Sharon Sanders

Winners in the Southeast Missouri Regional Science Fair, accompanied by their instructors and officials of the annual event, departed by plane Tuesday, May 5, 1959, for the National Science Fair in Hartford, Connecticut. Shown as they prepared to board a Central Airways plane are, from the left, Corona Jansen, Sister Jean Ann and Sister DeLellis of Cape Girardeau Catholic High, James Singleton of Cape Girardeau Central High, pilot Arthur Woolson of Centralia, Illinois, pilot John Higgins of Cape…

Back in April, this blog re-published an article written by Peter Hilty that first appeared in the Heritage Review newspaper in November 1972. It provided readers a glimpse of Cape Girardeau in 1873, the year Southeast Missouri State University was founded...

One hundred years ago -- Feb. 13, 1923 -- the German Methodist Church in Cape Girardeau became Grace Methodist Church through a decision made by the church’s governing board. Up until that time, the German congregation had been known alternatively as Ebenezer Methodist, German Methodist and Methodist Episcopal. ...

An article published on the front page of the Southeast Missourian in January 1923 caught my eye. It lamented the passing of the harness maker from among the ranks of Cape Girardeau’s manufacturing establishments. Alas, the popularity of the automobile drove the trade to extinction...

Today’s blog is the last of three I’ve done featuring Warren E. Hearnes’ final days as Missouri’s 46th governor. This blog shares the story and images of Warren and Betty Hearnes’ return to Mississippi County on Jan. 8, 1973...

As his days as Missouri governor were drawing to a close, Warren Hearnes took time out of his schedule to give an interview to a Southeast Missourian newspaper staff writer. What resulted is an interesting look back on Hearnes’ years in office, what he considered his successes and his failures, and…

Many of my older readers will recall the name Frieda V. Rieck. She was associated for many, many years with Cape Girardeau’s musical life. A skilled violinist, she taught vocal music, string instruments and orchestras here at all levels — elementary, high school and college — for almost 40 years. R…

In the fall of 1947, the remains of America’s heroes who lost their lives in World War II and were buried overseas began coming home. Just as had been done after the War to End All Wars, families were given the choice of having their loved ones remain buried where they had fallen or disinterred fro…

The Missouri Humanities Council’s 275-square-foot U.S. Grant Bicentennial Exhibit, “Ulysses Grant’s Missouri” — paired with Grant memorabilia owned by Cape Girardeau businessman Earl Norman — opened last week at the former Chrisman Art Gallery, 32 N. Main St., in downtown Cape Girardeau. The exhibit…

Edward F. Regenhardt built the combination fire/police headquarters for Cape Girardeau in 1909 at the northwest corner of Independence and Frederick streets. Today, it houses the recently renovated River Heritage Museum...