The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. By 1944, Walter F. Thies was already a decorated veteran of the Pacific theater. He was a young naval officer flying the F6F Grumman Hellcat fighter. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Lida Montague Henson was the Butler County Circuit Clerk in 1905. He was having a property dispute with his neighbor Sylvester Adams. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. In 1900 Poplar Bluff was a boom town. It was full of hard men. The timber industry and the railroad brought mill workers, loggers and railroad roughnecks to the 40 saloons, road houses and gambling parlors of Poplar Bluff. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. In 1842 the Shiloh Methodist congregation was organized on the upper Cane Creek by John Eudaley. They met in regularly homes and camps until they could build a church in 1865. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. He played for 13 years in the NBA. The Golden State Warriors from 1992 to 1998, the New York Knicks from 1998 to 2003, and the Minnesota Timberwolves from 2003 to 2005. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. George Mureno was the street commissioner for Poplar Bluff in 1958 and later served as the Butler County commissioner. He finally retired from a career with the North Slope Pipeline. Having passed away in 2003, George will always be remembered as a generous man...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Jimmy Dean recorded a song in 1961 called “Big Bad John.” “He stood 6-foot-6 and weighing 254,...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Air Evac Lifeteam has been supporting Butler County with an EMS Helicopter since 1985. The helicopter came from Cape Girardeau. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. The 1984 Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California. Before every game, the Olympic flame is carried by a torch from Mt. Olympus in Greece to the Olympic stadium of the host nation. As the torch carried the flame in relays across America, one of its legs went through southern Missouri. That torch ended up in the possession of George and Kathy Jarboe...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Ted Schalk was already a veteran of Iwo Jima. He was a torpedoman on the destroyer USS Little DD 803. His ship provided naval gunfire to the Marines on the beach. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. “Soldiers of the United States, the people of the British Isles welcome you on your way to take your stand beside the Armies of many Nations now fighting in the Old World the great battle for human freedom. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. All doctors seem to earn a reputation of “good Samaritans.” Dr. Hardin M. Henrickson had a unique experience challenging that notion. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Poplar Bluff was a very dangerous place during the Civil War. Although no real battles were fought here, there were many murders by marauding guerillas and soldiers. Many families moved away during that period. Daniel Jennings remained in town with his family. They lived in a log home on the corner of Second and Vine streets...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Fred Landwersiek is a Vietnam veteran. As a patrolman for the Poplar Bluff Police Department, Fred was involved in a horrendous accident...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tells many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. The family Freer has served their country unlike any other. Ralph Freer and his son Ronald Freer had earned six Bronze Star medals for valor between them...

The Poplar Bluff Museum tell many unknown tales of our community. I want to tell you some of those hidden tales found within the museum walls. Poplar Bluff has fought in every conflict since the Civil War. The Missouri National Guard from the Poplar Bluff Armory has been active in the nation’s defense since World War I. The War on Terror in the 21st century is no different. Even today, Poplar Bluff continues to send their hometown unit to war...

What father isn’t proud of their sons? If you’re Gene Hansbrough, you have to be rendered speechless at what they have accomplished. Gene graduated Poplar Bluff High School in 1970. During his time as a Mule, he earned four varsity letters in track and basketball. Gene set the school high jump record of 6’ 7 ¼.”...

The Poplar Bluff Museum has tales of us, our family, and our history. I want to tell you some of those tales found within the museum walls. Please read until the end. Dwight Brown was born in 1887. When he was 16, he started working as a messenger boy for the Bank of Poplar Bluff. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum has tales about us, our family and our history. I want to tell you some of those tales found within the museum walls. Three Rivers Junior College (TRJC) opened their initial 1967 basketball season as the TRJC Raiders. Their mascot/emblem was the same as the then-Oakland Raiders of the National Football League. ...

The Poplar Bluff Museum has tales about us, our family and our history. I want to tell you some of those tales found within the museum walls. We all take advantage of modern technology. We can’t imagine not having a telephone. The first phone didn’t appear in Poplar Bluff until 1905. At that time, Poplar Bluff resident Charles Langley built the first phone system on Second and Vine streets. He installed 40 telephones...