Officials with the Ozarks Heritage Research Center (OHRC) at Missouri State University-West Plains (MSU-WP) will host a special presentation, “Si Siman, the Ozark Jubilee, and Music Business at the Crossroads” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, at the Garnett Library, 304 W. Trish Knight St., in West Plains. The program is underwritten by the Missouri Humanities Council and is … [Read more...] about OHRC to host presentation on ‘Si Siman, the Ozark Jubilee, and Music Business at the Crossroads’ on May 13
Long before the Tuskegee Airmen made their contributions to the U.S. war effort in World War II, the Buffalo Soldiers helped tame the American West. Area residents can learn more about this group of African Americans, many of whom were newly freed after the Civil War, during a special presentation by the Alexander/Madison Chapter of KC Buffalo Soldiers at 7 p.m. Feb. 24 at the … [Read more...] about Learn more about the Buffalo Soldiers during Feb. 24 presentation