Barrels are probably one of the first things that come to mind when you think about wine. They have become an archetypal symbol of wine over the years, but their use started accidentally. For thousands of years, wine was transported in clay amphora. These vessels worked fine when transporting wine for the most part. They could be airtight if sealed properly and the materials needed to make them were readily available.

As the Roman Empire expanded further into Europe, however, the Romans came in contact with the Gauls who were using wooden barrels to transport beer. They quickly came to the realization that these wooden barrels were a far more efficient way to transport wine. Oak was abundant in continental Europe and was ideal for making barrels and the round shape allowed them to be rolled, making transport even easier.

As the popularity of barrels as a wine transportation medium grew, it became apparent that the barrels were affecting the way the wine tasted… in a good way. New and different aromas and flavors were found in the wines transported in oak barrels, and these characteristics were found to intensify the longer the wine was in the barrel, thus creating the practice of aging wine in oak barrels.

Oak is still the preferred wood for crafting wine barrels. Building wine barrels is a fascinating craft and can substantially affect the wines they house. The oak used for barrel making can come from different areas, the most common of which being French or American. A large percentage of American oak barrels are made from Missouri oak. The Show-Me state has a long history of barrel-making and is home to the leading barrel manufacturer, Independent Stave Company, and several artisan cooperages such as A&K Cooperage, McGinnis Wood Products, Bratcher Cooperage, and Hoffmeister Barrelworks. A barrel maker is called a cooper and a barrel making facility is called a cooperage.

Next time you’re visiting a Missouri winery, take notice of their barrels. If you don’t see any out in the open, they’re probably in a cellar or winemaking area, and many wineries offer tours where you can explore behind the scenes and check out the barrels along the way.

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You’re coming to Missouri and hope to catch the blues.

The St. Louis Blues, that is.

Tickets for the game are in hand and you’re excited for the puck drop, but aren’t sure how to spend your free time in the hours leading up to the game. And more importantly, you’re not sure what you’ll do after.

Fret not. Just come to St. Louis and immerse yourself in the blues.

After all, the city is home to the renowned National Blues Museum, which chronicles the history of this important musical genre.

Opened in the spring of 2016, the National Blues Museum found a fitting home in downtown St. Louis, a city that played a significant role in the blues’ development.

And it just so happens the hockey team you’re clamoring to see was named for a popular song, “The St. Louis Blues,” by a blues musician named W.C. Handy.

St. Louis gave rise to several prominent musicians who had an impact on and were influenced by the blues. Perhaps most famous is music icon and St. Louis native Chuck Berry, whose unique sound sprang from the blues, though he’s widely known as “The Father of Rock ’N Roll.”

Berry is just one of the musicians whose story unfolds at the National Blues Museum. Perhaps most surprising is an exhibit focusing on British bands, such as The Beatles, who played their version of Delta blues songs to screaming audiences.

Plan to spend a couple of hours in the museum and know that, through a series of interactive exhibits, you’ll walk away with a blues tune of your own creation.

While St. Louis’ ties to the blues already are deep, they’re continually growing, thanks to blues-focused clubs and restaurants.

Spots like The Beale on Broadway, Blues City Deli, Highway 61 Roadhouse and Kitchen, and BB’s Jazz, Blues and Soups are excellent places to hear live blues music (and grab a bite to eat) after watching the home team skate.

In short, St. Louis is an ideal place to catch a major dose of the blues … and be perfectly happy about it.

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The name is French, the origins Roman, the slogan Cajun and the color scheme Russian. What else would you expect from a wild and crazy event like Mardi Gras?

New Orleans and Mardi Gras may seem to be synonymous, but if you feel the urge to celebrate the season, the Show-Me State is a great place to laissez les bons temps rouler (“let the good times roll”)!

Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday,” which is February 28 this year, but the festival itself can extend from Twelfth Night to Ash Wednesday (about a two month span) – depending on the location.

