July 23, 2025 – Geospatially Rediscovering the Trail of Tears in Missouri: What role did early Missourians play in the Cherokee removal story? Is it one of racism, indifference and greed? With Missouri Humanities funding, assistance from the State Historical Society of Missouri, and the Trail of Tears Association, Dr. William Ambrose and Chris Dunn, Esq.… Read More »
Geospatially Rediscovering the Trail of Tears in Missouri Presentation made January 23, 2025 in Jefferson City Missouri
With Many Years of Funding by the Missouri Humanities, The Missouri Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association Presents the Missouri Story of the Trail of Tears Website: motrailoftears.com The on-line interactive, multi-layered map of the Northern Route of the Trail of Tears is complete across the state with significant additions to relate historical Trail… Read More »
By William “Bill” Ambrose, DDS The “Family Maps” series of county land patentees has been an invaluable resource for Missouri Trail of Tears Association researchers in their efforts to better find the true path of the Trail of Tears across the state. “Family Maps” are published by Arphax Publishing Co., and under copyright by Boyd… Read More »
Its NToTA’s 25th! The 25th National Trail of Tears Association‘s Annual Conference & Symposium starts tomorrow. Check it out! Especially, the conference program. New: The Interactive Lt. B.B. Cannon Journal Map The Journal of BB Cannon is considered one of the best resources for exploring the history of the northern route of the Trail of… Read More »
An Act of Congress In 1830, Congress passed the Indian Removal Act, which required the various Indian tribes in today’s southeastern United States to give up their lands in exchange for federal territory which was located west of the Mississippi River. Most Indians fiercely resisted this policy, but as the 1830s wore on, most of… Read More »
Let’s talk about how a team of people are sharing the Undiscovered Story of the Cherokee Tribe on the Trail of Tears in Missouri. I’m Chris Dunn, the GIS Guy on the team. For me, this project started sometime in 2019 when Dr. Bill Ambrose and Steve Belko, Ph.D. somehow found me, after looking around the State of Missouri for someone to begin mapping their research and discoveries. I knew very little about the Trail of Tears then.