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Museum studies graduate Sam Moore brings untold stories to light at Missouri Historical Society

After leading several institutions in Pittsburgh, Moore returned to St. Louis to serve as the organization's managing director of public history....

Alumna Elizabeth Eikmann talks St. Louis suffrage history in US Courts video

Eikmann discovered her passion for history and English while taking honors classes at UMSL. Her research on suffragist Virginia Minor was featured in a U.S. Courts production. ...

Sharing lessons on the history that helped divide St. Louis

Associate Professor Priscilla Dowden-White's teaching of the past offers lessons for the future....

‘Remembering Route 66’ panel to track the history made along the road

Featuring several panelists and UMSL's own Andrew Hurley as moderator, the Sept. 12 discussion aims to move beyond Route 66’s nostalgic associations....

‘Cast and Recast’ shows type design shaping St. Louis 150 years ago – and today

Co-curated by Jennifer McKnight and Terry Suhre, the exhibition offers a look at the typeface-making process, historical posters, brand-new designs and more....

History professor fields gigantic ‘Curious Louis’ question about Civil War’s influence on St. Louis region

Louis Gerteis, chair of the Department of History at UMSL, offers some answers in response to a big question recently submitted to St. Louis Public Radio....

UMSL part of consortium to receive $20M NSF grant to study climate variability

History Professor Andrew Hurley will lead research on historical dynamics of urban resilience in St. Louis....

UMSL’s Fred Fausz explores 250 years of ‘Historic St. Louis’

The noted historian's new book clocks in at 47,000 words and 174 images covering the entirety of St. Louis’ rich 250-year history. ...

St. Louis Metromorphosis to explore significance of city across 250 years

The UMSL conference will gather speakers to consider the critical role St. Louis played in different eras and how recent research has reshaped our understanding of the city’s significance. ...

Historian examines interwar African American social welfare reform in St. Louis

St. Louis was home to a dynamic group of African American social welfare reformers long before the start of the civil rights movement in the late 1950s. University of Missouri–St....