Let’s start with the city of St. Louis – which hosts the largest Mardi Gras celebration in the country (that’s not held in a city named New Orleans). Events are scheduled throughout the month of February in Soulard, culminating in the Mayor’s Mardi Gras Ball on February 24 and the Bud Light Grand Parade, on February 25. Each year, more than 17 million beads are thrown during the parade.

In Lake of the Ozarks, you can do your partying a little early at the Mardi Gras Pub Crawl on February 18. This one is for the 21 and older crowd only. The $10 event wrist band gets you entry to all the locations, plus access to Pub Crawl Party Buses. Don’t forget to don your traditional Mardi Gras mask for the biggest annual party at the Lake.

If your tastes run to a more formal celebration, be sure to check out the Mardi Gras Winemaker’s Ball at Les Bourgeois Vineyards, near Columbia. This formal Masquerade Ball will be held at the Blufftop Bistro on February 25.

Springfield offers the Queen City Mardi Gras Pub Crawl through downtown on February 25, with a variety of venues offering live music, dancing and more. Shuttles are provided.

Mardi Gras Kansas City offers two great events: a Masquerade Party on February 24 at Drexel Hall and a Mardi Gras 5K on February 25 (for those who can handle a race the morning after). If you’re 21 or older, the Power & Light District‘s own Mardi Gras Bar Crawl on February 25 includes stops at more than 10 bars and features street performers, fire jugglers, contests and more.

It’s not exactly Mardi Gras, but Ste. Genevieve celebrates its French roots with a different kind of pre-Lenten party: the annual King’s Ball, a French settler tradition that’s been celebrated for more than 250 years. Attendees dress up in French colonial costumes on February 4 and dance to traditional music at the VFW Hall.

If you can’t make it to any of the big parties, just remember the real point of Fat Tuesday: the traditional pancake supper, available at a church or fellowship hall near you.

Until Lent starts on March 1, it’s Mardi Gras … so get out and enjoy the bons temps!

Fun Facts

Mardi Gras started out as a Christian holiday with roots in ancient Rome, where pagan traditions were incorporated into the new faith as a last hurrah before Lent. It became a legal holiday in Louisiana in 1875.

Masks are a Mardi Gras staple. In early days it was a way for people to be whomever they wanted to be and mingle with different classes, free from the social restrictions of the day. Now, it’s just a chance to don a confection of sequins, satin, feathers and lace.

Mardi Gras beads date back to 1872. History has it that the very first king of the Carnival in New Orleans was Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, who chose the Romanoff house colors to be the official colors of Mardi Gras: purple for justice, green for faith and gold for power. The idea was to toss the color to the persons exhibiting the color’s meaning, but today you’ll see everyone draped in them at every celebration.

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It’s about 1,100 miles from Lamar, Missouri, to Washington, D.C., and he no doubt would have enjoyed the walk.

But Harry S. Truman’s path to the White House wasn’t that direct.

Before becoming president, Truman served in the Army during World War I, worked retail at a men’s clothing store in Kansas City, served as a judge in Jackson County, spent four years in the U.S. Senate and was the country’s vice president for 82 days.

Truman was sworn in as president upon the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt on April 12, 1945. He was elected president – the only Missourian to hold the distinction – in 1948 and served another four years before retiring to his home in Independence.

A favorite son of Missouri, Truman Day is celebrated every year on May 8 – the date he was born in 1883 in Lamar – with an official state holiday.

As his birthday approaches, it’s a great time to learn more about this fascinating Missourian and the impact he had on the world around him.

Among the excellent locations for brushing up on your Truman trivia are:

Harry S. Truman Library and Museum – Truman’s papers, personal artifacts and a replica oval office are part of the experience. Truman and his wife, Bess, are buried in the Library’s courtyard.

Truman Home in Independence – Get an inside look at Truman’s life at his home, which is a National Historic Site. Truman lived here from 1919 until he died in 1972, spanning the years before, during and after his presidency.

Harry S. Truman Walking Trail – Follow the president’s footsteps – quite literally – as you walk this 2.7-mile path around Independence. It’s said to have been Truman’s favorite walking route and today includes 43 informational plaques.

