POWERS MUSEUM OF CARTHAGE HISTORY HAS CLOSED To the Public
Opened in 1988, the museum's collection included the initial Marian Powers Winchester bequest and objects and archival material on Carthage, Missouri and the nearby area, donated from many donors. The museum showcased its holdings through annual changing exhibits, digital projects, and public programming. The Board of Trustees of the Powers Museum thanks everyone that supported the museum through gifts and/or who visited one of our many exhibits or programs.
The Powers Museum’s name honored the parents of Marian Powers Winchester, Dr. Everett Powers and Marian Wright Powers, who were active in the economic, social, and cultural development of Carthage in the first half of the twentieth century. Their family letter collection has been donated to the State Historical Society of Missouri, Springfield Research Center and will be available in the future after processing.
Museum has re-homed core Carthage collections to various local and regional museums, archives and other cultural heritage organizations. Digital projects will remain available.
Follow us on Facebook (Powers Museum for Carthage History) for fall updates and to gain access to photo albums of historic Carthage images currently part of Facebook.
Visit theclio.com to view digital historic sites (use Carthage MO in search bar) created by the museum in 2017-18.
Also consult the digital project “Riches from the Earth” hosted on the Missouri Digital Heritage website hosted by the Missouri Secretary of State.
“GROWING UP IN CARTHAGE” Cancelled 2020 Exhibit DUE TO COVID-19.
The Museum Board thanks all who worked on the exhibit to prepare it for public viewing. Unfortunately due to Covid-19 and a spring rain storm that damaged the interior of the exhibit gallery, work was stopped in April. The museum did not open as expected for 2020 due to the health crisis and to repair the gallery. Thank you to workers (*) and those who donated or loaned items scheduled to be displayed: Marian Powers Winchester Estate, Katherine Hyde Estate, Fern Garrison Estate, Nancy Dymott, Jan Maldonado, Carthage R-9 Schools, Kay Ellis, Emily Ellis, Morrow Estate, Malorie Spangler*, Bill Bader*, Heather Kimbrough*. and . (The Ellis sisters also performed considerable duties associated with the construction of the exhibit along with former Powers Museum Assistant Jan Maldonado).
The Powers Museum also thanks those who made possible the repair of the exhibit gallery through their donations to the September 2020 “Give Carthage Day” fundraiser: Carthage Community Foundation, Teresa Henry, Keith Zoromski, Eric White, Jonathan Roberts, Annajoy Thomas, Jeanne Goolsby, Nancy Zoromski, Kay Newton, Marsh Family Foundation, Amy Cole, Dustin Faulstick, Stan and Katie Schmidt, Bill Putnam, Emily D. Ellis, Amy Campbell, Judith Goff, Jane Crawford, Malorie Spangler, Pam White and five anonymous donors. Finally a word of thanks to the 2020 exhibit gallery sponsor, Carthage Council on the Arts, for their generous donation.
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past EXHIBITs
Partial listing of what has been displayed in our 32 years of operation and public service.