News Release No. 384

OPEN HOUSE PLANNED FOR JEFFERSON LANDING STATE HISTORIC SITE AND THE MISSOURI STATE MUSEUM SEPT. 29

Volume 33-384

Contact: Sue Holst

(For immediate release)

573-751-6510

JEFFERSON CITY, MO, SEPT. 20, 2005 -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources will hold an open house on Thursday, Sept. 29 at Jefferson Landing State Historic Site in Jefferson City. The open house will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Elizabeth Rozier Gallery, which is located in the Union Hotel at the north end of Jefferson Street.

Staff from Jefferson Landing State Historic Site and the Missouri State Museum, which is located in the Capitol, will be on hand to explain the services these facilities offer to the public and to the state park system. Staff will also provide information on upcoming exhibits and plans for both facilities. The public is encouraged to share thoughts and comments with staff or to leave written comments in the comment box at the gallery. Refreshments will be provided.

Jefferson Landing State Historic Site includes management of the Lohman Building, which has exhibits and interprets the site as a once thriving river-front landing, and the Union Hotel, which houses the Elizabeth Rozier Gallery. The staff of the Missouri State Museum provides tours to thousands of visitors to the Capitol each year. They also manage the museum galleries that are on the first floor of the Capitol and the museum's extensive artifact collection.

The open house is part of an ongoing effort by the department to ensure that the public has input on services provided in state parks and historic sites.

Persons requiring special services or accommodations to attend the open house can make arrangements by calling the Missouri State Museum directly at 573-751-2854 or by calling the department toll free at 800-334-6946 (voice) or 1-800 379-2419 (Telecommunications Device for the Deaf). For more information about state parks and historic sites, visit the Web at www.mostateparks.com.

For news releases on the Web, visit www.dnr.mo.gov/newsrel. For a complete listing of the department's upcoming meetings, hearings and events, visit the department's online calendar at www.dnr.mo.gov/calendar/parkssearch.do.

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