Missouri historian Michael Dickey will be the featured speaker November 10 at the Boonslick Historical Society (BHS) fall meeting at the historic Nelson Memorial United Methodist Church, 407 East Spring Street, in Boonville.

The BHS fall meeting begins at 4:30 p.m., followed by the buffet dinner at 5 p.m. and then the program. Cost of the dinner is $23 per person. For meal reservations (due by Oct. 25), send a check to Boonslick Historical Society, P.O. Box 426, Boonville, MO 65233.

The title of Dickey’s presentation is “Native Missouri from the Louisiana Purchase of 1803 to the Platte Purchase Treaty 1803-1836.”

Using Spanish and American records historian and author and board member Michael Dickey will explain the cultural tension and rapid changes that characterized Euro-American relations with the Osage, Missouria, Kansa, Ioway, Sac & Fox, Kickapoo, Shawnee, Lenape, and Illinois nations in the Missouri region from 1803 to the final extinguishment of Indian titles in 1836. The presentation will demonstrate that each tribe had its unique qualities and characteristics and summarize what happened to them. There is a reminder that they are still with us and not museum pieces.

Dickey was formerly the administrator of the Arrow Rock, Sappington Cemetery and Boone’s Lick State Historic Site (1986-2021). He is a graduate of University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg (1972-1976). He has written two books and co-authored a chapter of The Archaeology of the War of 1812. In the past he has collaborated with the Osage Tribal Museum and Wah-Zha-Zhi Cultural Center in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, to produce exhibits and develop programs utilizing Native American speakers and artisans. His presentation at the Boonslick Historical Society Fall meeting is sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Speakers Bureau.