Westward Expansion into Missouri Exhibit at Library

The new Pickler Memorial Library exhibit highlights the early years of Missouri, encompassing everything from early territorial days to notorious outlaws. Spanning approximately 90 years, this exhibit includes library materials, E.M. Violette museum artifacts, and a traveling exhibit from the Missouri State Archives titled “The Verdict of History: Examining Missouri’s Judicial Record,” which showcases prominent court cases from Missouri on such topics as the French influence in Missouri, Indian relations, commerce, transportation, and those famous outlaws, the James brothers.