Bloomfield, Missouri - The Stoddard County Historical Society will have guest speaker, Dr. Courtney Kisat, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of History at Southeast Missouri State University - Cape Girardeau, on Monday, August 28, 2017.

Their meeting will be at the Stars & Stripes Museum beginning at 6:30 p.m.

From 1860 - 1967 individuals were buried in the Stoddard county Poor Farm Cemetery because society deemed them poor both medically or mentally unhealthy.  A memorial stands as a permanent reminder of those named individuals and unknown souls who were buried and have a final resting place.

The Stoddard County Historical Society hosts monthly meetings at the Stars and Stripes Museum/Library on the fourth Monday of the month. Meetings begin at 6:30 p.m. with a short presentation on a historical topic. It is open to the public and admission is free.

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