Harry S Truman Birthplace State Historic Site – See where it all began for Truman. Outside this small home, located about two hours south of Independence, stands an Austrian pine tree planted by Harry’s father on the day the future president was born.

Harry S. Truman Reservoir – Known to most as Truman Lake, this massive body of water covers more than 55,000 acres and is a great destination for anglers seeking crappie and bass. A peninsula that juts into the lake is the site of Harry S Truman State Park, a popular destination for hiking, swimming and camping.

These are a few of the places to explore when you visit Missouri with a Truman-focused itinerary. Learn more about these sites, and other attractions with ties to Truman, at VisitMO.com.

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Go ahead, call me a history nerd. It’s okay, I often refer to myself that way. You see, I have a real love for history.  Yes, I do possess an ability to recall names and dates, but mostly I think about history in terms of stories; stories of love, passion, murder, intrigue, war and sabotage.  History is every movie you’ve ever watched.

With that said, I’ve recently read a couple of books about historical events that have Missouri connections. It’s always fun to see those and then to check out the associated sites and towns.

Last month, I read “Hellhound on his Trail,” a book examining the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.  It opens with James Earl Ray escaping from the Missouri State Penitentiary, which has been decommissioned and is open for tours.This prison, located in Jefferson City and the oldest West of the Mississippi, has housed many other famous names, including Sonny Liston, who learned to box in the prison, and the gangster known as “Pretty Boy” Floyd.

I just finished “The Assassin’s Accomplice,” the story of Mary Surratt’s involvement in the plot to kill Abraham Lincoln. So what does a plot hatched in Maryland, Virginia and Washington D.C. have to do with Missouri? Well, it turns out that one of the defense attorneys at the conspiracy trial was none other than Union Gen. Thomas Ewing.

Ewing is best known for issuing Order No. 11 and evicting citizens from several counties along the Missouri border with Kansas.  Troops under his command then burned the houses and farm buildings to prevent southern sympathizers from returning. George Caleb Bingham immortalized this event in a painting that hangs at the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia.What would possess Ewing to defend someone accused of murdering his commander-in-chief? Perhaps he just believed in the right to a fair trial for everyone no matter what.

Finally, I was flipping an issue of American Heritage magazine, and noted the burial at Arlington National Cemetery of the last surviving World War I veteran. Cpl. Frank Buckles was a Missouri native who lied about his age to join up. He is now buried about 50 yards from another Missourian, Gen. John Pershing, who commanded the American forces during that war.

You can learn about Gen Pershing at his boyhood home. But you can also learn about what Cpl. Buckles faced during the war at the National World War I Museum at Liberty Memorial in Kansas City  AND you’ll find that another prominent Missourian played a role in WWI, President Harry S. Truman. Visit his library and museum to learn more about his life.

My love of history will keep me on the road this summer.  There’s an awful lot to check out.  No matter what inspires you to get out and go, you can probably find it here.

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The days are already shorter.  The air is acquiring a sharper bite.  It’s hard to imagine the grey, cold indifference of winter could offer up one of Mother Nature’s sweetest gifts.  But winter does have its treats.  Sometimes you just have to go prospecting a little harder to find them.  Maybe even deep inside a tree.

It’s really all about the flow: February will produce the right conditions in Missouri to signal trees to start circulating their sap.  Below freezing temperatures at night and above freezing daytime highs gets the flow going.  The bigger the differences between day and night temperatures, the greater the flow as the trees begin realigning their sugar energies to prepare for spring budding.

The sugar is the key: Buried within the tree sap, which is mostly water, there is a small percentage of sugar.  Sugar maples have the most.  Still though, only about 3 percent of their sap is sugar.  During this time, these trees can be tapped and the sap collected, ready to extract the sugar.  American Indians taught all this to the early colonists.  The settlers would drill small holes in the trees and place hollow taps to draw the sap into wooden buckets.

