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 JEFFERSON CITY, MO, APRIL 21, 2022 – Join Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site team members along with the Barton County Chamber of Commerce from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, May 7 to celebrate Harry S Truman’s 138th birthday.

The event will include period re-enactors representing Truman's life, goods and produce vendors, a talent show, a baby show, kids games and crafts, period performances, wagon rides and tethered hot air balloon rides.  

This event is being held in conjunction with the National Park Trust's Kids to Parks Day. For more information about Kids to Parks Day and to see a complete list of associated events at Missouri State Parks visit mostateparks.com/page/88241/kids-to-parks-day.

The Harry S Truman Birthplace is located at 1009 Truman St. in Lamar, 2 miles off of Interstate 49. For more information about the event, call the site at 417-682-2279.

For more information on state parks and historic sites, visit mostateparks.com. Missouri State Parks is a division of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources.
 

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