The Library of Americana and the Decorative Arts at Sappington House
The Sappington House has its own library; “The Library of Americana and Decorative Arts.” It is a reading room and research library with a collection of materials on Americana and another on the decorative arts. The original core of the collection began with books used to research and acquire furnishings for the Sappington House. That effort was led by by Mrs McDonnel at the time the house was restored in the 1960s. A painting of her is hung over the fireplace in the reading room. The public may use the books for reference in the reading room
Other reference items of possible use to the dig students, teachers and archaeologists are made available here on-line. They are listed below:
Louis Magazine, August 1966 issue – “The Saga of Sappington House”
The Greater St Louis Magazine, August 1966 issue – article on Sappington house restoration and opening in 1966, “The Saga of Sappington House”
The Sappington House and the stories of its furnishings
Sappington History Miscellany -The Sappington House and the stories of its furnishings
John Sappington fought in the Revolutionary War – Graphic from:
http://www.history-of-american-wars.com/revolutionary-war-soldiers.html
Various bits of background info – Scrapbook style collection of items relating to the Sappington House, including a snippet on Ginger Rogers having Sappington ancestors (Dr John Sappington)
Crestwood Plaza c. 1970
From: https://nextstl.com/2012/12/life-and-death-of-great-st-louis-malls/
Excerpt from Crestwood history book
Discusses the early history of Crestwood including the Sappington family
Sappington Cemetery on Watson Road. Ceremony for 50th anniversary of the restoration of Sappington House in 1966
Death of Thomas Jefferson Sappington – in 1897. This is a descendent of the Thomas Sappington who built the 1808 red brick house Historic Sappington House. This small collection includes a newspaper article on Thomas Jefferson Sappington saving General US Grant from being kidnapped by Confederates.
The free Archaeological Field Book for young visitors to the kids archaeological activities area
Archaeological Field Book – A free activity book for kids to record artifacts from the simulated dig. The book also has a general archaeological reference section
Go to other pages related to the Dig at Sappington House
The Dig Main Page – for the Archaeological Dig for high school students at Sappington House
The Dig in Photos – photos of the 2016-2018 digs
The Student Experience and Sappington House Campus with photos of the Sappington House campus and map
Sappington House Reference – background and research materials for the dig students
General Archaeology Reference – reference materials and web sites related to archaeology and history
Flier, Brochure, Registration – Dig flier and brochure to share with others. Dig registration form
The Archaeological Institute of America, St Louis Society (AIA-StL)
The Dig 2019 – Dig progress reports during the 2019 dig, May 30 – June 15
See Historic Sappington House on Facebook
See Sappington-Concord Historical Society (SCHS) on Facebook