Then it’s time to turn up the heat: The way to “mine” the sugar out is through boiling.  Back at the “sugar shed,” settlers would boil the sap down in large copper pots over an open fire.  Forty gallons of sugar-maple sap must be boiled for about 40 hours to yield one gallon of maple syrup.  Luckily, there wasn’t much else to do in the winter back then.  And in the days before central heating, boiling sap over an open fire wasn’t the worst place to hang out.

Depending on how long the sap was boiled, a variety of products could be made, from syrup to hard sugar.  The most common product for the settlers was maple sugar blocks, because the sugar could be shaved off and used all year – or even traded for other goods.  By 1890, cane sugar became cheaper to import as a sweetener, so maple sugar production shifted to syrup instead.

Maple sugaring is not just about history, though.

Mark this down on your calendar:  Saturday, February 4, 2012.  That’s the date of the Annual Maple Sugar Festival.  It takes place at the Missouri Department of Conservation’s Rockwoods Reservation in Wildwood, in west St. Louis County.  The festival goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., and will show you how to work this magic in your own backyard.

You and your family can discover first-hand how simple it is to identify maple trees, plus the proper technique to tap them, and boil the sap into syrup or sugar on your own to enjoy at home. While the sugar maple is the best, you can do it with any maple tree.

You can also take a guided hike to see sap collection in action and witness first-hand how the settlers made the sap into sugar. Of course, tasting real sugar and syrup samples at the festival is one of the most popular attractions.

Rockwoods Reservation is located at 2751 Glencoe Road, off Highway 109. That’s about two miles south of Highways 109 and 100, and about two miles north of Highway 109 and I-44.  Visitors are encouraged to dress for cold weather as most of the event will take place outdoors.

Perhaps the Rockwoods Maple Sugar Festival will help you uncover one of nature’s most delightful buried treasures.  For more information, please call 636-458-2236.

Written by Dan Zarlenga, St. Louis regional media specialist for the Missouri Department of Conservation

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If you’re looking for things to do in Missouri, visit Madison County. Located in the Saint Francois Mountains, our area features a perfect blend of rolling farmland and heavily forested hills with many creeks, rivers and lakes.

Nestled amongst this natural beauty are the historic towns of Fredericktown and Marquand, each offering a unique experience to adventurers in Madison County. Once you have been here, we are sure you will return often; remember to bring your camera to capture the awe-inspiring beauty of this unique area of Missouri.

This area is home to an amazing diversity of outdoor recreational activities such as the Castor River Shut-Ins, Rock Pile Mountain Wilderness Area, Silver Mines Recreation Area, Millstream Gardens Conservation Area and Amidon Memorial Conservation Area and Fredericktown City Lake.

Plan a float trip, go swimming, horseback riding, hiking, biking, hunting, fishing and bird watching. If you’re a little more adventurous, try Zip and Dip at The Offsets or join the whitewater enthusiasts who come from several different states to kayak on the only whitewater in Missouri at Millstream Gardens.

The Missouri Whitewater Association Championship Races are held here every year in March.  This year marks the 45^th annual event on the St. Francois River. The race dates are March 17-19, 2012. A Race Clinic is held April 28-29 for beginner, intermediate and advanced students.  This is a perfect opportunity to “get your feet wet” and see if kayaking might be to your liking. If you’d rather observe, this is also a fun spectator event. If golfing is your passion, visit Southern Oaks Country Club.

When you’re not out exploring the outdoors, you’ll want to enjoy the comforts of town. Madison County has a variety of fine restaurants, wineries, annual festivals, antique shops, art openings, dinner theater, and live music. Our unique historic towns and landmarks are yet another reason to travel to our county and offer an interesting window into Missouri’s past.

Our historical sites include the Battle of Fredericktown Civil War Museum, the War Eagle Trail, and the Berryman Cabin and One-Room Log School. We’re also home to The Gallery in Marquand, and a newer addition to Fredericktown is The Loft: Community Arts Center, located at 120 W. Main, above the Madison County Chamber of Commerce office. Here you’ll see a host of local talent ranging from photography, sculptures, quilting, basket weaving, a variety of art techniques and more.

