Did you know that Walt Disney attended the Kansas City Art Institute? Or did you know that J.C. Penny graduated from Hamilton High School? There have been quite a surprising number of movers and shakers to come out of Missouri.
Graduation time is here! 13-years of hard work have all come down to this. As the parent of a Senior, I couldn't be prouder.
For those of you looking for information about this years area graduation ceremonies, I have taken the liberty of making the phone calls for you...
Samuel Clemens first adopted the pen name “Mark Twain” on Feb. 3, 1863, under a letter written to the “Virginia City Territorial Enterprise” newspaper. One hundred and fifty years later, “Mark Twain” is the most famous pen name in history.
The Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum will celebrate the sesquicentennial of the pen name “Mark Twain” with a lecture at 2 p.m. February 2 in the museum gal