“When Skidmore undertakes to do a thing, there is no half-way business about it.” Skidmore Standard, October 13, 1899, page 5. In honor of the 2021 Skidmore, Missouri Punkin Show, here are a few notes about the very first Punkin… Read morePunkin Shows Past

We’re wishing our friends from Skidmore and the surrounding area the very best for the 2021 Skidmore Punkin Show. Here’s an ode to Punkin Shows past from the September 19, 1907 Skidmore New Era, page 1: Punkin Show Days.Punkin Show… Read morePunkin Show Days

If we had a time machine, we could compete for some excellent prizes at the 1910 Skidmore Punkin Show. From the Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 5: Special Premium List for the 12th Annual Skidmore Punkin Show. Frank Manchester… Read more1910 Punkin Show Premiums

From the September 5, 1912 Skidmore New Era (Skidmore, Missouri), page 1, as reprinted from the St. Joseph Gazette: Skidmore Boosters Invade St. Joseph. With yellow banners flying from their automobiles, wearing yellow caps and yellow badges, seventy-five Skidmore, Mo.,… Read moreSkidmore Boosters Invade St. Joseph, 1912

Civic pride and pumpkins were on the line at the Second Annual Skidmore Punkin Show in 1900. From the report in the October 5, 1900 edition of the Skidmore Standard, it sounds like the town had plenty of both. Immense… Read moreImmense was the Punkin Show, 1900

From the October 13, 1899 Skidmore Standard report of the first annual Skidmore Punkin Show: PUNKIN SHOW. Wednesday a Big Day in Skidmore. A Fine Display From the Best of Missouri’s Farm Products. Fine Weather and a Big Crowd. Now… Read moreTales from the First Punkin Show

Let’s look in on the Punkin Show as it appeared in the September 19, 1902 Skidmore Standard: The Punkin Show in Full Blast. Skidmore is clothed in gala attire just now and the whole town is turned over to the… Read morePunkin Show in Full Blast, 1902

The Second Annual Skidmore Punkin Show in 1900 was so large, the editor needed two whole columns on the front page to describe it. Today, we bring you the Standard’s Punkin Show notes from its October 5, 1900 edition. The… Read moreSkidmore Punkin Show, 1900

We congratulate Skidmore of 2019 on its revival of the Punkin Show. We’re sure a wonderful time will be had by all. We think back to the early days of the first Punkin Shows with this advertisement and report from… Read moreSkidmore Punkin Show, 1902