The Sikeston Depot Museum

Center for Culture and History
On the National Register of Historic Places
P.O. Box 182 · 116 West Malone Avenue · Sikeston, Missouri 63801 · 573-481-9967
Rotating Exhibits



October, 2009

Now on Display

Cory & Laura (Bartlett) Jurica's
"A World of Opportunity"



Cory and Laura (Bartlett) Jurica

 



 

"Our Native American Heritage"

display on loan from the St. Louis Science Center. Rare 19th Century artifacts from the Plains Indians on an extended showing.

An amazing exhibit.


 

Permanent Exhibits


"Bootheel Quilters Guild Quilt of the Month"

Each month a new quilt is displayed by a member of the Bootheel Quilters Guild.




The Mechanical Horse of Inventor J. OTTO HAHS

Patented in 1931 by local businessman, J. Otto Hahs, this display will be on exhibit for an indefinite period of time. Hahs' patent expired, but the mechanical animals live on around the world, from Gilley's famed bucking bulls, to the gentler department store horses for children.


The Story of WWII Marine, Mason Yarbrough

Mason Yarbrough was killed on Makin Island in 1942 during a raid by the famous Carlson's Raiders. In 2000 his remains were found by U.S. search and recovery team and returned to his family in Sikeston for a military funeral. [read more]

 

The Depot Museum programs are made possible with financial assistance from The Missouri Arts Council, a State Agency

Missouri Arts Council
The Missouri Arts Council


City of Sikeston
Historic Downtown
Sikeston Area Chamber of Commerce Sikeston/Miner Convention Bureau
Scott County Missouri
Visit Southeast Missouri
Missouri Tourism

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