All Aboard for a Frisco Summer!

Displays at the Library Station, June-August

• Railroad Speeder -- Jeff Ruth
• Railroads -- Photography by the Southwest Missouri Camera Club
• Vintage Frisco -- dishes, ticket punches, a bellhop uniform, antique lanterns and Morse code equipment, courtesy of Springfield Underground.

Saturday, June 28, 12:30 p.m., Commercial Street footbridge

Opening Ceremonies — Frisco Summer gets rolling with opening ceremonies near the footbridge in the farmers market area on Commercial Street. For more information, contact the History Museum at (417) 864-1976.

Saturday, June 28, 2 p.m., Library Station Frisco Room

All Aboard the Frisco — Get an overview of The Frisco: A Look Back at the Saint Louis-San Francisco Railway, a digital exhibit of postcards, photos, employee cards and searchable employee magazines and learn tips for using the site for genealogical and local history research. For more information, contact the Library at (417) 865-1340.

Thursday, July 10, 6 p.m., Library Station Santa Fe Room

Book Discussion — "The Harvey Girls: Women Who Opened the West" by Lesley Poling-Kempes. Interviews, historical research and photos recreate the experience of the Harvey Girls -- women who came to the west to work as waitresses in the renowned Santa Fe Railroad restaurant chain established by Fred Harvey. Many Harvey Girls married and stayed in the west, helping to found cattle and mining towns. For more information, contact the Library at (417) 865-1340.

Friday, July 18, 6:30 p.m., Library Station Frisco Room

Friday Night Film — "The Harvey Girls". Susan Bradley (Judy Garland), a mail order bride, is disappointed in the man whom she was to marry, so she takes a job as a waitress in a Harvey restaurant. Not Rated. For more information, contact the Library at (417) 865-1340.

Saturday, July 19, 10 a.m. - noon, Park Central Branch

"Old Timers" Roundtable — Eight former employees of the Frisco will discuss what it was like to work for the railroad. The participants will also take questions from the audience. The event will be videotaped and become part of the permanent archive of the History Museum.

Friday, August 1, 11 a.m., Library Station Frisco Room for ages 2-5

Chugga-Chugga-Choo-Choo — Don't miss the Reading Express. Take a journey with train stories and songs. Registration starts July 21; call the Library at (417) 865-1340.

Thursday, August 14, 6 p.m., Library Station Frisco Room for grades 6-12

Murder on the Texas Special — The Orient Express isn't the only train with secrets. Board the historic Texas Special on its way from St. Louis to San Antonio and investigate not one, but several mysteries. Be the first to ferret out the clues and discover the proper solutions to earn prizes. For more information, call the Library at (417) 865-1340.

Saturday, August 23, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., Grant Beach Park

Frisco Picnic — Bring your lunch and view the Frisco exhibit in the park. Other activities include photos with the train. For more information, contact the History Museum at (417) 864-1976.

Now through September 19, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Meyer Library Third Floor, Missouri State University

All Aboard! An Exhibit in Special Collections — The Frisco Collection — Documents the history of the railroad with photographs, artifacts, drawings and other archival materials.

Tuesday, September 9, 7 p.m., The Duane G. Meyer Library Auditorium, Missouri State University

The Frisco Railroad Shopmen's Strike of 1922: A talk by Dr. Stephen McIntyre, Associate Professor, Department of History, Missouri State University. A reception will be held at 5 p.m.