Laura Dumey

10th Annual Liberty Days: A Living History Timeline Adventure

When: Friday, October 7, and Saturday, October 8, 2022 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. both days Where: On the Museum Grounds Cost: Free Bloomfield, Missouri — The National Stars and Stripes Museum and Library will be celebrating our 10th Annual Liberty Days: A Living History Timeline Adventure on Friday, October 7, and Saturday, October 8, […]

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Spirit of Democracy 2022

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2022 AT 5 PM The National Stars and Stripes Museum Library will be celebrating our 3rd Annual Spirit of Democracy Banquet and Silent Auction.  This event will be held at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturday, November 5, 2022.  There will be delicious food, live music, a cash bar,

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Spirit of Democracy

Spirit of Democracy 2021

The National Stars & Stripes Museum/Library celebrated the 160th anniversary of the Civil War Stars & Stripes newspaper in Cape Girardeau, Missouri on Saturday, November 6. With more than 400 people in attendance, the event helped raise more than $40,000 for the Museum. We would like to give a big thanks to our table sponsors

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Medal of Honor Recipient Donald E. Ballard

(EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the 160th anniversary of Missouri-founded Stars and Stripes, our nation’s military newspaper, this is one of a series of articles on the importance of commitment and service to our democracy. Some information in the article was provided by Wikipedia.)  By JIM MARTIN, Former President National Stars and Stripes Museum and Library  Medal of

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Spirit of Democracy

(EDITOR’S NOTE: To mark the 160th anniversary of Missouri-founded Stars and Stripes, our nation’s military newspaper, this is the first of a series of articles on the importance of commitment and service to our democracy. On Nov. 6 at the Osage Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, the Second Annual Spirit of Democracy Celebration and Dinner

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May 22 Kids Day

Saturday, May 22, 2021 Kids Day at the Museum 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Fundraiser for Kyran Mitchell Kyran Mitchell is a local 9-year-old who was diagnosed with a rare form of connective tissue cancer (Rhabdomyosarcoma) in early 2020. After nearly a year of chemo and radiation, Kyran and his family just got the news that his tumor has stopped responding to treatment and has now spread to new

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D-Day in bloomfield

D-Day at the Stars and Stripes Museum June 11 & 12, 2021

Learn more about the WWII D-Day landing in France at the Stars & Stripes Museum. The 326th Airborne Re-enactor’s Society is presenting D-Day in Bloomfield on Friday, June 11th & Saturday, June 12th from 10 a.m. to close. Visitors can expect to see WWII encampments, living historians, the grand opening of the WWII barracks, battles

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