LOUISIANA, Mo. — The Louisiana Area Historical Museum will be open during the Bluegrass Pickers Festival on Saturday, May 13.

Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. The museum is at 304 Georgia and there is no admission charge.

A special focus will be on the folk songs “Sweet Betsy From Pike” and “Joe Bowers,” which became known around the world during the 19th century. Attention also will be given to Eddie South, a Louisiana native and violinist who performed during the Jazz Age.

Regular exhibits feature early industries, the Civil War era, 13th Amendment author John Brooks Henderson, Stark Brothers Nurseries, Hercules, Mo Mo the Missouri Monster, local businesses and schools.