About 20 years ago, Bob Vasser and his son, Lyle, built a replica of a P-47 Thunderbolt in honor of Lt. Bob Sweeney. Bob and Lyle’s hobby of building remote…

In the mood for another scavenger hunt? Stop by the museum and find the items that have a QR code! magic lantern slides Admiral console TV Union cavalry boot permanent…

The school yearbooks are available for your browsing while you sit in an old school desk! Scouts, 4-H, Campfire Girls, and more adorn the wall and fill the cases. Come…

The 1901 U.S. revenue tax stamp was at the time when the Tobacco Trust, led by the American Tobacco Company was dominant and targeted in a major antitrust lawsuit. In…

Horse drawn road grader from early 1900s. The wheel hubs have a patent date of May 1909. It is missing some parts such as the seat that the driver sat…

Please consider supporting our on-going efforts to raise funds for building expansion of the museum. We are more than 1/3 of the way there and we can do it with…

Last year we had a visitor coin the Chariton County Historical Society & Museum the “Smithsonian of Missouri”. We don’t disagree—we are a truly priceless gem, but that also means…

Salisbury schools through the years – it appears they went by various names: Salisbury Academy to North Missouri (Military) Academy to Salisbury Public. We have school catalogs from these institutions…

(Chariton Courier Thursday Jaunuary 3 1889)