Bollinger Center for Regional History at Southeast Missouri St. University

04/20/2022

In 1922, Cape Girardeau dedicated its first public library, funded by the Carnegie Corporation and located next to the Common Pleas Courthouse on Lorimier Street. For nearly six decades, this library building was a vitally important community and educational center before it transitioned into the Co...

05/06/2021

Check out what one of our recent grads is up to!

Hello, my name is Maria and I attended grad school at Southeast from 2017-2019! Going to grad school was not something I really thought I would do, but it has really helped me get to where I am. Wi…

04/26/2021

SAVE THE DATE! Cape Girardeau County Historical Society’s Autumn Banquet, Sunday, November 7, 6:00 p.m., Jackson Civic Center. Tickets will go on sale in August. We are excited to announce the keynote speaker, Dr. Joel Rhodes, History Professor, Southeast Missouri State University. Dr. Rhodes will be speaking on, “A Missouri Railroad Pioneer: the Life of Louis Houck.”

04/22/2021

This small token of Heartland history a local treasure.

04/07/2021

Dr. Joel Rhodes, professor with the Department of History & Anthropology at Southeast Missouri State University, will present the April 8 “After Hours: Conversations on Art and Culture” lecture at Southeast’s Catapult Creative House. In his presentation, “Art as Cultural Revolution: American and British Artists in the Sixties,” Rhodes will explore the “art explosion” of the 1960s led by American and British artists. https://bit.ly/3rX0lV0

03/26/2021

11/18/2020

Another awesome story from one of our new graduate students, Rach Teasdale. Learn all about the Digital Heritage option for our MA in Public History program from a student's perspective!

Rach hard at work in SC&A! Hello! My name is Rach Teasdale and I’m currently finishing up my first semester in the Public History graduate program at Southeast Missouri State University. I’m em…

11/18/2020

10/29/2020

10/29/2020

Learn about one of our amazing second-year graduate students, Augusta Welsh!

Augusta talking to Dr. Criblez at the Friend Farm in Oran for the unveiling of three new interpretive panels. As she enters her second year in the Public History MA Program, Augusta Welsh reflects …

10/26/2020

We had a great time dedicating the interpretive panels at the Friend Farm last Wednesday! We wish our donors, Nan and Neil Adams, could have joined us. If you're near the farm (at the intersection of W and 77 in Oran), stop and take a look!