Kirksville, Missouri - The Adair County Courthouse and Historical Society & Museum

Kirksville, Missouri - The Adair County Courthouse and Historical Society & Museum

In which I describe my visit to both the Adair County Courthouse and the historical museum in Kirksville, Missouri, as well as briefly relate some history about the Battle of Kirksville during the Civil War.

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Kirksville, Missouri - A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathy

Kirksville, Missouri - A.T. Still University’s College of Osteopathy

In which I briefly relate the history of Osteopathy and its founder, A.T. Still; describe my visit to the College of Osteopathy that my great grandfather, William Francis Traugher, attended in Kirksville, Missouri; and share information I learned from the genealogist with whom my father and I met to learn more about his time there

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Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses

Kirksville, Missouri - Home of the Petrees: Missouri State Normal School & Former Petree Houses

In which I describe my visit to Kirksville, Missouri with my parents in April 2022, as well as my visits to the school my great grandmother, Nora Elma Petree Traughber, attended and the house where she grew up

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