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host an exhibit about the African American experience in the Ozarks during Black History Month in February. Entitled “African American Heritage in the Ozarks,” the traveling exhibit curated by the State Historical Society of Missouri (SHSMO) will be on display Feb. … [Read more...] about OHRC to host ‘African American Heritage in the Ozarks’ Exhibit