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- Inside the kitchen of German immigrants and the seeds of the Midwestern dietThe little provisions the settlers set out with on their journey west was soon gone. “The flour entirely. Very few had laid in any salted meat of any description, the season for venison was gone by. Turkeys scarce, beef and cattle there was none,” remembered Ichabod Nye. He, along with his brother Samuel, migrated to …
- Top tips to get started with genealogy and family trees this yearWant to trace your family history but don’t know where to start? This guide will help you get started with genealogy research. We’ll cover how to: Begin your genealogy journey and family tree Start your genealogy research by concentrating on what you know your own life. This foundational information will serve as the cornerstone of …
- See the winners of the 2024 TablescapesThe people voted and the top three winners of the 2024 Tablescapes contest are below.
- KWRE still going strong after seventy-five yearsKWRE Radio has been broadcasting from Warren County for 75 years. The station’s formula has always been simple: authenticity.
- The almost Western Confederacy and the Southern plot to decapitate Missouri state governmentDuring the Civil War, four men met with the blessing of Confederate leaders in Canada. They hatched several plans, including one backed with $500,000 to form a third, Western Confederacy.
- Warrenton’s Teen Town was the place with “everything the heart of the youth craves” for over 20 years“Youngsters, particularly those still in school, need a place of their own where they can dance, sing, play games, and have a soda bar.” The answer came in the form of Teen Towns, a popular nationwide trend that lasted a generation.
- Watch the Big Boy’s Celebration Dinner programWatch the roughly hour-long program recorded from the Big Boy’s Celebration Dinner, June 24, 2024 at Wright City Lion’s Club.
- The Yeater murders and Warren County’s “most shocking crime ever committed”The shocking murder of Henry Yeater and Nettie Yeater led investigators and family on a cross-country manhunt for William E. Church, the Yeater’s adopted son.