I do research and documentation of local history,local Civil War history,agriculture,and genealogy.Oregon & Howell County,Missouri Fulton, Arkansas, Contributor of much information published in the Oregon County,Missouri books 2010-2018. Listed below.

I enjoy sharing information and putting a face on a person in the findagrave memorials, 11,570 photo's added so far and over 12,000 flowers. Those people can no longer speak for themselves, so it is up to us to remember, honor, and "speak" for them. I hope people will do the same for me when my time on Earth ends.

I will transfer any memorials that are not my relation, just ask.

Check my albums on the Thayer Missouri Historical Society page on facebook for grave locations WITH markers up to 2012 in Thayer Cemetery and Riverside Cemetery. Album:Thayer Cemetery Album: Riverside Cemetery. This work was done by Larry & Susan Matthews in 2012

I have around 70 albums and over 12,000 photographs, articles, and bits of historical information on Thayer, Missouri and the surrounding area. facebook: Thayer Missouri Historical Society

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Oregon County Train Wrecks & Plane Crashes will be available in late September 2017. Over 200 pages with many pictures. Wrecks and crashes outside the immediate area are included,as well as some general airport and train service information. Stories by Max H. Evans,Marge Caldwell Shipp,Jenny Underwood,Research and Photographs by Lindan Shann Caldwell,art by Anita Caldwell.

May 2018

Bill Combs, James Darrell Strain

Stories Told : At My Daddy's Knees

265 pages

Facebook:

Thayer Missouri Historical Society

Lindan Shann Caldwell

Founded October 29,2016

Also under TMHS is the

Koshkonong Missouri Historical Society II

Thomasville Missouri Historical Society II

Eleven Point River Historical Society.

These are all just facebook pages/albums.

I am the President of the Oregon County Historical Society

Meeting held June 2, 2023 at Country Cottage

15 members attended.

$1000.00 donated to the Oregon County Libraries Summer Reading Programs, $200 to each library. Book report by Lindan S. Caldwell on the Drummer Boy Of The Ozarks; The story of Ben "Tell The Truth" Elder, early builder and businessman in Mammoth Spring and Thayer. Stock trader and shipper.

As I am retired and disabled I have continued to research online and do as much as possible for my time on Earth.

2023 Oregon County Historical Society Officers

Lindan Shann Caldwell President,Historian,Writer,Researcher,Photograp

Hope Hunt Vice President

Skyla Morgan Caldwell , Intern Writer,Model, Artist, MSU-WP

Mike Crawford, Chaplain

Marge Caldwell Shipp, Treasurer

Sarah Johnson, Secretary

Joe Dan Caldwell, Sgt at Arms

Dr. Mike Luster, Hand Crank Radio, ASU

Folk Lore Specialist (Phd) and writer.

Hope Hunt Reed, Koshkonong Historian and

Curator of the Koshkonong Historical Museum.

Alex Biehl, CCC Historian, Writer, Publisher.

Book: Camp Willow CCC Camp

By Alex Biehl 2011 & updated in 2017

Lou Wehmer, Historian, Writer, Publisher

Brooks Blevins, History Professor MSU Springfield, Writer, Publisher

Member of the South Central Missouri Genealogical Society And Historical Society; (Howell County Missouri)

OCMOHistory.com

Oregon County History Book Volume I

Reprint now available. Amazon.com 700 pages $30.00

Readin, Writn, and Rithmatic also reprinted and available at Amazon.com

Growing Up Oregon County Bill Combs, 2014 at Amazon.com 100 pages $10.00

These books are also for sale at the Alton Library,Hirsch Feed in Thayer, Cover Lumber Co in Thayer,

Historical Sketches Of The Warm Fork Hill Country

1973 (reprint 2015) By Joe Senn, Dorys Ward

Sketches by Anita Caldwell

Good history of the Mo / Arkansas state line area, Thayer,Mo ; Mammoth Spring Arkansas, many sketches by Anita Caldwell, $20

17 of the original sketches were framed by Joe Senn and are on display at various locations in Thayer and Mammoth Spring. 6 are in the Thayer Library, Thayer City Hall, 6 in Mammoth Spring City Hall.

Koshkonong Historical Museum ( Best museum in the Ozarks)

Contact: Koshkonong City Hall.

