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Office Hours
Monday - Wednesday
9 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
12:00 - 2:30 p.m.
Closed
Thursday-Friday
Saturday and Sunday
Museum Hours
By Appointment
and walk-ins
on Saturdays 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Admission Fees
Adults (18+) $5
Seniors (55+) $4
Children (K-12) $3
Children (5 & under) Free
Members Free
Museum is open by appointment and walk-ins on Saturdays 1:00 pm to 3:00
(Call 573-635-1850)
Biographical Sketches of Early Cole County Residents
The First Families
The following families lived here at the time the new state capitol was completed in 1826:
William Henderson
William Jones
Azariah Kennedy
Moss Family
J. R. Pullen
Josiah RamseyCaptain
J. T. Rogers
James F. Royston
Dave Scrivner
Terry Scurlock
David Sleater
Granville P. Thomas
John P. Thomas
Thompson Family
Willis Thornton
George Woodward
H. H. Baber
Ralph Briscoe
Henry Buckner
Christopher Casey
Hardin Casey
Daniel Colgan
James Dunnica
John Dunnica
McDaniel Dorris
Stephen C. Dorris
Robert A. Ewing
Alexander Gordon
John C. Gordon
David Harmon
Samuel Harrison
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