Welcome 
to our
Famous Missourians Page
by Mrs. Crites'

East Carter School
24 S. Herren
Ellsinore, MO 63937

DESE - Grade Level Expectations
Standard 2. Missouri, U.S. and World History
Identify and describe the significance of the individuals from Missouri who have made contributions to our state and national heritage; examples include Lewis and Clark, Mary Easton Sibley, John Berry Meacham, George Washington Carver, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Mark Twain, Harry S. Truman and Thomas Hart Benton.

Standard 7. Tools of Social Science Inquiry
Identify, select and use visual, graphic and auditory aids.

Use and evaluation primary and secondary sources (diaries, letters, people, interviews, journals and photos).

Identify and use library and media resources (computers, dictionaries, encyclopedias, videos, periodicals, atlases, almanacs, telephone directors, books, newspapers, and cartoons).

Identify and use artifacts (building structures and materials, works of art, representative of cultures, fossils, pottery, tools, clothing, musical instruments).



 


Webquest
EAST CARTER LIVING MUSEUM
Class pictures
Famous Missourian Museum 2003



 


The information on this page can be used to help in your research of a famous Missourian.
Remember you are looking for the following information:

1. __ Find out where and when your famous Missourian was born.
2. __ Find out where he/she lived.
3. __ Tell about the early years.
4. __ Tell about family life.
5. __ Tell about the major contribution(s) that made them famous.
6. __ Tell several facts about his/her life.

Resources
 


FAMOUS WOMEN

Maya Angelou 
Missouri born Poet Laureate, writer, historian, conductor, actress, songwriter, playwright, film         director, and civil rights activist.
 Britannica
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2
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MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU
MAYA ANGELOU

Josephine Baker
entertainer, member of the French Resistance, and civil rights activist
 Josephine Baker Bio.
 Josephine Baker
JOSEPHINE BAKER
JOSEPHINE BAKER



Susan Elizabeth Blow
(272)
 Froebel Web
 Famous Women - Britannica article
 Britannica
 St. Louis Walk of Fame
 Geocities Info.
 Missouri State House Hall of Fame


Molly Brown
 Britannica
Molly Brown
 Molly Brown Museum
FAMOUS MEN

Thomas Hart Benton
The Senator from Missouri, who did more than anyone to push for westward expansion.
 PA - Biography
 Brainy Encyclopedia
 Fact Monster
 

Daniel Boone
(Text 91-92)
Daniel Boone
 American Pioneer
Daniel Boone's Missouri Home
Another site about Mr. Boone



William Clark
( Text 94, 97, 103-4, 106-7)
 PBS - Inside
 Brain Encyclopedia
 William Clark
 William Clark
 PBS - Clark
 William Clark Explorer
 Lewis-Clark


Kit Carson
(text 159)
 Enchanted Learning
 General Information
 PBS - The West
Martha Jane Canary (Calamity Jane)
 Britannica
 Cowgirls
 Biography
 A Personal Narrative by Calamity Jane Herself


Saint Rose Philippine Duchesne
(text 128-129)
 Britannica info
ST. ROSE PHILIPPINE DUCHESNE
Rose Philippine Duchesne
 

Kate Chopin
Missouri born author 
 Britannica
 CHOPIN INFO.
"A Pair of Silk Stockings"
"The Story of An Hour"



Marie Elizabeth Oliver
 

 Marie Elizabeth Oliver's Home
 Marie Elizabeth Oliver Info.

Walt Disney
(361, 363,-65)
 Brain encyclopedia
  • Walt Disney
  • Walt Disney
  • Scott Joplin
  • (365-67)
  • Scott Joplin 
  • Charles Lindberg (286-87)
  • Charles A. Lindberg
  • Charles Lindberg
  • Another site on Charles Lindberg!
  • JC Penny (344)
  • JC Penny

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    Langston Hughes :
    Missouri Poet (359,370-71)
      1
    3


    Sacajawea
    (104-105)
     Sacagawea Information
     Sacajawea's Home
     Factmonster
    GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER
    (265-66)
     Legacy of GW Carver
     Inventor Profile
     Heroes of History
    George Washington Carver
    George Washington Carver Facts
  • Legacy of Carver

  • George Washington Carver 
    George Washington Carver
    Mary Easton Sibley
     Brain Encyclopedia
     Info about Sibleys
     Lindenwood University
     Famous Americans
     St. Louis History
     Sibley Info
    Samuel Clemens
    (Text 147-48, 358-59)
     Net 4TV - Twain Bio.
     On-Line Literature - Twain
     Twain Bio.
     Samuel Clemens
  • Samuel Clemens
  • Mark Twain 

  • Mark Twain 2
    Nellie Taylor Ross

     Nellie Taylor Ross Info.
     Brief Biography
     Short Biography and Picture

    LAURA INGALLS WILDER
    (368-69)
    Laura Ingalls Wilder
    Laura Ingalls Wilder
    FamousMissourians
    The Definitive Laura Ingalls Wilder Pages


    Henry Shaw
    (183-184)
     Henry Shaw's Garden
     Missouri Botanical Garden


    John Berry Meacham
    (Text pages 205, 208-9, 247)
    The Reverend James Berry Meacham tried to uplift the job opportunities for African Americans, by teaching Black children to read and write, defying state law.  Meacham also organized a "Freedom School" on a Mississippi River steamboat. 
    His classes were held in a "floating school" in the middle of the Mississippi River, probably to avoid violating land based Black Codes.


    John J. Pershing
    (Text 295)
     MO State Parks - Pershing Info
    John Joseph Pershing
     First World War
     Pershing Bio.


    Jesse James
    (223-, 244-45, 250)
     Gov. - JJames
    Jesse James
     Photo Album
     Notorious Outlaw Information


    HARRY S. TRUMAN
    (Text 315)
     Government Page - Harry Truman
    FamousMissourians
    President Truman Library and Museum
    Truman Biography
    Truman National Historic Site
    Encyclopedia-Harry S. Turman
    Even More Internet Resources:
     Hall of Famous Missourians
    Famous Missourians List

    Famous Missourians
    Living Museum Webquest
    Guess WHO?? - Famous Missourians
    Successlink - The Life of a Famous Missourian
    Treasure Hunt for Famous Missourians
     A Day in The Life of A Famous Missourian

    Images:Famous Missourians
     


    Bio Poem of  A Famous Missourian

    Bio Poem Instructions

     Can Teach Bio Poem Instructions
     

    Updated 10-03-04 by Christine Crites
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