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Polk’s America: Katherine C. Hughes The President James K. Polk Home and Museum and the Maury County Public…

Polk’s America: Brenda Hornsby Heindl The President James K. Polk Home and Museum and the Maury County Public…

Polk’s America: Zacharie Kinslow The President James K. Polk Home and Museum and the Maury County Public Library…

Polk’s America: Annabeth Hayes The President James K. Polk Home and Museum and the Maury County Public Library…

President James K. Polk dies June 15, 1849 After leaving Washington at the end of his term. James…

October 17 through 31 We have a winner… It was a tight election. Out of 44 in-person ballots…

Ghosts of Greenwood | October 23 Meet Columbians of the past come to life at their gravesites! Meet…

Polk’s America: Dr. Barry Gidcomb Columbia State professor Dr. Barry Gidcomb presents “The Wordy Diplomat, the Pompous General,…

Scott H. Harris | The Monroe Doctrine James Monroe, Courtesy James Monroe Museum & Memorial Library. May 25,…

Dr. Tiffany Momon & Victoria Hensley | Black Craftspeople Digital Archive Watercolor of abolitionist James Forten (1766-1842) believed…