The photos below of the Joseph B Sappington home and family are form the Sappington-Concord Historical Society book, “Sappington-Concord: A History,” pp 250-251 The men in the photos are on the left, Theobold Stalz and on right, William D Stolz. Joseph B Sappington home, summer 2019 The article below on Joseph B Sappington is…
World War One ended with armistice 100 years ago next Sunday morning at 11:00 am, November 11, 1918; 11-11-11. How about joining the celebration of this great event by having your local church ring its bells 21 times at 11:00 am? Think it a sign of peace and hope. There are six churches covered in…
Labor Day 2017 Labor Day and the World War II Honor Roll Happy Labor Day! Labor Day makes me think of Memorial Day. Our historical society, SCHS, plays up Memorial Day in a big way with its annual Memorial Day ceremony on the green at St Lucas. The ceremony honors those who have given their…
Yesterday ~ an Elegant Frontier Home The story begins with John Sappington who served in the American Revolutionary War as General George Washington’s bodyguard at Valley Forge in 1778. While on furlough in Maryland, he married Jemima Fowler soon moving to what is now West Virginia. Later in Kentucky, Daniel Boone encouraged John to go…
The last total solar eclipse in the St Louis area was in 1442, according to the Post Dispatch. Truly the solar eclipse tomorrow will be an historic event, not just for us as a people, but for us as individuals. Sometimes a momentous event will set us to ruminating, thinking about our past, our future,…
JOHN MARTIN DRESSEL Born: September 25, 1886 Died: May 30,1988 The writings below were assembled by Joy Dressel and permission for use by SCHS on web was given by Ollie Dressel. To ask for permission from the Dressel family to reprint these materials for other purposes, contact schs.webmanager@gmail.com. Short Bio of John M Dressel By…
Links to web resources provided by Dr Michael Fuller Dr. Michael Fuller initiated the archaeological dig at Sappington House. As the head of the education committee for the Archaeological Institute of America(AIA) St. Louis Society, and professor of archaeology at St. Louis Community College Meramac campus, Dr. Fuller had planned and supervised quite a number…
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…
Book talk at St Louis County library headquarters By Jane King Hession, author of “The Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park: The Kraus House” Thursday, March 31, 7:00 p.m. St. Louis County Library • 1640 S. Lindbergh Blvd. • St. Louis, MO 63131 • Phone: 314-994-3300 • Website: www.slcl.org This richly illustrated volume describes…
With the recent death of Robert Frei of Emil Frei & Associates, Inc., the following collection of links may be of interest to those who appreciate art and architecture in St Louis, and especially stained glass. A short history of the Emil Frei Art Glass Company An overview by builtstlouis.net of Emil Frei Art Glass works in St Louis A…
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr. is from web site https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html To see the context of the quote, “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right,” see below the paragraph highlighted in blue. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” 16 April…
Learn more about this revolution in physics that Einstein struggled with for his whole life. See PBS’s Nova episode “Einstein’s Big Idea.” Program Description: Over 100 years ago, Albert Einstein grappled with the implications of his revolutionary special theory of relativity and came to a startling conclusion: mass and energy are one, related by the formula E…
