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UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD BRIDGE OVER THE OSAGE – update

Posted on December 6, 2013 by admin

Recently, Union Pacific Railroad officials with the Federal Railroad Administrator and guests from Amtrak and the Missouri Department of Transportation gathered in Osage City to celebrate the completion of a new bridge over the Osage. According to their press release, … Continue reading →

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Paddlefish – Trophy Fish – 3 snapshots circa 1940

Posted on December 5, 2013 by admin

              These were likely taken in the American South – perhaps Mississippi or Louisiana.  The man in the boat is holding an unbaited trot line. Paddlefish swim the waters with their mouths agape as … Continue reading →

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Clinton, Missouri – “Artesian Princess of the Prairie”

Posted on December 2, 2013 by admin

Commemorative Coin celebrating the sesquicentennial (1836-1986) of Clinton Missouri. We recently acquired this gem of history – a commemorative coin mounted on walnut celebrating the 150th year of Clinton Missouri in 1986.  Interesting that they take as their theme the … Continue reading →

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Lewis Red Eagle and Willie Bigheart – Students at Osage Indian School – 1917

Posted on November 27, 2013 by admin

Real Photo Postcard, 1917 Written in ink on the back: “Genva McQuain. Lewis Redeagle, Willie Bigheart. Osage Indians. Friends of mine at O.I.S. 1917” These handsome young scholars attended O.I.S. (the Osage Indian Government School (1912-1953) in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. The … Continue reading →

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GLAMORLAND – the Ozarks, 1944

Posted on November 22, 2013 by admin

By Richard Gear Hobbs, PhD, copyright 1944. This is a rather scarce but not particularly valuable example of the kind of soporific writing Mark Twain loved to satirize. His ridicule of James Fenimore Cooper (see “Fenimore Cooper’s Literary Offenses” – … Continue reading →

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A Chronology of Development on the Osage River and Tributaries

Posted on November 5, 2013 by admin

For our presentations this month for the Greenway Network at River Soundings and for the Big Muddy Speaker Series in St. Charles, we created this chronology of development on the Osage River. DAMMING THE OSAGE: A Chronology of Development on … Continue reading →

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Artesian White Sulphur Spring Well Park, Clinton, Missouri

Posted on August 20, 2013 by admin

Cabinet card, circa 1890 Established in 1887, in the era when spring water was associated with health, the Artesian Spring Well on the western edge of Clinton was a lively place. The Artesian Hotel catered to visiting spa enthusiasts. A … Continue reading →

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DAMMING THE OSAGE wins in two categories of ForeWord Reviews’ 15th annual Book of the Year Awards

Posted on July 24, 2013 by admin

ForeWord Reviews’ 15th annual Book of the Year Awards, judged by a select group of librarians and booksellers from around the country, were announced at the American Libraries Association Annual conference. Damming the Osage: The Conflicted Story of Lake of … Continue reading →

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Review of Damming the Osage in St. Louis Post Dispatch

Posted on July 8, 2013 by admin

  This weekend the St. Louis Post Dispatch published a review of Damming the Osage. Written by Steve Weigenstein, author of Slant of Light, a historical novel set in the Civil War,  “Tangled History of Osage River” (find it here) … Continue reading →

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DAMMING THE OSAGE receives medal at 17th IPPY awards in New York

Posted on June 7, 2013 by admin

It was a warm, humid late spring evening in New York City for the 17th annual Independent Publisher Book Awards. A festive crowd gathered for the ceremony, emceed by Jim Barnes. Crystal Payton, co-author of Damming the Osage represented Lens … Continue reading →

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