“Weird Tales of Love, Art, Baseball and Madness” by Bev Schuetz Friday, September 9, 2:00 pm at Grant’s View Library in auditorium September 9, Friday, 2:00 pm “Weird Tales of Love, Art, Baseball and Madness” by Bev Schuetz SCHS Daytime presentation at Grant’s View Branch library This unique talk will include a variety of amazing…
The following material was adapted from “Notes from the President,” July 2016 edition. The notes were handed out at the July SCHS general membership meeting. They were written by SCHS President Stephen Hanpeter to report to the membership on the June 2016 dig at Sappington House. The Notes also reported on the finds of the…
Events at US Grant National Historic Site 7400 Grant Rd, St. Louis 63123 Exhibit on African American Civil War Hero, Robert Smalls who was the first African American hero of the Civil War. Everyday to 10/30/2016 Free Summer History Program for Children At the Visitor Center Thursday, July 28, 2016 The park will offer a…
Thomas & Mary Ann Sappington’s Wedding Reception September 23, 2016 Friday 5-7 pm Fundraising cocktail party, recreating the 1808 bridal party of the Sappingtons, at The Barn restaurant, hors d’oeuvres, signature cocktails and live music from the Booneslick Strings. R.S.V.P. requested; call 314-822-8171. Proceeds support the ongoing preservation and maintenance of historic Sappington House. See…
“The “Outhouse Program” is a tongue-in-cheek survey of an aspect of our ancestors’ lives which has with few exceptions been unfairly overlooked in the history books. We aim to help set the record straight about this fascinating subject, discussing among other things design, construction, placement in relationship to other buildings, plants strategically located nearby, and…
HELP US SAVE THE ROUTE 66 MERAMEC RIVER BRIDGE! The appeal below is from Ruth Keenoy of the Landmarks Association of St. Louis. Route 66 is one of the most iconic roads in the world and we are lucky in Missouri to have the Route 66 State Park, which holds the Route 66 Meramec River…
Saturday, July 23, 2016, at the Missouri Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks http://mcwm.org/ Missouri Civil War Museum 222 Worth Road St. Louis, Missouri 63125 Phone : (314) 845-1861 RSVP to Wolk Greg <gregwolk@sbcglobal.net> South County Times article, July 22, 2016 on Symposium and commemoration at White Haven on the anniversary of Grant’s death. It…
This summer of 2016, SCHS and the Sappington-Concord area are experiencing a mother lode of the Mother Road, Route 66. The Missouri History Museum opened its exhibit, “Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis.” The South County Times did a front page article featuring the exhibit on July 1st. In adition, SCHS is having two…
COOL SOUNDS AND CHILLY TREATS UNDER THE STARS Ice Cream Social and Big Band Concert at Historic Sappington House St. Louis, MO; May 16, 2016: What a way to spend a summer evening in St. Louis! Sappington House, located at 1015 S. Sappington Road 63126, is sponsoring an outdoor big band concert and ice…
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The dig at Sappington House was featured on the front page of the South County Times, June 10, 2016 issue. Focusing largely on the Lindbergh High School group of students and their teacher, Ashley Lock, the article shows the dig experience as educational for the students and a contribution to the history of the South…
Day four finds at the dig at Sappington House Unit one: Ceramic Limestone pieces of foundation Nails Brick Kids at the DIG-it-yourself activity area and Mystery Mural Work at dig at Sappington House unit one. Finds at unit one. Visitors to unit one “A Day in the Life of a Civil War Soldier” by David…
Day five finds at the dig at Sappington House Unit one: Pig bones and pig incisor, chisel Work at unit one
