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Weeping Tree at Ste. Genevieve: Missouri’s Second Legends & Lore Marker Installed
Exciting news! Additional Missouri community adds Legends & Lore marker! Ste. Genevieve Tourism Department installed a roadside marker this year that tells the story of an unusual phenomenon related to noted U.S. Senator and physician…

Learn More about Legends & Lore Marker Grants
Missouri’s first Legends & Lore Marker grant has been installed! William G. Pomeroy Foundation awarded a grant to the University of Central Missouri‘s McClure Archives and University Museum in Warrensburg, marking the legend of the…

Missouri 2021 Presents: Legends, Lore, and Stories of the Show Me State
On March 2, 2021, Missouri Folk Arts director Lisa Higgins joined Missouri 2021 Presents’ host Beth Pike on a panel to discuss the Wm. G. Pomeroy Foundation’s Legends & Lore Marker Grant Program. From the…

Missouri Folk Arts Program Joins National Marker Program Celebrating Folklore
COLUMBIA, Mo. February 25, 2020 — Intriguing stories from Missouri’s rich heritage of folklore will be featured on roadside markers at locations across the state thanks to a partnership between the Missouri Arts Council’s Missouri…