The Christian County Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to preserving and sharing the history of Christian County, Missouri. It operates the Christian County Museum on donations only.

The Museum is located at 100 E Elm St, Ozark, MO 65721 on the historic Ozark Square and is currently open Wednesday – Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm.

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Christian County Museum & Historical Society

Tue April 21st

Christian County Museum & Historical Society
The Museum’s trip to the Carter Family Cemetery on Saturday was a very nice excursion filled with beautiful scenery and interesting history. The cemetery is situated on a hill in the Busiek State Forest and Wildlife Area just off Hwy. 65 on the way to Branson right before you get to the Taney Co. line. It’s listed as having been established in 1891, but some family members say there were interments there by as early as 1870. … See MoreSee Less

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Tue April 21st

Christian County Museum & Historical Society
Mark your calendars! The very popular Night at the Museum is coming up and it’s going to be a good one (as is befitting our 50th anniversary year). Wayne Glenn’s presentation will cover such noted musicians from Christian County as: Sam Weatherman; the Weaver Brothers; Lennie Aleshire; Slim Wilson; Zed Tennis; Jerry Osborn; Doc Martin; George Rhodes; Harold Morrison; Patty Fly; the Pitchhikers; THE MABE FAMILY which will connect to some of the BILYEU FAMILY; the Waymakers; Roger Blevins; Leon Rausch and possibly others.See details in attached poster and please note when tickets go on sale. … See MoreSee Less

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Sun April 19th

Christian County Museum & Historical Society
CHRISTIAN COUNTY BY-GONESNear the town of Lawing, identified on this 1904 map, H. L. Grisell had a corn mill doing good business. It was reported in mid-August 1905 that corn would soon be hard enough to grit, so he needed to attach a gritter to his mill or go out of business. As corn matured it became too hard for table consumption, but not yet hard enough to grind into cornmeal. During that intermediate stage it was ground into coarse meal by a process called gritting. When cooked, that became the dish known as grits.(From Christian County Republican 8/17/1905) … See MoreSee Less

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Fri April 17th

Christian County Museum & Historical Society
NOTICE!The field trip to Carter Cemetery Saturday is on! We will meet at the Museum (100 E Elm on the Square in Ozark) at 2:30 to car pool or if you are a hiker you can walk the Red Trail at Busiek and meet us. The Park employees will have ATVs at a parking area below the cemetery to take us up the new switchback trail and across the creek. If the creek is too high from tonight’s rain we will have to walk, crossing the creek on a footbridge. It’s about a half mile walk. We will have handouts with details on many of the memorials in the cemetery, including some that are not marked, and photos of some of the people buried there. … See MoreSee Less
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Thu April 16th

Christian County Museum & Historical Society
A huge thanks to the Finley River Community Foundation for the grant that financed this new Bald Knobber panel and began the museum’s exhibit renovation. You started the museum off to a great beginning for its 50th year!! … See MoreSee Less

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Sun April 12th

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CHRISTIAN COUNTY BY-GONESBlair pottery was manufactured from the late 1940s into the early 1950s in William Blair’s factory located on the northeast corner of Brick Street and Third Streets, gaining nationwide acclaim for its hand-painted designs and oven proof quality. Around 1951 lightning struck the factory, starting a fire, and by 1956 the business was in bankruptcy. All the master molds sold at a bankruptcy auction were purchased by Mearl Pryer, who had previously worked at Blair Pottery. She and her husband, with Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lloyd, were already operating the Ozark Ceramic and Hobby Shop, and there Mrs. Pryer produced items using the Blair molds, but her pieces lacked the distinctive Blair signature on the bottom. Although the Gay Plaid pattern was the most popular, Blair produced multiple patterns that can be viewed at the Christian County Museum. The patterns shown are Bamboo, Brick, and Pear. … See MoreSee Less

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Address: 100 E Elm St Ozark, MO 65721 on the south side of the Ozark Square

Hours: Wednesday through Saturday from 10:00am to 3:00pm. Admission is free.

Mailing Address: P.O. Box 442 Ozark, MO

Email: christiancohistorical@gmail.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ChristianCoHistorical/

Donations

The Christian County Museum runs entirely on the generosity of donors and volunteers. Below are ways you can help:

Donate Online: Make a donation with a credit card on Square.

Donate by Mail: Donations by check can be mailed to: P.O. Box 442 Ozark, MO, 65721 (Checks should be made payable to the Christian County Museum and Historical Society).

Donate a Historical Item: Please contact us directly to discuss material donations.

Volunteer: The museum and its events are run entirely by volunteers. If you’re interested in volunteering, please contact us - we would love to work with you!

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Support local history and the Christian County Museum -- join the Christian County Historical Society today! All levels of membership receive the Christian County Historian, our quarterly publication with fascinating articles on county history and announcements of upcoming events.

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Christian County Museum and Historical Society, Inc. is a not for profit 501(c)(3) organization