The Grand River Historical Society and Museum of Chillicothe will recognize Sliced Bread Day next week. The museum will be open Tuesday, July 7th from 10 to 4 o’clock with several new exhibits and the original Rohwedder bread slicer on loan from the Smithsonian. The museum will have several antique and vintage vehicles on display […]
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Grundy County Museum to feature “Chairs with Stories” exhibit
The Grundy County Museum of Trenton will have other exhibits on display beside this year’s feature exhibit of Chairs with Stories. Linda Overton with the Grundy County Historical Society Board says one display shows a dugout canoe some men found sticking out of the bank of the river near Spickard about 40 years ago. The […]
Rhonda Vincent to be featured at Summer concert in Chillicothe
Rhonda Vincent and The Rage will return to Chillicothe this summer to kick off the Chillicothe Area Arts Council’s 2019-2020 Season. A concert will be at the Gary Dickinson Performing Arts Center on the afternoon of July 7th at 3 o’clock. Arts Council Administrator Mary Lou VanDeventer calls Rhonda Vincent and The Rage a “crowd […]
GRM Networks announces students selected to participate in Rural Service Youth Tour to Washington, D. C.
GRM Networks has announced the two students selected to participate in the Foundation for Rural Service Youth Tour to Washington, D. C. in June. The students selected are Camie Vaughn from Cainsville High School and Lola Breshears from North Harrison High School of Eagleville. More than 100 high school students from the United States will […]
First World War Commemorative Garden to be dedicated at John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site
The General John J. Pershing Boyhood Home State Historic Site will formally dedicate its First World War Commemorative Garden next week. The ceremony will be held at the historic site in Laclede the afternoon of September 15th from 2 to 5 o’clock. Missouri State Parks report the dedication will commemorate the garden as a place […]
Discover the history of Burleigh Grimes at the Grundy County Museum
Although the Smithsonian component of the Hometown Teams exhibit departed July 1 the locally produced sports exhibit continues through the Missouri Day Festival weekend in October. The local sports exhibit identifies and celebrates the records of Grundy County’s athletes competing in American Legion teams, Trenton Merchants Teams, TBA and all the County’s Public School teams. […]
Audio: Chillicothe to showcase history of sliced bread during Sliced Bread Day on Saturday
(Missourinet) – On July 7, 1928, the Chillicothe Baking Company in northwest Missouri became the first commercial bakery in recorded history to have bread mechanically cut into uniform slices. The invention, developed by Otto Rohwedder of Iowa, revolutionized the baking world. To celebrate the 90-year milestone, the town of Chillicothe is gearing up for its […]
Gooseberry Festival scheduled to begin June 14 in Trenton
A variety of activities will be held as part of the Gooseberry Festival in Trenton June 14th through 17th. The activities will begin Thursday and Friday, June 14th and 15th, with a tennis tournament. The majority of the activities will be held Saturday, June 16. Activities Saturday day include a 5K/10K run walk, the Gooseberry […]
Grundy County Museum open for business this Memorial Day
The Grundy County Museum in Trenton will open for the season this weekend. This year’s feature exhibit is the traveling Smithsonian exhibit called Hometown Teams, which focuses on athletics, how sports teams are embedded into our culture, and the impact of team participation on individuals. There will also be a companion exhibit focusing on teams […]
VFW Post 919 to present Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony
VFW Post 919 will present a Memorial Day Flag Raising Ceremony and rifle salute at ten o’clock Monday, May 28, at the Grundy County Museum. Bob Chenoweth, a Korean War veteran and past president of the museum will provide brief patriotic comments. Seating will be provided and the public is encouraged to arrive early. The […]
“Hometown Teams” is feature exhibit at Grundy County Museum
The 2018 Feature Exhibit will be Hometown Teams. This exhibit is all about athletics, how sports teams are embedded in our culture and the impact of participation in sports teams on individuals. This exhibit has two components, a Traveling Smithsonian exhibit and a local component that mirrors the Smithsonian and presents specific information about sports […]
Grundy County Museum to host Smithsonian traveling exhibit
The Grundy County Museum in Trenton is one of six museums in Missouri selected to host a traveling Smithsonian exhibit this year. The museum will partner with the Smithsonian Institution and the Missouri Humanities Council to present the exhibit Hometown Teams. The exhibit focusing on the role of sports in American Culture, especially in small […]