Candy Cane Hunt and Homes Tour
In December we had over 100 visitors searching for and finding hidden candy canes. Then we participated in the county-wide Homes Tour. Nearly 90 guests toured the museum to see…
Read More Namrash Cemetery Clean Up
In October more than 20 volunteers helped clean up the Namrash Cemetery near the Dalton Access on the Missouri River. A path to the cemetery was created, brush was cleared,…
Read More Pecan Industry–October 2022 program
The Chariton County Historical Society will hold its next quarterly program on Sunday, October 16 at 2:00pm at the museum (115 East Second Street, Salisbury). Sandy Naylor and friends will…
Read More Brigadier-General Casper Bell Rucker
Brigadier-General Casper Bell Rucker Sept. 9, 1886-March 30, 1948 (Regular Army) Chariton County Courier – Friday July 16, 1943 Casper Bell Rucker was born in Brunswick in Chariton County, the…
Read More General Joseph Phelps
Joseph Phelps, Army General Aug. 27, 1898-July 17, 1981 Joseph Vincil was born in Salisbury, Missouri on August 27, 1898, the son of Toddie V. and Nannie Adams Phelps. Before…
Read More Rear Admiral Paul A. Holmberg
Rear Admiral Paul A. Holmberg April 18, 1915 – July 27, 1986 Paul Algodte Holmberg was born in Stanberry, Missouri April 18, 1915 to John Peter and Hilma Augusta Johnson…
Read More Lt. Colonel Edward Ponder
Lt. Colonel Edward Leroy Ponder, USAF February 24, 1935 – May 19, 2021 Lt. Colonel Edward Leroy Ponder was born in Rockford, Missouri. He started his military career in 1958.…
Read More General Maxwell Taylor
Maxwell Davenport Taylor United States Army Officer Maxwell Taylor, 1944. Image: National Archives, Washington, D.C. By The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Apr 15, 2022 This article was most…
Read More Chariton County Courthouse & Jail
Chariton County Courthouse & Jail by: Glenda Weiseman Chariton County’s first courthouse was built in 1833. It was described as “a brick two-story, square building with four rooms below and…
Read More St. Mary’s of the Angels – Wien
A Brief History of Wien, Missouri Early Settlers The first settlers of Chariton County arrived in approximately 1827, and lived somewhat south of what is present day Wien, in the…
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