Friends of Miami, Inc.Missouri River Township
Friends of Miami, Inc. is a non-profit organization working to preserve the heritage and promote the future of Miami, Saline County, Missouri. The Friends of Miami, Inc. Museum contains interesting artifacts and genealogy records. We open by appointment only so need advance notice. Thank you for your interest. Member: State Historical Society of Missouri
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Britney Harris is the 2008 hometown essay winner. Congratulations to Britney and to Jeremie Campbell, Daniel Carver and Mikaela Hirt, new members.
MIAMI ... sprawled along a winding bluff ridge overlooking the wide Missouri River valley, was platted as Greenville in 1838 and five years later received its present name. By 1840, a river port of considerable importance, shipping large quantities of hemp and other produce. The white frame Christian Church (open by permission) on the main street of the town, was built in 1854 and is typical of the less pretentious Missouri "meeting houses" of the period.
Excerpts, Missouri, A Guide to the 'Show Me' State, Missouri Writers Project, WPA, 1941
GIFTS: Cookbooks, Crocks, Medallions, Sweatshirts
William Shakespeare, bust from Miami High School on display at Friends of Miami, Inc. Museum
2008 Population: 160
Map, credit Missouri, A Guide to the 'Show Me' State
Genealogy:W. S. Myers, Miami MO - Diaries 1887-1905
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Miami City Government · Miami Lions Club · MO Conservation · U.S. Postal Service · Van Meter State Park
MEMBERSHIP DUES:
Individual: $5/year | Sustaining: $25/year | Life: $500/one time payment Institutional: $100/year
Please make checks payable to Friends of Miami, Inc. and send c/o Sidney Sullivan, Treasurer, P. O. Box 25, Miami MO 65344. To order gifts or schedule tours, contact Shirley Malan, Secretary, or Elizabeth Elson, President, at 660.852.3305.
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