This week, KSMU Radio is featuring the stories of people in the Ozarks who express their identities through various art forms. This is the first story in our Sense of Community series, "Living Through Art."

Discover the history and impact of the African American community in Springfield and Greene County.

Listen to our first segment on the Springfield-Greene County African American Heritage Trail here.

Ozarks Alive is a web-based local history and culture preservation project. Begun in 2015 by Kaitlyn McConnell, the site features articles about unique…

Kaitlyn McConnell is the founder of Ozarks Alive, a website that is dedicated to the preservation and documentation of local culture and history. To visit…