Ray County Museum & Genealogical Library

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Starting next week The Ray County Museum will be closed to visitors for the winter season. We'll reopen at the beginning of April. If you'd like to volunteer to help clean and reorganize, please call the museum! You can still purchase Ray-Opoly games and tickets for the Bicentennial dinner, just call us at 816-776-2305. Thank you! Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

Merry Christmas from all of us at the Ray County Historical Society and Museum! Thank you for all your support this past year!

This is the time of year many people give to their favorite causes. Please consider a donation to the Ray County Historical Society in your year-end giving. Any amount helps, large or small. In a "normal" year, the museum has a number of fundraising events that help up meet expenses: donations from museum visitors; revenue from Ghost Hunts, teas, rental of our meeting room, sales, etc. This past year, the only event we have been able to sponsor were a couple of Ghost Hunts ...that were limited in attendance. We have tried to provide you bits of Ray County history and glimpses of the museum through our Facebook page and web site. If you enjoy or share our posts, please help us out. We’ll make it through another decade with your backing. You can donate online by visiting our web page at https://raycountymuseum.org/home/support/ See more

Call the museum today! Leave a message if we don’t answer and we’ll call you back! Get them will you can! Great for gifts!

Today in history https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_T._Anderson

It's not Ray County, but it is a part of local history https://www.mycouriertribune.com//article_ec2b04d2-3f0d-11

The museum will open at 1:00 today. Thank you.

Captain William T. Anderson

https://m.youtube.com/watch

Captain Israel Hendley

Hi Museum friends, it's not to late to pick up a Ray-Opoly Game for Christmas what better gift to give?! Call the museum today 186-776-2305. Leave a message if we don’t answer and we’ll call you back! Get them will you can!

Coming soon to your Museum!

https://www.missourinet.com//missouri-bicentennial-leader/

The Ray County Museum is be closed this week. Thank you and have a wonderful thanksgiving!The Ray County Museum is be closed this week. Thank you and have a wonderful thanksgiving!

Ray County’s First Tavern

Battle of Shaw’s Shop

https://www.npr.org//one-third-of-u-s-museums-may-not-surv This is so true. To be blunt, the museum is struggling We generally operate on $1,000 a month through donations, events and sales.... This past month, our receipts were $125. We had a Ghost Event on October 3, which should bring in a few hundred dollars. Those events are now really limiited in size and frequency. We also realize that many of you are also experiencing a reduction in income, so we understand why many cannot help us out. I know you are all aware of the important role that the museum and genealogical library play in the community and county. If you are able to help, your donation will be of immense help in getting us through this ordeal. Thanking you in advance David Blyth, President Ray County Historical Society See more

Norma had served on the Ray County Museum Board of Directors in years past Norma Fay Derstler, 84, of Richmond, died Friday, October 02, 2020, at Liberty Hospital. Norma was born on June 6, 1936, in Orrick, the daughter of Charles Hobart and Pebble (O’Dell) Hannsz. She was united in marriage to Donald Duane Derstler of Richmond on May 18, 1956; he preceded her in death on April 17, 2001....Continue reading

John J. Pryor An Essay on His life, His Role in the Pederast Machine and the Estate that Patronage built 1By Charles E. Yaw The Ray County Mirror March 1991- Volume 18 No.1...Continue reading

A List of Ray County Confederate Soldiers Who Died or Were Killed in Battle During The War

Our thoughts and prayers go out to the Mark McFee family in their loss. Mark serves on the Ray County Historical Society Board of Directors https://www.thurmanfuneralhome.com/obituary/delores-mcfee

Ray County Museum and Grounds (Poor Farm) in the 1970's

https://raycountymuseum.org/ray-county-coal-mines/ We updated our web site

Mystery photo! Can anyone identify this man? He may possibly be Daniel Frank Gossage - born 1873; died 1949; younger brother to William James Gossage. Thanks!