Cape River Heritage Museum will launch Heartland Heritage 2

The Cape River Heritage Museum will launch Heartland Heritage 2, the second annual anthology of writings by citizens of Southeast Missouri, with a reception on November 18 from 5-7 p.m. at the museum. Fourteen writers and poets contributed their work to the anthology. Essays range from a memoir about Christmas during the Great Depression to a humorous poem about a "Slumber Party for the Golden Girls."

Contributors include Dorothy Arnzen, Phyllis Sides, Mary Koeberl Rechenberg, Jo Ann Bock, Paul Corbin, Jonelle McNeely, Carol Fisher, Bonnie Stepenoff, Beverly Hahs, Betty Henry, Jackie Kurre, Crissy Harrison and Brianna Harrison, and Charlie Feldman. Highlights include Phyllis Sides' memory of attending an all-black Catholic school in Cape Girardeau, Carol Fisher's tribute to the Delta Fair, and Paul Corbin's tongue-in-cheek account of "How I became an Archaeologist." Bonnie Stepenoff, Mary Koeberl Rechenberg, and Kaye Hamblin edited the anthology.

At the reception on November 18, contributors will read from their work. Copies of the anthology will be available for $6, and refreshments will be served. The gift shop and the Curiosity Shop will have sale prices on items. It will be a good time to start your Christmas shopping. Everyone is welcome.