Recordings of Snider’s lectures to the Home and Community Relations class at Southeast Missouri State University in February and March of 1973 on historical aspects of Cape Girardeau and Southeast Missouri. In the February presentation, Snider described the geology, manmade water works, and pre-Columbian history of the area. In the March lecture, Dr. Snider described the “people and places” of Southeast Missouri from an historical perspective. These were two of his last public speaking engagements before his death in March 1973. Dr. Snider was a well-known local historian, longtime director of Kent Library at Southeast Missouri State University, and ran a book publishing company, the Ramfre Press. Disc 1 running time: 00:32:07. Disc 2 running time: 00:45:32.