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…
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…
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…
Sappington-Concord Memorial Park to get new neighbor! As of today, January 13, 2016, Sappington-Concord Memorial Park will have a new neighbor! And the new neighbor, the Lindbergh Schools, is a long time friend. Former Lindbergh Schools Superintendent Dr Jim Sandfort was instrumental in the 1992 founding of the Sappington-Concord Historical Society, SCHS. The SCHS has been with…
African-American history resources in the St. Louis metropolitan area A partial list of monuments, memorials, museums and historic sites in the St. Louis, Missouri metro area In response to the June, 2015 shootings in Charleston, South Carolina, SCHS placed a wreath to express sympathy for the tragedy at Father Dickson Cemetery. Several posts about the…
The SunCrest Call, Thursday, March 5, 2015, reports that there will be a public hearing on converting the former Johnny’s Market property to a gas station and convenience store, at the County Government Center on Monday, March 16 at 7:00 pm. If you were to have your voice heard on this issue, that would be…
The Heartlands Conservancy made a brief presentation about the Mounds Initiative on Wednesday night, January 28, 2015 at the SCHS quarterly general meeting. The two Heartlands Conservancy representatives were Galen Gritts of the the conservancy’s Strategic Advisory Committee and Suzanne Kutterer-Sieburt, Independent Consultant Mounds Initiative and archaeologist. Galen Gritts gave a brief introduction to the Mounds…
Would the Missouri Department of Transportation remove signage for historic sites in Missouri? Here are two web sites speaking of this possibility: Missouri Preservation announced the possibility on its web site on Dec 16, 2014. Change.org has a petition about the issue. Article about the National Caves Association’s opposition to MODOT’s possible plan to restrict highway signage…
