Notable MO-ments
Every second Wednesday of the month, 7:45 am
Notable MO-ments is a collaborative storytelling initiative designed to preserve, explore and share the rich cultural heritage of the Ozarks while celebrating the 250th anniversary of United States of America.
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Established after the Civil War, Decoration Day was a reunion-like event at cemeteries. Today, it's largely disappeared into Memorial Day. -
Route 66 turns 100 in April 2026, and it was born in Springfield. The famed Mother Road has had a significant impact — from the past to today — on culture, both local and beyond. -
Starting in the 1820s, Maramec Iron Works grew into a state leader in iron production. Years later, Lucy Wortham James donated the property that become Maramec Spring Park. -
R. Ritchie Robertson founded Springfield's famed Boy Scout Band as well as the Kilties drum and bugle corps. -
Floating Ozarks rivers became commercialized in the Missouri Ozarks in the late 1800s, and it has remained a popular tourist draw. -
Community clubs were once a big deal in the rural Ozarks, and, in some small communities, they're still going. -
Porter Wagoner grew up in the Ozarks. From a young age he was dedicated to music, and that love — and some local big breaks — ultimately took him to the national stage. -
Years ago, the Ozarks was a hub for growing fruits including apples, strawberries and tomatoes. -
It's been decades since one-room rural schools disappeared from the Missouri Ozarks, yet their legacy lives on in hearts and minds as well as through practical uses for the buildings that build community. -
"The Shepherd of the Hills," a novel published in 1907, became very popular and helped establish a sense of the Ozarks in minds across the country. Learn more in this episode of Notable MO-ments.
