=New Harmonies tours -- Missouri 2009 and 2010=
//[[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/newharmonies/index.htm|New Harmonies]]// is the sixth exhibition in an ongoing partnership between state humanities councils and the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service (SITES). The partnership is known as Museum on Main Street, and it serves rural communities.
Through a selection of photographs, recordings, instruments, lyrics and artist profiles, //New Harmonies// explores the distinct cultural identities of gospel, country, blues and other forms of roots music as they record the history of the American people and set the foundation for many musical genres appreciated world wide today.
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The Missouri Humanities Council will host the state’s exclusive tour of //New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music// beginning in March, 2009. The exhibition will travel to the following Missouri communities throughout 2009 & 2010:
|| **<span style="display: block; text-align: center;">Community</span>** || **<span style="display: block; text-align: center;">Dates </span>** || **<span style="display: block; text-align: center;">Host Organization & Site</span>** ||
|| [[Kirksville Arts Association|Kirksville]] || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">March 21 through May 2, 2009 </span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">Kirksville Arts Association &
Adair Co. Historical Society</span> ||
|| [[Osceola]] || <span style="font-size: 11pt;">May 9 through June 20, 2009</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">St. Clair County Historical Society Museum</span> ||
|| <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">[[Vandalia]]</span> || <span style="font-size: 11pt;">June 27 through August 8, 2009</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">Vandalia Area Historical Society</span> ||
|| <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">[[Forsyth]]</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">August 15 through September 26, 2009</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">White River Valley Historical Society</span> ||
|| <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">[[Warrensburg]]</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">October 3 through November 7, 2009</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">Johnson County Historical Society</span> ||
|| [[Charleston]] || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">November 14 through December 29, 2009</span> || <span style="font-family: Garamond; font-size: 11pt;">Mississippi County Historical Society at the
Clara Drinkwater Newnam Library</span> ||
|| [[Jefferson City]] || January 23 through March 6, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Lincoln University, Inman E. Page Library
& <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 12pt;">Cole County Historical Society</span></span> ||
|| [[Unionville]] || March 13 through April 24, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Putnam County Historical Society, Inc.</span> ||
|| [[Hannibal]] || May 1 through June 12, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum</span> ||
|| [[Cassville]] || June 19 through July 31, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Barry County Museum</span> ||
|| [[Trenton]] || August 7 through September 18, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Grundy County Historical Society & Museum</span> ||
|| [[Nevada]] || September 25 through November 6, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Vernon County Historical Society</span> ||
|| [[Maryville]] || November 13 through December 26, 2010 || <span style="font-family: 'Georgia','serif'; font-size: 10pt;">Nodaway County Historical Society</span> ||
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For more information, please contact [[mailto:patricia%40mohumanities.org|Patricia Zahn]].
Museum on Main Street is a collaboration between the Smithsonian Institution, the Federation of State Humanities Councils, and the Missouri Humanities Council. Support for Museum on Main Street is provided by the United States Congress.
More information about //New Harmonies// is available on the [[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/newharmonies/index.htm|Smithsonian]] Website. It includes a recommended reading list of books related to the exhibition as well as tools for teachers to create lessons on the theme.
[[http://www.blog.museumonmainstreet.org/museum_on_main_street_blo/what-is-museum-on-main-st.html|Museum on Main Street]] is a collaborative project of the [[http://www.sites.si.edu/|Smithsonian Institution]], the [[http://www.statehumanities.org/|Federation of State Humanities Councils]], participating state humanities councils, and rural museums all across America.
Smithsonian traveling exhibits (SITES) now has a new [[http://www.shows2go.si.edu/|blog]] with [[http://www.shows2go.si.edu/exhibitions/smithsonian/index.html|behind the scenes]] looks and lots of information on all the tours on the road, including MoMS.
New Harmonies site offers these extras:
[[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/admin/harmonies_admin/harmonies_local/New_Harmonies_childrens_books.pdf|Books for Children]], a pdf list, organized by exhibit kiosks
[[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/newharmonies/harmonies_sched.htm|Detailed schedule]] of exhibit visits
[[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/admin/harmonies_admin/teachers_guide/New_Harmonies_Scavenger_Hunt.pdf|Scavenger Hunt]], to use when visiting an exhibit
[[http://www.museumonmainstreet.org/newharmonies/harmonies_scrapbk.htm|Photo scrapbooks]] of completed tours and additional material about the exhibit development and fabrication
__Some resources submitted by Matt__...
Questions to consider when researching music in your community/region and ways in which Matt M. might be able to help (document distributed during the 2010 tour planning meeting in Clinton, June 2009):
[[http://newharmonies.missourihumanities.org/file/view/New%20Harmonies%20--%20questions%20to%20consider%2C%20ways%20Matt%20could%20help.doc|New Harmonies -- questions to consider, ways Matt could help.doc]]
Presentation given by Matt M. in Forsyth, September 2009, "The Blues Soundscape: A Whirlwind Tour" --
Introduction: [[file:Blues presentation -- Forsyth.doc]]
PowerPoint slides: [[file:The Blues Soundscape -- A Whirlwind Tour.ppt]]
Bibliography of potentially useful research materials (work in progress):
[[http://newharmonies.missourihumanities.org/file/view/Bibliography%20--%20New%20Harmonies%20--%20Missouri.doc|Bibliography -- New Harmonies -- Missouri.doc]]
List of facts/trivia about music of Missouri written by Matt M. for our friends in Vandalia -- anyone is welcome to add to this list:
[[http://newharmonies.missourihumanities.org/file/view/Facts%20about%20music%20of%20MO.doc|Facts about music of MO.doc]]
Presentation given by Matt M. in Vandalia, December 2008:
[[http://newharmonies.missourihumanities.org/file/view/New%20Harmonies%20Vandalia%2012-19-08.ppt|New Harmonies Vandalia 12-19-08.ppt]]
Presentation given by Matt M. at the program planning meeting in St. Louis, May 2008:
[[http://newharmonies.missourihumanities.org/file/view/Missouri%2C%20a%20Musical%20Crossroads.ppt|Missouri, a Musical Crossroads.ppt]]
[[Matt Meacham's presentation on roots music of rural MO (work in progress)|Presentation given by Matt M. at the program planning meeting in St. Louis, May 2008 (in Word form) (work in progress)]]
A John Hartford video for your enjoyment
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One more video:
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From the 2005 edition of //Missouri Harmony//:
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