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Dec 29, 20222 min read

The Origins of the Lozo-Needles Photograph Collection Pt. 2

Where Ripley Calkins left off on the “Old Settlers” photograph series, Frank Posegate took it up. The project continued on with Capt....

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Feb 26, 20223 min read

Inventor Charles S. Lewis Baker and the Friction Heater

Guest Contributor: Trevor Tutt Charles S. Lewis Baker was born enslaved in 1859 in Savannah, MO. His mother passed away when he was young...

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Oct 22, 20212 min read

Legends of St. Joseph - The Summer Ghosts

In 1916 Mary Alicia Owen, after forming the Missouri Folklore Society and subsequently the St. Joseph Folklore Society, began an effort...

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