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…
The original Dressel School was brought back into the school district in 2011. The building was then demolished in 2015 to make way for the new Dressel School. It was dedicated in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Wednesday, August 2 followed by an open house from 4:30 to 6:30 that was open to the…
The Sappington-Concord Historical Society is featured this morning on the front page of the South County Times. It is in conjunction with the opening of the new Dressel School next Wednesday, the SCHS 25 anniversary and the new SCHS Ross A Wagner History Center. The paper is on your driveway in the red wrapper.…
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,…
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…
Sunday, November 22, 2015; The SCHS Memorial Park flag was restored to its pole this morning, Sunday, November 22, 2015, with a major assist from the Mehlville fire department station house No. 5 on Mueller Road. Ten days ago the flag was blown off its pole by the windstorms that hit the St Louis area.…
From Maine to the state of Washington, current Sappington family descendants came to visit the Thomas Sappington House complex on Friday, August 7, 2015. Their grandmother Mrs. William Buxton, chair of the Crestwood Historic Committee, was instrumental in the 1966’s restoration of the home built during Thomas Jefferson’s presidency. In the Library of Americana and Decorative Arts,…
Friday, March 6, 2015 The South County Times ran on the front page, “Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery Prepare for Spring.” The article reports on dates for volunteer maintenance days, how the Friends of Father Dickson Cemetery have worked to restore the cemetery, and some of the history of the cemetery and those buried there.
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…
The Sappington House was voted by the general public to be a site receiving one of the “Cakeways to the West.” Voting was concluded in January and last week the cake arrived on the Sappington House campus. The South County Times reported on the delivery of the Cakeway to the West in its February 14,…
