CoMo Preservation’s mission is to preserve the historic architecture of Columbia, Missouri.
 
        
        
      
    
     
            
              
            
            
          
               
        
        
      
    
    Stroll along with Dianna Borsi O’Brien, author of the book Historic Movie Theaters of Columbia, along a short route downtown and learn about the rise and fall of the downtown movie theaters.
Join us at 6pm on October 28, 2025 when Patrick Earney presents the value and character of historic windows.
Learn about your library's evolution, from the first attempt to establish services in the 1840s to the building of the current Columbia Public Library, headquarters of the Daniel Boone Regional Library system.
On Monday September 22, 2025, local attorney Dan Viets shared about his long time interest in all things Disney and his work to preserve Disney’s Laugh-O-gram Film Studio at 1127 East 31st Street in Kansas City.
On Tuesday August 26, 2025, University of Missouri professor Carla Cornette spoke to us about her research into the history of her 1928 home at 908 W. Ash. Cornette explained that she became interested in the history of her home and the north central neighborhood when she realized how much the Ash Street Improvement Project would impact her neighborhood.
If you are over 50 and love Columbia history, here’s great news.
A new 8-week class, History of Columbia, Missouri, will start on Sept. 10, offered by Osher@Mizzou. Sign-up begins Aug. 19 for the in-person and online 8-week course. This is the first Columbia history course offered by Osher.