Boone County Historical Society was established in 1924. Located in Columbia, Missouri, United States, the Boone County Historical Museum has been collecting, preserving and exhibiting artifacts and records of the people of Boone County, Missouri.
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Overview
The Boone County Historical Society includes both a history museum and an art gallery. The museum owns historical photographs spanning back to the early 20th century, revealing a Columbia that many people have never seen. The historical society and museum is a cultural and arts destination for the entire Columbia, Missouri and surrounding communities.
The Boone County Historical Society is the home to the pianist John W. Blind Boone, 125-year-old Chickering grand piano. After belonging to the Walters-Boone Historical Museum for decades, the original piano was hardly playable and continued to deteriorate as a museum piece for the historical society. The century old piano can now be found as a centerpiece of the Montminy Art Gallery.
Walters-Boone County Museum
The Walters-Boone County Museum was established in 1990 by the Boone County Historical Society. Through the efforts of the historical society's Board of Directors, a large campaign was launched, which allowed the official construction of the museum to start in 1989. The Walters-Boone County Museum has two major exhibit halls and other display areas which make a total of 5,500 square feet of historical exhibit space. The museum also houses a nearly 10,000 square feet of climate-control vaults and storage space.
The Montminy Gallery
The 4,800 square foot Montminy Art Gallery has 2,800 square feet of exhibit floor space for local, regional and state artists of importance and interest to the Boone County community. The Montminy Gallery was built in 1993 after the death of longtime Columbia artist and University of Missouri professor Emeritus Elizabeth "Tracy" Montminy. A wide array of art mediums can be found rotating every eight to twelve weeks. Some of the more popular mediums include; paintings, photography and sculptures.
Historic Maplewood House
The Maplewood House was built in 1877 by husband and wife Slater Ensor Lenoir and Margaret Bradform Lenior, each coming from Boone County pioneer families. The house and farm received its name Maplewood because it was located in a grove of large sugar maple trees. Surviving for over 139 years, the Maplewood House been visited by thousands.