The Sunset Hills Historical Society (SHHS) invites the public to a program that will feature the President of the St. Louis Browns Historical Society and Fan Club, Ed Wheatley, on Monday, February 24, 2020 at 7 PM at the Sunset Hills City Hall. Who remembers the St. Louis Browns? We all love our St. Louis…
See Barbara Kay portray Virginia Minor at Friendship Village South in Sunset Hills on Thursday November 21, 2019. Virginia Minor was a Missouri suffragette who fought for the right of women to vote. In 1872, she tried unsuccessfully to register to vote. She sued for the right and her suit went all the way to the…
Sappington-Concord Historical Society Offers Reprints of History Book The Sappington-Concord Historical Society has had such demand for the local history book Sappington – Concord, A History, that the original has been scanned and reprinted and is now available for sale. Most households in the neighborhood already own copies of the forest green, yearbook-sized book Sappington-Concord, A History. But by…
Rescheduled from 6/9/18, anthropologist Rachel Murphy Azzara (will now speak on Tuesday, June 12 at 12:30 pm in the Library of Americana and Decorative Arts, on the Historic Sappington House campus. Azzara has worked in the field with the Illinois Department of Transportation and most recently she has been active during the three-year high school…
Laying out a unit and defining the edges with string guide Starting to dig, carefully taking off a thin layer of soil with shovels Screening Some early finds, a railroad spike, square nail, chip of ceramic with stamped design Some tools of the trade
Are these our neighbors from the past? Yes, most likely these are peoples of this very neighborhood, some 200 plus years ago, before suburbia. Hear their stories in NEW TOURS at Historic Sappington House, the house you didn’t really know until now. Come hear, see and taste of their lives. The three peoples in the…
The Making of an Icon The Making of an Icon: The Dreamers, the Schemers, and the Hard Hats Who Built the Gateway Arch by Jim Merkel The Gateway Arch is one of America’s most distinctive and beloved national monuments. Much has been written about the Arch, but no book has captured the legend, lore, and…
February 1, 2018, Thursday, 9:45 am Winter Meet-at-the-Site Tour to the Scott Joplin House, 2658 Delmar, St. Louis, MO 63103-1404. Parking on street, plentiful, no meters. Meet at the Joplin House at 9:45 am for a 10:00 am tour. Entrance fee = $6.00. Or drive with friends starting from St Lucas UCC. Meet near the recycling…
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The student presentations: Sunday, November 12, 2:00 pm. Students share their experiences and finds. Artifacts from dig will be on exhibit as well as other displays related to the dig. Light refreshments. Held at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Road, St. Louis, MO 63123. For more information or questions, call Stephen Hanpeter …
International Archaeology Day at Sappington House Saturday, October 21, 10 am – 2 pm Free! Schedule of attractions On the grounds, 11:15 – 12 noon, Lindbergh middle school Fiddlers in colonial costume In the library 10:30 am, Perry Whitaker, Mississippi River Paddler, tells his experiences of finding Native-American artifacts as he canoes the waterways 12:00…
Solar Eclipse Watch Party Monday, August 21 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. Grant’s View Branch The solar eclipse will be visible in the St. Louis area. Don’t miss this opportunity to view it safely. Eclipse glasses will be provided while supplies last. An historic event! Wednesday, September 27, 7:00 p.m. “100 Things to Do in…
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,…