The First Friday of each month brings new artists and some type of additional event for the evening, such as entertainment, poetry or book readings, movies and … you’ll just have to plan your visit to see what is happening while you’re in Madison County.  For additional entertainment, try Nelson’s Music City for a Branson-style show; Nelson’s is located on Highway 67 between Fredericktown and Farmington.

Remember to visit our website and the Area Events section for current and annual events to know what’s happening while you’re in town.

If you enjoy antiquing or specialty shops, try Mustard Seed Mercantile, Madison County Thrift Store, Four J Antler Creations & Tradin Post, Fred’s Bargain Barn, Regan Hotel Antiques, Nevaeh Faith Christian Store and Quilting on the Square. The Flower Shop and Country Lane Florist have a variety of home décor, gift items, candles and more.

We also offer a variety of lodging options while you’re here including Pinecrest Camp & Conference Center, Madison Inn Lodge, Plain & Fancy Bed & Breakfast and both full hookup and primitive campgrounds.

We offer an assortment of dining options: Downtown, you’ll find Olympic Steakhouse, Cowboy Coffee, Waynos Seafood Grille, and other familiar names.  Located just outside of Fredericktown, you’ll love the view and the cuisine at Vance Vineyards & Winery (Twisting V Grille).  And that’s not all, visit Half Time Sports Grille, or Fredericktown Eagles – open to the public on Friday nights and during special events – and Papas Fruit of the Vine a winery and bistro.

Written by Sandy Francis, executive director, Madison County Chamber of Commerce

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If you ask genealogists how they became interested in family history research, many will cite specific childhood memories. Others will point to hints of long-lost family secrets or to a total void of any information. All cite a need to know who they are and where they came from.

My interest in history began with the stories my grandparents and their siblings related at family gatherings. Both sides of my family had story tellers. My Granddaddy Smith always would relate a few requested stories, some of questionable authenticity, before drifting off for his afternoon nap.

Then the focus would shift to my grandmother pulling out photographs and other family keepsakes and sharing more object-centered stories about our family’s history. On my dad’s side, the pendulum often swung between my great uncle telling riveting stories that always turned out to be tall tales in the last sentence, and my grandpa recounting equally elaborate stories drawn directly from the humors of their sometimes difficult lives.

Some families just don’t have this oral tradition. Others may need to confirm and build on the vague images of their past. The first digital release of the 1940 US Census gives everyone with ancestors in the United States at that time an opportunity to start tracing their history, to fill in the blanks, to see a snapshot of their activities between the Great Depression and World War II.

My plan is to work with the hopefully thousands of volunteers helping to create a free index of the Missouri portion at the 1940 US Census Community Project . But before I start, I am going to search for my parents on their first census. The other relatives will just have to wait until the index is complete, but I will dutifully scroll through a couple of counties’ records if I have to before settling down to help create the indices.  I know the indices are the key to future easy searches, but I just won’t be able to resist.

The 1940 Census  images will be available in Missouri starting 8 a.m. on April 2.

Enjoy the search! Treasure the finds! Help index if you can.

Written by John Dougan, Missouri State Archives

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A plot of rolling prairie near Butler on the Kansas border is Missouri’s newest state-park facility, serving as a monument to the bravery of the African-American Union soldiers who fought a small but important Civil War battle there.

The 240 soldiers, many of them escaped slaves, were members of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry and took part in what became known as the Battle of Island Mound, marking the first time that black troops were used in Civil War combat.

The Battle of Island Mound State Historic Site, amid the soybean fields in a rural area west of Butler, will be dedicated Oct. 27, the 150^th anniversary of the day the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry marched into Missouri. The event (click here for a video)will include living-history activities and military demonstrations.

A kiosk at the site has interpretative panels that explain what happened, and why the battle was so significant. Here is a summary of the fight:

Bates County in far west-central Missouri had become a haven for guerrillas and Confederate recruiters. One of their haunts was a marshy area on the Marias-des-Cygnes River known as Hog Island. On Oct. 27, 1862, the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry was sent to clear them out.

The black troops commandeered a farmstead owned by Southern sympathizers, Enoch and Christiana Toothman. They fortified the yard with fence rails and called it “Fort Africa.”

