Stories from the Archives
Last Monday of each month at 8:30 am
Stories from the Archives, presented by the State Historical Society of Missouri's Springfield Research Center, brings listeners stories from collections housed at Missouri State University and how they relate to the history of the Ozarks.
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Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green shares the story of a transcontinental footrace that followed Route 66 through the Ozarks almost 100 years ago. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks at Route 66, segregation, the Green Book and Alberta's Hotel. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks at Monegaw Springs and the Monegaw Club and a bit of the Ozarks' past as a site of health springs tourism. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green takes us to a Christmas past with a clip of a performance of "A Christmas Carol" from KWTO and Springfield Little Theatre. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks at the national and local history of the Trail of Tears. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks back at how Springfield celebrated Halloween over a century ago. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks at the birth, rebirth and deconstruction of the Frisco railroad passenger depot. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green looks at the work of 1920's Stone County Health Inspector John Deatherage and life in rural schools one-hundred years ago. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green takes a look at an early Ozarks girls' camp. -
Host and archivist Haley Frizzle-Green introduces us to early Missouri ragtime pianist "Blind" Boone.