Koshkonong - First 100 Years history books are available for $25 each

The Irish Wilderness by Mike Crawford

Reprint and additional information and color pictures. 150 pages,color,good quality book with area history. $25

Oregon County History: Memories Of World War II

Memories of Thayer,businesses,people,etc. By Max Evans, with extra's by Jenny Underwood,Marge Shipp,Phyllis Miller, Shann Caldwell,and others.100 very interesting pages, $10.00

Oregon County History

The Eleven Point River

Ferrys,Crossings,Mills, Billmore and Myrtle. By Marge Caldwell Shipp, Digital Editor: Jenny Underwood,many contributions and photographs by Lindan Shann Caldwell. and other contributors. Available Sept 2016 125 pages,new material not seen or written about before,great value for $15.00 Good information and pictures of Caldwell Ferry 1936-1957 and Lum Johnson's Ferry 1897-1922 ? Much more information and pictures will be added to the 2022 reprint.

Oregon County's 3 Flags By Lewis Simpson,available at the Food Co-Op in Alton,great source for early Oregon County History. Best early to 1900 history. $20.00

Prime Time In The Ozarks

By Max H. Evans

Great book of growing up in Thayer from the 1930's to the later years. Max is a 1953 Thayer High School graduate. Over 200 pages and some sketches by Robert Evans.

Thayer Library, Alton Library, West Plains Library

Sale Barns Max H. Evans, Shann Caldwell

"How to be polite, respectable, honest, and honorable to your fellow man and how to follow the law of the land. "

By Lindan Shann Caldwell No Charge

Member South Central Missouri Genealogical Society

[email protected]

Facebook: Col John R Woodside SCV Camp 203

Founder of Granny Blue Day

Matilda Evans Blue

Ozarks Pioneer Woman

Nov 7 and 8 , 2014

Riverside Cemetery

Mammoth Spring,Arkansas

Thank you to the descendants from 5 states that came to honor Matilda,her family,and the Confederate men and women of the area.

Sons Of Confederate Veterans Camp 203 Alton and West Plains, Marideth Sisco, Lynda Witherspoon Finch, Dr. Cindy Grisham, Dr. Brian Davis, Maureen Cover Calvin, Dorothy Ellis, Carl Burkhead,Lou Wehmer, and many others.

Facebook: Lindan S Caldwell: Granny Blue album and Granny Blue Community

YouTube : Granny Blue Country Cemetery Celebration

Oct 7,2015 Mo S and T College Rolla,Geophysics class did GPR on the Granny Blue Farm Cemetery AKA Old George Martin Farm Cemetery. 29 graves were identified with 40 more possible graves plus the shallow grave depressions for a possible total of 100 graves. This historical project was funded by the Oregon County Historical Society,Col John R Woodside Camp SCV 203 , and private donations. Additional marker placed January 2018, funded by OCHS

Sometime in 2024 we hope to publish 3 spiral bound books of about 200 pages each of information, history, and photographs.

Titles 1) Warm Fork Of Spring River

2) Drummer Boy Of The Ozarks, Ben "Tell the Truth" Elder

3) History Of The Oregon County CCC

Winona Camp # 1731, Bardley Camp #1739

By: Lindan Shann Caldwell & Skyla Morgan Caldwell

Good websites: thegraveyardrabbit.com

savinggraves.net

Woodmen Of America Tree Markers

Military Hall Of Honor

Newspapers.com

Excellent source for older newspapers.

Ark-ives.com Arkansas Confederate pensions

Missouri soldiers database SOS site

Civil War records.

Missouri SOS,Death Certificates 1910-1970

Missouri Confederate pension applications

(Familysearch.com) 27,084 images

Dr George W Taylor medical examinations,8 pages,mostly Ozark County,Missouri

Union pension records

National Archives Form 85B

Washington,DC

UDC United Daughters of Confederate Veterans

Richmond.Virginia

The Confederate Veteran magazine archives. These hard bound volumes are available at the Alton Library and West Plains Library

Compendium:Official Records Of The Civil War, same libraries

CCC Personnel records and military personnel records

National Archives of St Louis

St. Louis Research Center and Missouri Library

Missouri History Museum St Louis

Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks

My family lines:

Father: Thomas Darrell Caldwell 1926-1999

Maternal Grandfather; Almon Herbert Jones 1895-1952

Hix Roy 1829-1895

Ephraim Williams 1851-

James Thomas Butler 1862-1900

John Franklin Mansfield 1866-1952

Nancy Jane Sturgeon

Atteberry

Wife's family

William Eugene Fears

Rader,Crisp,Foor,Coggins