Adair County Historical Society Museum

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211 South Elson Street, Kirksville, Missouri 63501-3466. 1-660-665-6502

Adair County Historical 2011 Calendars are now available!
Pick them up at local Banks for $5.00 or send $7.50 with a request for a calendar to the Adair County Historical Society 211 South Elson Street
Kirksville, Missouri 63501-3466
You may also pick one up at the Historical Society building Wednesday thru Friday - 1:00 - 4:00

Come join the fun! See how well you know Adair!
2010 NAVIGATION RALLY - Saturday afternoon, October 9th
The Adair County Historical Society invites you to join in its first Navigation Rally to area historic places.
The Rally will start from downtown Kirksville and can accommodate up to 40 cars.
And what is a navigation rally? Its rather like a treasure hunt. You are given directions to follow to a historic site where you must find answers to several questions. Along the way you are given another set of directions that take you to other sites. And we all end up at the same destination for refreshments. Entry fee is $15, free to Society members.
Its great family fun. A young teenager makes the perfect navigator!!
You can find application forms below. Or, you can come to the Historical Society Museum at 211 South Elson Street at 1:30 p.m. to fill out the application and waiver forms just before the event.
The first car will be start at 2:00 p.m.
Free membership with $15 entry fee - ACHS members free.

ACHS liability statement
Click application form and liability statement and mail to the
ACHS, 211 South Elson Street, Kirksville, Missouri 63501-3466.
Instructions will be mailed after receiving application, liability statement & fee are received.

NEW! ACHS - The Adair Historian
http://sites.google.com/site/glloydsite/achs---the-adair-historian
This is a list of articles published in the The Adair Historian published by the Adair County Historical Society beginning in 1998 through 2009. The article titles are listed in chronological order by date printed. One can use a browsers search feature to check for particular names or words.

To Obtain Hard Copies: The ACHS will send up to three articles from this index for a $10.00 minimum charge plus $3.00 each thereafter. Send your request including the article names, and where they are located including the year, season, volume and page number plus a check made payable to the Adair County Historical Society at 211 South Elson, Kirksville, MO 63501. The request must include a self-addressed envelope (legal sized) with enough postage to cover the return mailing by first class (up to 4 pages = 1 oz. postage, 5-9 pages = 2 oz. and 10-15 pages = 3 oz.).

Researchers may also view all volumes of The Adair Historian at the Societys museum and library at the above address and make copies for twenty-five cents a page. Regular visiting hours are 1 - 4 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Call 660-665-6502 if you have questions.

Four historical markers have been placed on the Adair County Square.
The historical markers are paid for through donations to the Adair County Historical Society.

Novinger Renewal has been considering making a reprint of it's 2001 history book -
Novinger (Adair County), Missouri
The People, The Town and The Surrounding Communities
* 768 pages * hardbound * 134 biographies * coal mines * railroads * history of all place-names in county west of the Chariton River * businesses * complete 76 page all-name index * 17 maps * 669 photos and much more...
The original printing sold for $45 when 500 copies were made. We estimate the cost of the reprint will be higher due to increased printing cost and the smaller number of copies printed. If you would like to be added to the list of people interested please contact Gary Lloyd, 7 Center Road, Kirksville, MO 63501, 660-627-2140 or email glloyd@cableone,net. Please provide the number of copies you would be interested in as well as your name, mailing address, phone and email address.
The index for the book can be viewed at: http://sites.google.com/site/glloydsite/
It is a large document and may take a little while to open.

The Adair County Historical Society was founded in 1976.
The Society is fulfilling its mission "to collect and preserve history of Adair County."
The Adair County Historical Society has collections of Adair County history artifacts, documents, narratives, and photographs. Feel free to ask us about research, educational programs, and tours.
The ACHS is a non-profit institution and organization. If you have questions feel free to email us.
The ACHS museum hours are Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 1 - 4 p.m.

Located at 211 South Elson Street, Kirksville, Missouri 63501-3466.
Phone: 1-660-665-6158

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