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…
SCHS Member in Action – Nancy Nowotny SCHS member, Nancy Nowotny, was at the Meet-at-the-Site Tour to the Kemper Art Museum on February 3, 2016. After the tour of the exhibit of Churchill paintings, she had a few words to share (see below) about her experience with this tour and previous SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tours. See more about SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tours. Report on…
See photos of the spectacular new Grant’s View library on opening day and the night before. The new Grant’s View branch of the St Louis County library system has announced the date for its opening, Tuesday, December 22, at 9:00 am. Get directions to Grant’s View Library. Grant’s View replaces the Tesson Ferry branch which partnered with…
Visit with other SCHS members and friends, to see the Griot Museum of Black History and Culture. It is pronounced (Gree -o) Date and time: Saturday, November 7, 2015 Meeting time if you drive yourself to the museum is 10:00 am. We will meet at the door of the Griot at 10:00 am. Meeting time…
Event Type: Adult Programs Age Group(s): Adults Date: 10/7/2015 Start Time: 2:00 PM End Time: 3:00 PM Description: Join us as we continue to explore the colorful and varied history of St. Louis and the surrounding area. Do you ever wonder how and when the Muny Opera began? Come find out the history of this…
Elizabeth Terry was at our July SCHS quarterly meeting selling her book, “Oysters to Angus: Three Generations of the St. Louis Faust Family.” Elizabeth Terry, along with two co-authors, now have a new book, “Ethnic St Louis” which she will be selling at our SCHS October 28 quarterly meeting. On October 1, Elizabeth and her co-authors…
Because the predicted weather conditions for Thursday sound dire for an outside activity such as the German Fest, we have been forced to cancel the event. We apologize for any inconvenience. Oom pah pah! Oom pah pah! Come celebrate Sunset Hills’ German heritage on Thursday, June 18, from 5 til 9 p.m. German Fest will…
The Marine Corps League Color Guard participates every year in the SCHS Memorial Day ceremony. The following is some information by Michael Lee of the Color Guard. Featured is the Color Guard from the Marine Corps League, South St. Louis Detachment #183, whose mission is to effectively promote the ideals of American freedom and democracy,…
At its monthly meeting on Monday, April 27, at 7 p.m., “Sister Society” to SCHS, the Sunset Hills Historical Society, will feature David Fiedler, author of The Enemy Among Us: POW’s in Missouri in WWII. Fiedler will speak on the topic of German and Italian prisoners of war who were held in thirty camps around…
Visit with us, to see this fine, new exhibit “Courageous and Faithful” at the Jefferson Barracks historic site in the Old Ordinance Room museum. No reservation needed, just show up as you are, meet at site, or car pool from St Lucas UCC church, Date and time: Wednesday, April 29, 2015 Meeting time at St…
April 22, 2015, Wednesday, 7:00 pm General Membership meeting at Lindbergh High School in old board room “Courageous and Faithful – The U.S. Cavalry at Jefferson Barracks” Presented by Dan Gonzalez, Curator at Jefferson Barracks Historic site. Jefferson Barracks has a deep and rich story to tell. It is the birthplace of the American cavalry, the site…
Due to its popularity last May, we are again hosting a Billy Busch beer tasting event on Thursday, April 23, 2015, from 4:00 till 5:30 pm at the Sunset Hills Community Center. This is a joint venture by the Sunset Hills Historical Society and the Parks Department. Billy Busch will speak, and we will be…
On Monday evening the Historical Society will feature Thomas Curran from Cor Jesu Academy, who will give a talk about female Confederate P.O.W.’s during the Civil War. Who knew?!?!? Please join us for this presentation on a subject that will be unfamiliar to so many of us. The meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. on…
