Once Upon a Nation spreading to historic Valley Forge Mar 22, 2007
The project will be supported by Valley Forge National Historical Park, Valley Forge Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Lenfest Foundation, the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources through the Schuylkill River Heritage Area Grant Program, and Lockheed Martin Corp.. Tickets will be available at the Valley Forge NHP Welcome Center or at. (Philadelphia Business Journal, PA)
Tayloe leaving as Depot curator May 11, 2006
In Sikeston, Tayloe is an active member of the River Heritage Association, Sikeston Lions Club and the Design Committee of the Historic Midtown Development Group as it prepares for Main Street certification. Tayloe s official last day at the Depot is May 31. (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
James B. Stewart Sep 4, 2005
Yet their demeanor friendly, easygoing, slow-talking, genteel betrays their river heritage and their links to the South, to cities like St. Louis and Memphis. They tend to look askance at places like Chicago, where people seem too hard-edged and aggressive. (New Yorker)
Fort Raymond Jan 20, 2005
Missouri River Heritage Corridor The Way West. Further information concerning Western Forts and related incidents can be found at Suite 101 University at. (Suite101.com)
Read full story Oct 21, 2004
Commissioners passed a resolution recognizing the River Heritage Association as an official destination marketing organization. Pansy Glenn, president of the River Heritage Association, explained the resolution reinstates the associations status as a destination marketing organization, making it eligible for Missouri Division of Tourism funding ... By signing the resolution, the county attests the River Heritage Association is a legitimate non-profit organization engaged primarily in tourism... (Skieston Standard Democrat, MO)
Museum director receives award for historic preservation effort Dec 11, 2003
Thompson, 78, is active in preserving her historic family home in Cape Girardeau and serves as director of the Cape River Heritage Museum. Thompson has preserved her historic family home, serves on the board of directors for Cape River Heritage Museum and has been the museum's director since 1999 (Southeast Missourian, MO)
Lewis and Clark commemoration kicks off this week Dec 7, 2003
"This is what we ve been waiting for," said Brad Winn, director of the Lewis and Clark State Historic Site in Hartford near the confluence of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers. At noon Friday, the St. Charles Discovery Expedition re-enactors will reach their destination near the River Dubois to commemorate the arrival of the Corps of Discovery (Alton Telegraph, IL)
comm brfs 11-20 Nov 20, 2003
Riverside Regional Library plans storytime. A preschool storytime will be held at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Jackson branch of Riverside Regional Library (Southeast Missourian, MO)
Cape Girardeau sets festivities beginning Friday Nov 20, 2003
There will be interpretive panels about Lewis and Clark, the four men who returned after the expedition, Louis Lorimier and family, early settlers in the area, African Americans in the area, native Americans in the area, the Mississippi River and transportation, maps showing the area in 1803, a stocked trading post, the building built in the French Colonial style with vertical logs, and more. The Cape River Heritage Museum will be open each day from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., featuring special... (Park Hills Daily Journal, MO)
