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Clear filtersMissouri story · St. Louis · Bootheel · Branson
A fire took Widmann’s bird notes. He started again.
German-born pharmacist Otto Widmann rebuilt a quarter-century of lost fieldwork and gave Missouri its first comprehensive book of birds.
Missouri story · Augusta · St. Charles County
Augusta moved uphill when the river left.
The Missouri River helped build this German-settled town, then changed course and forced its businesses to rethink the map.
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We lead with Missouri’s German heritage and occasionally explore the wider German-speaking world. An “On this day” label means the exact historical month and day are documented; a “Missouri story” is a daily feature. New editions are released on Missouri’s calendar date. Each article links to its sources; corrections are welcome.