Another special event!


And if one amazing program isn't enough, how about TWO! On December 13, at 10:00 a.m., join us again for a visit from Cowboy Rick Hamby, his wife Arkansas Bev, and Dennis "Wichita" Crider, as they share stories of their stagecoach journeys in the original 1888 coach from Silver Dollar City! The coach will also be out front, for you to see and enjoy. There is a beautiful new book with amazing photos of the journeys, which will be there for you to see and buy, if you wish (a wonderful Christmas gift for Western-style friends.) And you will hear the special connection this authentic stagecoach has to Ozark County (I'm not going to give it away -- you'll have to come and hear for yourself.) Rick and Bev have a radio show called Great Moments in American History, which airs on KUKU 100.3 FM, in Willow Springs. Dennis is an award-winning photographer and musician. All in all, the morning of December 13 is going to be really festive at the Historium! This event is free and open to all, so plan now to join us! Maybe we'll even rustle up some campfire coffee …


Ozark County Historium

Prize-winning author, Steve Wiegenstein to Talk on Thursday, August 13, 2026

July 16, 2026
Prize-winning author, noted speaker and Ozarks native Steve Wiegenstein will visit the Ozark County Historium on Thursday, August 13, 2026, at 10 a.m. to talk about the Great Tornado of 1925,the deadliest tornado in American history, which originated in Ellington in Southeast Missouri.

"Home of the Hawk Dogs" Author, Lonnie & Beverly Uchtman, Book Signing

July 16, 2026
Join us at the Ozark County Historium on Friday, July 24, at 3:00 for a book-signing and talk by Lonnie and Beverly Uchtman and their daughter, Lori Rowe, about their new book, Home of the Hawk Dogs.

New quilt exhibit now on display!

July 16, 2026
New quilt exhibit now on display!  In honor of America's 250th birthday, the members of the Historium Quilt Group have gathered their own red, white and blue quilts to display for a few months in the Ozark County Historium.

From the Tour Bus to the School Bus

October 28, 2025
COMING ON NOVEMBER 20, 2025: It’s been a long time coming, but hometown-kid Sid Pierce’s book is now printed and ready, and we couldn’t be more excited!

New Quilt Display!

October 28, 2025
OCTOBER 2025, NEW QUILT DISPLAY: A fresh, new display of quilts is now hanging in the Ozark County Historium, and we would like to invite everyone to come and enjoy them! These quilts are unlike any we’ve shown before. The patterns are new, the colorways are new, and the quilter herself is (almost) new to us. We’re happy to introduce the work of Cherri Gregg of Protem and her sidekick, Ruby.

New Beekeeping Program

February 10, 2023
SWEET NEWS! We have added another program to our Historium schedule -- on Feb. 23 at 10:00 a.m., we will welcome John and Diane Moore to our facility, to talk about BEEKEEPING! These two are experienced, knowledgeable and enthusiastic beekeepers and are going to talk about why bees are so important and how to get started. SPRING is the right time, if you've ever thought about it, and NOW is your chance to learn a little more from a true expert. John is the official beekeeper for Missouri State University and keeps hives on his property in Ozark County, Greene County and at the Missouri State University Fruit Experiment Station in Mtn. Grove.A keeper of honey bees in retirement, John Moore is a career educator who served 22 years as president of Drury University in Springfield. Moore is a native of the Ozarks (Monett) and holds two degrees from Yale and after active duty as an army officer, earned a doctorate from Harvard. He took up beekeeping after retiring in 2010 and is an active member of the Beekeepers A
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