A newspaper's tongue-in-cheek advice on how to get out of war service in 1862.  Wonder if it worked?  More...

The Pythian Home of Missouri, an article found by one of our patrons, describes the future Pythian Castle, whose contract was awarded to a Bethany, Mo. company in 1911.  More...

Who used to decide on the safety of bridges in Greene County?  In 1914, county court judges and surveyors inspected several bridges for needed repairs and replacements.  A link to a historic bridge database will let you look up bridge information.  More...

In 1933 an Auto Polo fund raiser for the American Legion promises crashes, overturns, spills and collisions at State Teacher College, now known as MSU.  Auto polo followed the general rules for pony polo, using stripped down Model A Fords.  More...

Harry Young and Ollie Crosswhite had encounters in 1926, six years before the Young brothers massacre in January of 1932.  In that shootout, six police officers were killed.  More...