Located in the old Anchor Mill building on Highway 52 West in beautiful
Tuscumbia, it has a pioneer museum with two floors of exhibits. Meetings:
second Sunday afternoon in Jan., Apr., July and Oct.
Museum
The Miller County Historical Society Museum in Tuscumbia can be found in
the old Anchor Mill building, located on West Hwy. 52. The building and
museum serve as a monument for the proud culture of the Miller County people.
As a folk life museum, it provides an authentic vision of the central Missouri
society, its Indian heritage, early home accessories, machines, crafts,
schools, churches and agriculture that were unique to Miller County History.
The museum is now the home of two authentic log houses, both removed from
their original setting in Glaize township and reassembled on the museum
grounds. One of the houses was built by John Williams in the late 1850s
for a slave woman and her child. The Lupardus log home was built by Peter
Burton Lupardus in the 1880s for his family.
In the same spirit of hospitality that the Osage Indians offered to
the early pioneers of Miller County, the Historical Society welcomes you
to tour their facilities. The museum is open mid-May through mid-September,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. You may write to
the museum at P.O. Box 57, Tuscumbia, MO, 65082. Special tours can be arranged
in advance. Free admission, donations appreciated.
The Historical Society has a library/research toom which houses Miller
County family histories, census, marriage and cemetery records. Everything
is done by mail - they have no computers, so please write your requests.
Miller County Libraries
Eldon Public Library
308 E. First Street
Eldon, MO 65026
573-392-6657
Miller County Library
St. Louis and Main
Iberia, MO 65486
573-793-6746
Osage Beach Library
Lake Road 54-24
Osage Beach, MO 65065
573-348-3282
Miller County Newsletters
Seeking 'N Searching Ancestors
Editor: Peggy Smith Hake
Rt. 1, Box 52
St. Elizabeth, MO 65075
No longer published: Oct., 2001 is the last issue.
A genealogical/historical newsletter of Miller County and surrounding
area, published bimonthly. Each issue features family history information,
queries, book reviews, Miller Co. marriage records, "This 'N That From
Here and There," "Lookin' Back," "Window to the Past" columns, and other
miscellaneous historical/genealogical information. Published February,
April, June, August, October and December.
Miller County Books for Sale
Judge Jenkins History of Miller County, vols. 1 & 2
Contact: Clayton Jenkins, County Clerk, Miller County Courthouse
Tuscumbia, MO 65082
Schultz's History of Miller County, Missouri Written in 1932 by Gerald Schultz, now out of print, can be found in
some libraries
Iberia Academy and the Town, Its History Written in 1988 by Peggy Smith Hake - out of print
Pioneer Families of Miller County, Missouri Written in 1990 by Peggy Smith Hake, reprinted 2000, $20.00
They Left a Legacy, Historical Stories of Miller County, Missouri Written in 1993 by Peggy Smith Hake - out of print
Ghost Towns of Central Missouri Cole, Miller, and Moniteau Counties
Written in 1994 by Kelly Warman Stallings - out of print
Miller County's Heritage and Vittles Published in 1992 by Miller County Historical Society - out of print
Osage River Country Published in 1995 by Miller County Historical Society, $17.00
All the above books can be found in many libraries across the country and can probably be acquired through an interlibrary loan program - contact your local public library. All of the books that are not out of print are postpaid and can be purchased by contacting:
Peggy Smith Hake
270 Brushy Creek Rd.
St. Elizabeth, MO 65075
E-Mail: [email protected]
