Latest Updates from CCHS

Equal Rights

Equal Rights There is one place in Keytesville, where women rarely stop That is the nice, friendly, one chair Barber shop. You will find the men going in and out…
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Mendon photos

Carole Kennedy, the daughter of Vernon and Maud (McClellan) Kennedy, recently donated many photographs, news clippings and more relating to Vern and his brothers, Bill and Ralph, as well as…
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Chariton River research

We received an email from Caleb Bolin and with his permission, we are sharing it. If you can help him, please contact him at bolincaleb@gmail.com My name is Caleb Bolin,…
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Nannie (Walton) Tidd

Nannie (Walton) Tidd was born in Plano, Texas on February 17, 1865 where her father, Capt. Anthony Walton, was during the Civil War. June 9, 1865 – about 900 Confederate…
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Joseph W. Isle

One never knows…. Joseph W. Isle was the son of Peter (1808 England – ??) and Lucinda Smith (1822 – ??). They lived in Clark Township in Chariton County. The…
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2022 year end numbers

Last year we had 781 visitors to the museum! Mostly from Missouri but some from Tennessee, Georgia, Texas, Virginia, Kentucky, Washington, Florida, California, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Arizona, North Carolina and…
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Isaac W. Smith

Angela Baker Pegelow shared information on her great-great-grandfather, Isaac W. Smith, and asked that it be shared with you. Thank you, Angela! Isaac was the son of Alexander Washington Smith…
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