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Local History Archives - May 2022

Edward Rickman

Published May 20, 2022 Submitted by: Renee

Edward G. Rickman turned 100 in 1964. A brief biography outlines his remarkable life.

Japanese Garden Festival

Published May 6, 2022 Submitted by: Renee

In 1995, the Japanese Stroll Garden at Nathanael Greene Park held a Japanese Garden Festival sponsored by the Botanical Society of Southwest Missouri.

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