Historic Murphysburg Preservation invites you to
BECOME A NEW or RENEWED MEMBER. You may not realize the significance
of your membership and donations, but combined with all the other
memberships, it is the most dependable source of funding. Member’s
generosity allows HMP to make substantial progress in the historic district.
End of Year 2017 Accomplishments
OCTOBER – Tied pink & purple ribbons on parkway trees for breast cancer awareness &
domestic violence awareness month – partnered with Freeman Hospital & Lafayette House.
NOVEMBER – Designed a Murphysburg themed Christmas window at Joplin City Hall.
Annual Membership meeting was held at the Unity Church with guest speaker J.D. Colbert
on the 100-year-old murder cold case of Sam Adams at the Schifferdecker Caretaker House
(aka John Johnson House).
DECEMBER 8th – Bourbon Tasting at Scottish Rite Cathedral. Bus Tour of Haun’s &
Hogan’s House for the CVB. DECEMBER 9th – Home for the Holidays…in Murphysburg.
Thanks to the Hauns, Mosleys, Greenwoods, Hogans, Crawfords, Walters, and
Stephensons for generously opening their superbly decorated homes to approximately 600
ticket holders! Funded in part with a Convention & Visitors Bureau grant.
Y e a r 2 0 1 8 A c c o m p l i s h m e n t s
JANUARY – HMP was represented at community input meetings hosted by
Downtown Joplin Alliance.
MARCH – Women’s History Month on HMP’s website and several articles in the
Joplin Globe newspaper.
APRIL – Promoted the Red Cross/Joplin Fire Department smoke detector installation
campaign in Murphysburg. HMP was represented at the Missouri Route 66 monthly
meeting held in Joplin and at the relighting ceremony of the restored
Wilder’s Steak House neon sign. HMP was also represented at
Connect2Culture’s arts appreciation reception.
MAY – Staffed a booth at Third Thursday in celebration of
Historic Preservation Month. HMP was the City of Joplin’s registrar
for the Bob Yapp window restoration workshop. Collaborators were
Joplin Historical Neighborhoods, Inc., Joplin Historic Preservation
Commission, and Downtown Joplin Alliance.
JUNE – Installed temporary Route 66 flags and City of Joplin flags
along with HMP banners on Second Street near Moffet Avenue to
welcome the Bikes Across Missouri riders.
JULY – Partnered with Shackles Production on Joplin History Murder Mystery at the Scottish
Rite Cathedral.
AUGUST – HMP was represented at Joplin’s Arts & Culture Preview.
Kay Ellis | Emily Ellis | Kavan Stull | Bill Bader
OCTOBER – Purple Ribbons on Sergeant & Moffet parkway trees
for Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Started the process to create a HMP scholarship for the National
History Day competition for a North Middle School student.
Hosted the annual
membership meeting at the
restored Hulbert 200 Block
Commons buildings with a
presentation by owners and
contractors Carolina and Jeff
Neal.
NOVEMBER – HMP depicted the 2005 foreign language film Joyeux Noel for the Joplin City
Hall window display theme of Winter Holiday in Cinema. The movie is about the 1914 World
War I Christmas Eve Truce. Special thanks to Kay Ellis and Emily Ellis (aka the Ellis Sisters)
for their historic re-enactments during the ceremonies, and Kavan Stull and Bill Bader for
their re-enactments, expertise, plus the loan of their WWI artifacts for the display. Funded in
part by the Joplin CVB. Everyone is encouraged to view the windows until January 2, 2019.
Veterans of Murphysburg History Project…Patriots Who Served
HMP will document what was happening during times of war in what is now the Historic
Murphysburg District. Click on the Event Tab at www.murphysburg.org to view four
stories released weekly leading up to December 26, 2018.
- David Tandy — Why was he awarded land in consideration of military service in what is
now Joplin and the current Murphysburg Historic District in early settlement years? - Mr. Charles Schifferdecker’s connection to the Spanish-American War.
- Mr. Lee Taylor, the American Civil War, the United Confederate Veterans (the South),
and the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) (veterans of the Union/North) before
Joplin received its charter. - The Tale of Joplin’s Two United Service Organizations (the USO) during World War II.
O N G O I N G
o Manage Pinterest, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts, plus Mail Chimp email blasts.
o Manage communications (inquiries about houses for sale, etc.) on HMP’s web site.
o Continue HMP’s liability insurance coverage for special events
o Manage HMP’s inventory at Empire Market storage locker.
o Continue historical research using Ancestry.com, Newspapers.com, etc.
o Resolve the dialog with Empire District/Liberty Utilities to meet their new utility pole
specifications for a safe and secure display for banners, holiday wreaths, and flags.
Check out the lead story in the Show Me the Ozarks magazine!
Christmas in Murphysburg | December 2018
www.showmetheozarks.com
