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. Hap Smith Jr. is a retired Marine veteran and a knife maker. When he was asked by the Vietnam Veterans of America and the Student Veterans Association of Three Rivers College to build a knife for them, he felt a sense of honor and pride...

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 1920, Frank Aden discovered an unusually good grade of clay on his farm. He lived 5 miles south of Poplar Bluff in the Good Hope community. ...

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. 1945. Germany has surrendered. The war in Europe is over. It was now time to conquer Japan. Okinawa was the final step in MacArthur’s island hopping campaign to Tokyo. ...

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. What makes museums so interesting is that you can see and touch objects that your ancestors used. It makes history real. ...

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’s grand staircase was built in in 1910 by the St. Louis Iron Mountain and Southern Railway. ...

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. James Dement was from Broseley. He volunteered for the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was trained as an aircraft mechanic. In spite of this he still ended up in the infantry at Ft. Leonard Wood...

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 Whitworth family has a long tradition of selling jewelry in our community. Their business has thrived for three generations. ...

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. Tamara Leigh Fister is a hometown girl from Poplar Bluff. She graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1975 and received a degree in marketing from Southeast Missouri State University...

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. Competition for the Missouri Teacher of the Year award is rigorous. It requires an extensive written application, reference letters and a video. ...

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. Charles Morrison had his sights set on being a commercial artist. After graduating college in 1937 he struggled to earn enough money to attend an art school. He did odd jobs, making signs and department store displays throughout the Mid-South. Then Pearl Harbor happened, and Charles was drafted...

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. When a young man walks on stage to receive the coveted Eagle Scout award, he is not alone. There are many adults standing with him bursting with pride. ...

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 Butler County town of Hilliard has developed in an interesting way over the years. In 1869, George W. ...

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 2021, Donna Farley, editor of the Daily American Republic newspaper, approached the Poplar Bluff Museum board. She wanted to know if they could submit some stories about its exhibits...

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. When the railroads came to southeast Missouri they established many “timber towns” in Butler County. Some still thrive today but a few disappeared when the timber boom went bust...

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. One evening in May of 1872 a stranger got off the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway in Poplar Bluff. He was neatly attired and appeared to be a man of ability. He registered in the Grand Central Hotel as Mr. Brown of St. Louis. He seemed to have no business in town and just walked to the post office every morning smoking his cigar...

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. ...