Tales from Days Gone By
By Dr. Bill Eddleman
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Description
Behind the big themes, celebrated figures, and dry dates of history are the interesting stories of life in the past and ordinary people. Southeast Missouri has a varied and rich history that you often don’t hear about in history classes. Join Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri to hear about these stories with “Tales from Days Gone By.”
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Tragedy on Big Prairie: The Murder of David Trotter
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Aug 26, 2026 |
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The Tale of Peter Renfrow: Hiding from the Law in an Ozark Cave
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Aug 12, 2026 |
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Behind the Legends – Eyewitness Accounts of the Round Pond Incident
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Jul 22, 2026 |
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George Morgan’s Grand Scheme – The Founding of New Madrid
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Jul 08, 2026 |
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A Stray Ox Leads to a Tragedy in Lowndes
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Jun 24, 2026 |
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“On the Verge of a Big Boom” - The Ardeola Coal Mine
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Jun 10, 2026 |
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The Sainte Genevieve Militia at the Battle of St. Louis
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May 27, 2026 |
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Richard E. Buehler: Russian Immigrant, Wayne County Public Servant
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May 13, 2026 |
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“Strip Forty Miles Long is Laid Waste”: The Disastrous Tornados of May 30, 1917
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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The Amazing Career of Dr. Drake McDowell – New Madrid Physician
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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From Punjaub to Lawrenceton – A Community Changes its Name
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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Through the Slip of a Pen: The Ordeal of Moses Pendergrass
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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All Covered with Heavy Timber: The Vanished Forest of the Southeast Lowlands
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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When the Bubble Burst: The Panic of 1837 in Eastern Missouri
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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William A. Bacon’s Service in Southeast Missouri and on the Plains
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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"A Place Where People Are Uplifted Spiritually" — The Tale of Epworth Among the Hills
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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A Merry Christmas in 1872: Reports from Southeast Missouri Towns
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Dec 24, 2025 |
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Pilot Training in the Bootheel: The Malden Army Airfield
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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Nearly 100 Years of Brewing in Old Appleton
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Nov 26, 2025 |
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St. Francois County’s Oldest Settlement: Big River Mills
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Nov 12, 2025 |