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Time for a #FeelGoodFriday story about the St. Louis family that forged connections between the American Midwest, China, and Austria! mohistory.org/blog/austria-t…

Calling all artists! You won't want to miss this Saturday's unique opportunity to learn from local cartoonist/folklorist @danzettwoch about how historic materials in our archives can serve as inspiration for your creations. RSVP for this free event! 🔽

These commencement programs include lists of graduates of @WUSTL. Some of the programs are paged, while others are not paged. In some cases, a name may appear more than once in a program. Learn more: bit.ly/3DFoKH1 #GenealogyFridays #Genealogy #HouseHistory

Preserved fruit counts as #ArchivesScience, right? These pears were exhibited at the #1904WorldsFair held in St. Louis. So, that makes them over 100 years old!

Dr. Gerty Cori, a @WUSTL professor, became the first American woman to win a Nobel Prize in the sciences in 1947. Throughout her career, she fought to advance biological sciences. #ArchivesScience Read about her on our blog: mohistory.org/blog/gerty-cori

With an abundance of #SeeSTL tour options, an exciting lineup of #ThursdayNightsAtTheMuseum, and a genealogy workshop @mohistlibrary, we promise you'll have a good time if you come to visit this August! Explore our upcoming programs: mohistory.org/events?date=20…

As #NationalIceCreamMonth draws to a close, we're reminiscing about that time St. Louis built a 9,616–pound ice cream sundae in an attempt to break a Guinness World Record . . . Read: mohistory.org/blog/ice-cream…

This week's possible heat index is INSANE! While St. Louis has dealt with a lot of heat waves over time, very few can compare to the one experienced in 1936. Find out about the summer when temperatures climbed above 100°F not once, but 37 times: mohistory.org/blog/37-days-o…

@Oppenheimer was a theoretical physicist who helped developed the first nuclear weapons. Mallinckrodt Chemical Works helped played a key role in the production of the atomic bomb. But it came at a steep cost to their employees and our region. Read more: mohistory.org/blog/atomic-ci…

Welcome to #TwitterX. Tomorrow this photo will be appropriate when it becomes #TwitterY. 📸: @mohistlibrary

Hear us out: a new #TwitterX + @SpaceX themed toy! It could be something along the lines of this "Solar-X" space rocket.

It's a Barbie world, and we're all just living in it! Before catching the new #BarbieTheMovie, check out these vintage cases for Barbie, Ken, and Midge dolls that are part of our collections. The cases, which include storage for doll clothing and accessories, are from the 1960s.

This catalog includes photographs of several homes and buildings in St. Louis City and County. In many cases the name of the architect or architectural firm is provided. Learn more: genealogy.mohistory.org/genealogy/sour… #GenealogyFridays #Genealogy #HouseHistory #HollowTile

As part of the Collections Access project, the collections management department has just finished cataloging, photographing, and rehousing our entire collection of purses—a grand total of 442 objects! Read more to check out some of the highlights: mohistory.org/blog/purse-col…

“In the years and decades ahead, our promise is that we’re going to introduce you to a St. Louis you’ve never met.” - Jody Sowell, Missouri Historical Society @mohistorymuseum thestl.com/culture/a-new-… #STLMade

What gets done when we're closed to the public on Mondays? Well, a lot of different things like dusting off the statue of Thomas Jefferson! Staff members from @mohistlibrary and our intern Kirstan had to use a lift to clean one of the largest objects in our collection.

We're celebrating #CowAppreciationDay with this picturesque photo from our collections of a cow standing in a creek on Marriott's Farm. 🐄 What animal would you like to see next?

One of our favorite things to do is share glimpses from the past of beloved St. Louis institutions, like @LaumeierArtStL , which opened #OnThisDay in 1976. In this photo from our collections, students were on a field trip to the sculpture park in 1987.

We have 18 separate and distinct postcard collections in our holdings, and one includes 26,000+ cards! Take a peek at just a few of these historic souvenirs. #ArchivesVacay #ArchivesHashtagParty mohistory.org/blog/postcards