JOURNEY STORIES

Our history is filled with stories of people leaving everything behind to reach a new life from across an ocean, state to state, or across the continent. The methods in which we traveled were inspired by the human drive for freedom. Journey Stories examines the intersection between modes of travel and Americans’ desire to move. It’s the story of immigration, migration, innovation and freedom.

Journey Stories, a traveling Smithsonian exhibition, will tour Missouri in 2010 exclusively through the “Museum on Main Street” partnership with the Missouri Humanities Council.

The six communities hosting Journey Stories are:

Walnut Shade – June 26 through August 7, 2010 – hosted by the Bonniebrook Historical Society, Inc.

West Plains – August 14 through September 25, 2010 – hosted by the Harlin Museum and the West Plains Council on the Arts

Waynesville – October 2 through November 13, 2010 – hosted by The Old Stagecoach Stop Foundation

Kingston – November 20, 2010 through January 2, 2011– hosted at the J.C. Penney Museum by the Caldwell County Area Business Association and Caldwell County Foundation, Inc.

Webb City – January 8 through February 19, 2011– hosted at the Webb City Public Library by The Webb City Historical Society, The Webb City Genealogy Society, & Friends of the Webb City Public Library

Marshall – February 26 through April 2, 2011 – hosted by the Murrell Memorial Library at Missouri Valley College

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