by Drew Doebelin I’m continuing to work on the Callaway County colored troops who enlisted during the Civil War excel, (which ended up having more than 450 soldiers!) and recording what their ranks were and if they died during service, when and how they died. There will be a presentation board showing what we’ve collected on our soldiers during the August 22nd Life Long Learning session, “First To Freedom”. I’ve been helping scan memorial booklets, probate record, and newspap

By Drew Doebelin Last week, the weather was too wet to go and clean museum items. I stayed inside and worked on a project about Callaway county’s colored troops during the civil war, where I listed the names of soldiers and enlistment dates in an excel sheet. I will be working on a small presentation discussing the soldiers I found to go along with the August 22nd Life Long Learning session, “First To Freedom”, which is a book signing with Michelle Brooks. I will also be work

By Drew Doebelin It has been a wonderful two months since I started my internship/volunteering with KCHS, and I have had a blast getting to meet all the volunteers and people that make our Historical Society work! The first week I joined had the KCHS Annual Meeting, which I helped make a display board showing the progression of the Museum restoration and I got to draw the winner for the quilt raffle! Drew Doebelin draws the winner of the Quilt Raffle. I also sat in on two ses

Drew Doebelin started her internship with KCHS on April 23, 2026. She is attending University of Missouri – St. Louis for her BA in History with a Minor in Information Technology. Her future career goals involve working for archives and/or museums. She has been a great addition to the team! Drew will be making weekly journal entries. Stay tuned to stay up to date!