LOCAL EVENT: A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri hosted at the Mtn. View Library

The Mountain View Library is very honored to be hosting, 

A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri.

To commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Civil War and educate Missourians about the important role our state played, the Missouri Humanities Council and the Missouri History Museum have partnered to create A State Divided: The Civil War in Missouri, a traveling, interactive exhibit that shares stories of the war from a Missouri perspective.

Programs being held at the library will include storytellers, a Civil War camp, music from that era, artifacts and Civil War scholars discussing local Civil War activity. Also there will be a Read From the Start program for parents.

March 9-May 4, 2013

@ the Library in Mtn. View. 

Admission is Free.

Sponsored by: Missouri Humanities Council 

Missouri History Museum

Additional support: Friends of the Library & City of Mountain View

Library Hours:

Monday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Tuesday: 9:00am- 5:00pm

Wednesday: 9:00am- 5:00pm

Thursday: 9:00am- 8:00pm

Friday: 9:00am-5:00pm

Saturday: 8:00- 12:00pm

Closed Sunday

Treasure of the Ozarks: Laura Ingalls Wilder Home to be Upgraded & Renovated for $2 Million!

Many of us are familiar with the books and the T.V Show "Little House on the Prairie" from Laura Ingalls Wilder, and according to "Greene" magazine, an Ozarks based and all about the Ozarks magazine, tells us that for about $2 million the Mansfield, Missouri historic home of the famous writer will be renovated and turned into a "historic home and museum" on Rocky Ridge Farm which will "assure the Wilder homestead its rightful legacy" states the author, George Freeman.  Tim Rosenbury, architect from Springfield, MO will be on the job for the renovation of the Rocky Ridge Farm.


Check out Laura's home on Rocky Ridge Farm!

If you're like many of us who long for the day to go back to the "simple" life of way back when and live much like the families within Laura's "Little House" books and are interested in homesteading on land with no building restrictions, or maybe you're looking to be the next Laura Ingalls Wilder let us help you with your source for inspiration!