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JEFFERSON CITY, MO, FEB. 9, 2022 – Interpreters at Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site invite the public to grab a cup of coffee and join them virtually at noon Friday, Feb. 18 on the Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site’s Facebook page.

Site superintendent Mike Busekrus and assistant superintendent Melissa Blank will explore the ongoing research into the lives and experiences of individuals enslaved at the Boone Homestead, in the Boone neighborhood and across southwest Missouri.

This program is free and open to the public. Visit the historic site on Facebook at facebook.com/NathanandOliveBooneHomesteadStateHistoricSite.

Nathan and Olive Boone Homestead State Historic Site is located at 7850 N. State Highway V, Ash Grove, northwest of Springfield. For more information about the program, please contact the site at 417-751-3266.

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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