Pleasant Hill Historical Society - Missouri

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Pleasant Hill Historical Society - Missouri The purpose of the Society is to be a source of historical information concerning Pleasant Hill, MO.

This is accomplished by its public Museum and its programs & activities devoted to promoting knowledge & appreciation of Pleasant Hill's remarkable past.

Did you know that the mural "Back Home" that is located in the Pleasant Hill Post Office was also published in a history...
10/22/2026

Did you know that the mural "Back Home" that is located in the Pleasant Hill Post Office was also published in a history text book. If you have not checked out the mural its located here in our local post office by the front counter; it depicts a confederate family that is returning to there ravaged farm.

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.
816-964-8811
[email protected]
Terry Wilson, President; Mark Randall, Vice President; Lynne Liley, Treasurer; Donna Shewmaker, Secretary; Henry Saubers, Member At Large; Pete Shortridge, Curator; Rebecca Liley, Social Media

Picture Identified:  Betty Dickerson and Matt Davis. That would have been around 93 or 94. She owned the Library, Antiqu...
10/21/2026

Picture Identified: Betty Dickerson and Matt Davis. That would have been around 93 or 94. She owned the Library, Antiques, Soda Shop and Deli. Which used to be the old library across the street from the post office when I was a kid.

Thanks for all the info and helping get this picture identified
Who Is It Wednesday: This is one of the pictures we have at the museum that we need more info for we have nothing on it.

If you know any more info please drop a comment below so we can get this organized into the right area of the museum and help hopefully put a name to the face and maybe even some other info about it as well.

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.

816-964-8811

Photo Identified: This was a Holden Court warming picture.. The guy is Kevin House girls are Marla Timberlake and Marla ...
10/19/2026

Photo Identified:

This was a Holden Court warming picture.. The guy is Kevin House girls are Marla Timberlake and Marla Farnsworth.

Thank You to Everyone For Sharing and Getting It Identified.

More Info Needed Monday: This is one of the pictures we have at the museum that we need more info for we have nothing on it. It was by the looks of it its a courtwarming or homecoming King picture.
If you know any more info please drop a comment below so we can get this organized into the right area of the museum and help hopefully put a name to the face(s) and maybe even some other info about the picture in general.

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.

816-964-8811

Donation alert and display: Green Light and Power Co the donations are a boiler identification plate hardhat and aerial ...
10/18/2026

Donation alert and display: Green Light and Power Co the donations are a boiler identification plate hardhat and aerial views. Thanks to Jim Delong and Bob Kimbrell for there donations.

Want to learn more about this topic or other Pleasant Hill Mo History be sure to stop in the Pleasant Hill Historical Museum for more info about Pleasant Hill History from history in general, its homes, its churches, its businesses and its people.

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.

816-964-8811

Who remembers Pie and Box Supper at the Plum Grove School? Were these fundraisers for the school? Was there anything els...
10/13/2026

Who remembers Pie and Box Supper at the Plum Grove School? Were these fundraisers for the school? Was there anything else that went on at the suppers? Do you have memories of preparing or helping to prepare for these Pie and Box Suppers? Leave a comment below what you remember.....

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.
816-964-8811
[email protected]
Terry Wilson, President; Mark Randall, Vice President; Lynne Liley, Treasurer; Donna Shewmaker, Secretary; Henry Saubers, Member At Large; Pete Shortridge, Curator; Rebecca Liley, Social Media

On this day in 1961 The Pleasant Hill Times published its first color ad in the newspaper for Gerbes Grocery Store. Part...
10/12/2026

On this day in 1961 The Pleasant Hill Times published its first color ad in the newspaper for Gerbes Grocery Store. Part of the ad is below in black and white because of how its scanned in but you can see the different shades to show where the color sections probably were.

10/11/2026

Speaker Pam Baker on the restoring of the pleasant hill time capsule

What was playing at the Peoples Theater in October 1956.....Comanche a Indian Thriller, Desert Sands, Tarantula, and The...
10/10/2026

What was playing at the Peoples Theater in October 1956.....Comanche a Indian Thriller, Desert Sands, Tarantula, and The Benny Goodman Story. Comment below if you went to see these in the theater. Do you prefer the technicolor version you saw back then or the more modern day versions.

Pleasant Hill Historical Society and Museum
125 Wyoming Street
Downtown Pleasant Hill Missouri.
816-964-8811
[email protected]

Terry Wilson, President; Mark Randall, Vice President; Lynne Liley, Treasurer; Donna Shewmaker, Secretary; Henry Saubers, Member At Large; Pete Shortridge, Curator; Rebecca Liley, Social Media

Feel Free To Share! Please note the change of date for this quarters guest speaker.
10/07/2026

Feel Free To Share! Please note the change of date for this quarters guest speaker.

Address

125 Wyoming Street, PO Box 31
Pleasant Hill, MO
64080

Opening Hours

10am - 4pm

Telephone

+18165296088

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