ICE CREAM SOCIAL and OUTDOOR CONCERT by Gateway City Big Band http://www.gatewaycitybigband.com/ What a way to spend a summer evening! At Sappington House, in the park. Romance the summer. Dappled shade. Cool, sweet grass. Ronnie’s Rocky Mountain ice cream on your chin. Cash bar. Cool sounds of the Gateway City Big Band, a 17-piece band…
The Archaeological Dig at Sappington House 2017 June 1-17, Tuesdays to Saturdays, 10:00 to 3:00 pm At the Sappington House: 1015 S. Sappington Road, St. Louis, Missouri 63126 Come visit the site. See the work. Meet the participants. Fro more info, call or email Stephen Hanpeter, president of Sappington-Concord Historical Society: 314-918-1617,…
Developments for Sappington-Concord Historical Society in its 25th year See new photo of Ross A Wagner History Center as of 7-28-2017 published in the South County Times or on page about the article. Sappington-Concord Historical Society is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year. As it turns 25, it can look back on many accomplishments,…
The 23rd SCHS Annual Memorial Day Ceremony – May 29, 2017 On the green at St. Lucas The grassy park area next to St Lucas church along Denny Road. 11735 Denny Road 63126 All are invited, open and free to the public. Ceremony sponsored by Sappington-Concord Historical Society and generously hosted by St Lucas UCC…
The May 22 meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society will feature a presentation focused on the Civil War and the Battle of Vicksburg by Park Ranger Shawn Williams. “May 22nd was actually the day that Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant made an attack against the Confederate lines at Vicksburg that convinced him to resort…
What do bombs, teeth and climate have in common? They are all part of the two talks on Monday, April 17, at Sappington-Concord Historical Society. The two talks sponsored by SCHS are at Grant’s View Branch library at 2:00 and at 3:00. The two talks are related to environmental history, and they are the first…
Getting ready for the 2017 dig at Sappington House See a sampling of the artifacts found in 2016, hear the presentation on the dig done last year. Find out what may be coming up this year in the June dig. Sauturday, April 8 at 2:00 pm at the Oak Bend Branch library in the auditorium.…
Local author Joe Sonderman The March 27, 2017 meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society will feature a presentation about Route 66 by local author Joe Sonderman. As editor of the Route 66 Association of Missouri’s Show Me Route 66 magazine, Sonderman will talk about Route 66 and its connection to Sunset Hills and Watson…
Kristine K. Sneeringer at her craft, sharing and singing June 8, 2017, Thursday, 2:30 Nineteenth Century Love Songs SCHS at Crestview Senior Living in Crestwood – see Crestview website “Nineteenth Century Love Songs” by Kristine K. Sneeringer from the US Grant National Historic Site. A set of love songs from the 19th…
“An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story” Film Screening and Panel Discussion Date/Time Date(s) – March 6, 2017, a Monday night 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Location Emerson Auditorium in Knight Hall, Washington University in St. Louis Film Screening/Discussion Panel Discussion Reception The John C. Danforth Center on Religion and Politics and Eden Theological Seminary…
At the February meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society, our own City Alderman from Ward 4, Mark Colombo, will share his passion for Civil War history and some of his collectibles from that era. As an amateur history enthusiast, he was intrigued by the amount of Civil War-era historical events that occurred here in…
Happy 25th anniversary to Sappington-Concord Historical Society! SCHS was founded 25 years ago today on February 13, 1992. What has Sappington-Concord Historical Society done in its first 25 years? • Honored veterans • Educated students • Preserved local history Honoring veterans Rebuilt the World War II Honor Roll in 1995 Held its Annual SCHS Memorial…
Photography Exhibit featuring the artwork of Artist, John Frey Crestwood Community Center Public Display on Saturday, March 11, from 10 am – 3 pm – Free Join the City of Crestwood and local artist John Frey for a one day exhibit “Remembering Crestwood Plaza.” John Frey has captured and put together a variety of photographs…
