The North-East branch will be closed Monday, September 23, for staff training.
Signature Event
Thursday, October 23, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
In 1864, Confederate Gen. Sterling Price mounted a last-gasp raid into Missouri in hopes of capturing St. Louis and ultimately the state. The end o...
Signature Event
Thursday, August 7, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Thrust into the nation’s highest office following Richard Nixon’s resignation, Gerald R. Ford faced the impossible task of achieving much in little...
Signature Event
Tuesday, July 22, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Railroads were essential to moving men and military supplies during the Civil War. The Battle of Atlanta, fought on July 22, 1864, was an attempt b...
Signature Event
Sunday, June 22, 2014
2:00pm
In Person
On October 21-23, 1864, a Confederate army led by General Sterling Price clashed with its Union counterpart commanded by General Samuel Curtis. The...
Signature Event
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
John Quincy Adams (1767-1848) is among the most overlooked presidents in U.S. history even though his progressive values helped shape the course of...
Signature Event
Thursday, May 15, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
For most of the Civil War, the role of cavalry was limited to reconnaissance and screening infantry movements. But at the Battle of Yellow Tavern (Vir...
Signature Event
Thursday, March 13, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Despite a Union advantage in men and resources, the Confederates dominated in the early months of the Civil War. Only one federal general seemed to ha...
Signature Event
Tuesday, March 4, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Due to a quirk in the calendar in the year 1849, one school of thought contends that Missourian David Rice Atchison deserves to be...
Signature Event
Thursday, February 20, 2014
6:30pm
In Person
Americans are familiar with Civil War land battles—but much less so with the war at sea, from the development of ironclad warships and submar...
Signature Event
Thursday, November 21, 2013
6:30pm
In Person
If George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are the saints in America’s civil religion, then the 29th president, Warren G. Harding, is o...