History

How many of these fun facts about Sedalia did you know?

In 2010, Sedalia celebrated its 150th anniversary. A special DVD was issued that featured old photographs and film footage of the city going back to the 1940s.

I don't know how many of us learned these things growing up in school, but  I know I heard tales from time to time about the origins of our town.

I've lived here most of my life, and while you  might think it's far too difficult to sum up Sedville in twenty four points, I'm gonna try anyway.

The Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division has a large number of historic photographs in its collection. Some of them are from Sedalia and Pettis County. Unfortunately, dates are not available for many of these images. Even so, it is interesting to look at the collection.

There have been a lot of places to eat in Sedalia that have come and gone. Which ones do we miss the most?  I have a few you might agree with.......

It was October 29, 1929, the Stock Market crashed, wiping out the fortunes of thousands of investors.  The day came to be known as BLACK TUESDAY, and it triggered the "GREAT DEPRESSION" which lasted for nearly 10 more years.

I know this is going to make me sound so incredibly old, but here goes.  There's something I've noticed about the young people today - they don't seem to know much about what happened before them.  In fact, my niece will use that as an excuse for just about anything she does…

The Boys & Girls Clubs of West Central Missouri will spend 2015 celebrating its 55th anniversary of serving children in the west central Missouri area.

The toys kids are requesting most this year are things with names like Chomp and Stomp, Xeno, and Leapfrog TV.  I don't even know what to make of that.