Otto Widmann is unknown to the average Missourian but is an icon to those who study Missouri birds.

A Pioneer Missouri Ornithologist Finds an Enigmatic Songbird in the Bootheel

Behind the big themes, celebrated figures, and dry dates of history are the interesting stories of life in the past and ordinary people. Southeast Missouri has a varied and rich history that you often don’t hear about in history classes. Join Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri to hear about these stories with “Tales from Days Gone By.”

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A Pioneer Missouri Ornithologist Finds an Enigmatic Songbird in the Bootheel

A Pioneer Missouri Ornithologist Finds an Enigmatic Songbird in the Bootheel