Ozarks Alive: Preserving Local History and Culture

Kaitlyn McConnell is a seventh-generation Ozarker, journalist, student of the past and founder of Ozarks Alive (www.ozarksalive.com), a website dedicated to the preservation of all things Ozarks local history and culture. Since the site’s inception in 2015, she has written more than 450 stories about this captivating region and its inhabitants. Join us for a program in which McConnell will describe her project’s background, mission and importance for the future, sharing a few stories about the unique people and places she’s discovered along the way.

In addition to writing for Ozarks Alive, Kaitlyn McConnell is the Writer in Residence for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks and partners with Missouri State University Libraries on projects related to the region.