The black troops eventually were lured from their camp and into a rebel trap. The two sides met on a low hill known as Island Mound. Outnumbered, the black soldiers faced a foe on horseback armed with shotguns, pistols and sabers. They fought back, using bayonets and the butts of their rifles.

Lt. Richard Hinton, a white officer with the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry, wrote of the battle: “This is what we have done. We have demonstrated that the Negro is anxious to serve his country, himself and race; that he can be drilled and made effective as a soldier; and that he will fight as well as any other set of men.”

The guerrillas used the prairie and the rolling landscape in the battle. They set fire to the prairie as a smokescreen, and used Island Mound to hide their movements. Hog Island has disappeared over time, as the river changed its course.

On Oct. 29, a small party of Kansans was about a mile from Fort Africa when some 130 rebel horsemen emerged from the woods. The two groups clashed on the southern slope of Island Mound. Two units of African-American troops arrived in support, and drove off the guerrillas.

Eight members of the First Kansas were killed and 11 wounded. Southern losses are not known, but were thought to be about the same.

The 1989 movie “Glory” received praise for telling the story of the 54^th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, which was billed as the first formal unit of the U.S. Army to be made up entirely of African-American men.

The soldiers of the First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry were officially mustered into the U.S. Army later, but they still fired the first shots.

To reach Island Mound State Historic site, take Highway 52 west from Butler, and go south on Route K to the park signs. The 40-acre site has a circular gravel path that leads around a replanted swath of prairie, with three smaller interpretative panels along the walk.

Written by Tom Uhlenbrock for Missouri State Parks, a division of the Department of Natural Resources. For more information, visit mostateparks.com.

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After a long winter and April showers, flowers are nice … but I’m declaring May the official visit-a-military-museum month. After all, Armed Forces Day is May 20 and we have fantastic museums around Missouri dedicated to our men and women in uniform, past and present.

The Civil War is well-represented in the Show-Me State with a trio of stops:

The Missouri Civil War Museum in St. Louis brings our history to life, from Ulysses S. Grant to Jesse James. Two floors of exhibits and galleries document the state’s role in the Civil War, complete with original uniforms, weapons, photographs and much more.

The Stars and Stripes Museum and Library in Bloomfield celebrates the newspaper created specifically for the men and women in the U.S. military. The paper started in Bloomfield with the publication of the first edition on November 9, 1861, during the Civil War. That first issue and other artifacts are on display, as well as stories about the people who produced the publication over the years.

Wilson’s Creek National Battlefield Visitors Center in Republic features a 27-minute film, museum and rotating exhibits, plus a five-mile self-guided driving tour through the battlefield that was the setting for second major battle of the Civil War. More than 2,500 Union and Confederate soldiers were killed, wounded or declared during the intense five hour battle.

Moving forward through history, make plenty of time for the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, the only American museum dedicated solely to preserving the objects and personal experiences of those who fought in the “War to End All Wars.”

Indulge your love of both the romance and the hardware of World War II at the Commemorative Air Force Missouri Wing, Portage Des Sioux. With its collection of historic World War II aircraft, museum and gift shop, history and vintage plane buffs alike will love this stop.

Closest to home for me is the Museum of Missouri Military History at the Ike Skelton Training Site at the Missouri National Guard Headquarters in Jefferson City. Check out the set of newly-restored guns – believed once used by the Missouri Naval Militia back in the 1920s – now on display outside the museum. Venture indoors for a variety of exhibits documenting Missouri National Guard contributions in our country’s military and humanitarian efforts around the world.

Museums at Fort Leonard Wood, Ft. Leonard Wood: Take the driving tour of the memorials at Fort Leonard Wood and then linger at the Mahaffey Museum Complex, which pays tribute to the Military Police, the U.S. Army Engineers and the Chemical Corps.

Obviously, there is more to see than one day will allow – I’ve just scratched the surface of our state’s military museums and memorials here – and seriously, our military deserves more than a day. Good thing May is also Armed Forces Month!

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