The year 2021 will mark Missouri's Bicentennial, as well as the 150th anniversary of the construction of the Governor's Mansion. Recorded on location at the "People's House," this episode features Mrs. Teresa Parson, First Lady of the State of Missouri, and Dr. Gary R. Kremer, Executive Director of the State Historical Society of Missouri, discussing Mrs. Parson's life and family as well as her goals for addressing important issues related to the state's culture and history. We hope you enjoy this conversation with Missouri's First Lady.
About the Guest: A native of Bolivar, First Lady Teresa Parson has deep roots in Missouri, particularly Polk County. After spending her youth on her family's southwest Missouri cattle farm, she was employed in the banking industry for forty years. An advocate and volunteer for many causes around the state, she has served as First Lady of the State of Missouri since her husband was sworn in as Governor in 2018.
Episode 13: National History Day in Missouri – Maggie Mayhan
Episode 12: Negro Leagues Baseball Museum – Raymond Doswell (Going to Kansas City, Part 5)
Episode 11: "Wide-Open Town" – Diane Mutti Burke & Jason Roe (Going to Kansas City, Part 4)
Episode 10: Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum – Mark Adams (Going to Kansas City, Part 3)
Episode 9: SHSMO Kansas City Research Center — Lucinda Adams (Going to Kansas City, Part 2)
Episode 8: Public History in Kansas City and Beyond — Sandra Enriquez (Going to Kansas City, Part 1)
Episode 7: Missouri's Bicentennial – Michael Sweeney
Episode 6: A How-to Guide to Genealogy – Bill Eddleman
Episode 5: "Degrees of Allegiance" – Petra DeWitt (Missouri and The Great War, Part 3)
Episode 4: The National World War I Museum and Memorial – Jonathan Casey (Missouri and The Great War, Part 2)
Episode 3: "Love and Death in the Great War" – Andrew J. Huebner (Missouri and The Great War, Part 1)
More Missouri Moments: Rose Wilder Lane – Caroline Fraser
Episode 2: "Prairie Fires" – Caroline Fraser
More Missouri Moments: February 5, 1911 – Bob Priddy
Episode 1: "The Art of the Missouri Capitol" — Bob Priddy
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