The Sunset Hills Historical Society will host its monthly program on Monday, May 18, with a program by local radio host and four-time Hall of Famer, Ron Jacober. Ron Jacober has covered St. Louis sports on radio and television longer than anyone in the history of the market-45 years. As a history buff, he will…
May 7, 2015 Thursday, 2:30 pm SCHS at Friendship Village Sunset Hills “Oysters to Angus: Three Generations of the St. Louis Faust Family” by Elizabeth Terry About the author Elizabeth Terry is a historian and author in St. Louis, Missouri. She earned her BA in history from the University of Nebraska at Kearney and her…
Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation Press Release Educational Panel to Honor Missouri’s African American Soldiers Father Dickson Cemetery in Crestwood Will Dedicate Civil War Panel on May 9 Crestwood, MO. Father Dickson Cemetery is already acknowledged by Grant’s Trail, a hiking and biking trail that is part of St. Louis’ Great River Greenways. Last year,…
All Sunset Hills Historical Society (sister society to Sappington-Concord) meetings start at 7:00 PM, 4th Monday of the month unless stated differently. Meeting location: Sunset Hills City Hall (3939 S Lindbergh Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63127 (314) 849-3400) near the Sunset Hills recreation complex. 2015 Sunset Hills Historical Society Meeting Dates January 26 Charlie Hoessle…
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…
Author John L. Oldani, Ph.D.spins St. Louis folktales Learn and laugh about oral traditions of lore and lingo as dynamic reflections of our culture. As the Gateway city’s unofficial ambassador and a native St. Louisan, he has been heard on KMOX and NPR decoding St. Louis lingo and telling stories about the lighter side of…
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…
This month’s Sunset Hills Historical Society meeting will feature Greg Wolk, Executive Director of Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation. Wolk, an attorney and author, will speak about Missouri’s Civil War Heritage Foundation’s “U. S. Grant Trail,” a tourism initiative that was started in 2012. His talk will include a discussion of the life of General…
On Monday evening the Sunset Hills 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…
The January meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society will be devoted to presenting its “Historian of the Year” award. This year’s honoree is Charles H. Hoessle, Director Emeritus of the Saint Louis Zoo. Charlie was hired by Marlin Perkins as a reptile keeper, moved up the ranks to director, and retired ten years ago.…
Some of Lindbergh’s most beautiful homes will open their doors during the 39th LHSMC Parent Group Holiday House Tour on Sunday, December 7th, 2014 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The tour also includes a shopping boutique and food trucks at Concord Elementary School, 10305 Concord School Road. Each home offers unique architectural features and interior design…
The Thomas Sappington House DECEMBER, 2014 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS December 4 Thursday 5~7 pm and December 6 Saturday 4~6 pm Candlelight Tours Visit Sappington House Museum by candlelight decked in 1800s décor; $3 adult, $1 child December 5 Friday 5~8 pm Community Cocktail Party Meet and greet old friends and new; Listen to Lindbergh High’s…
Presentation on the Lemp Estate Sunset Hills Historical Society Hosts Local Historian Davidson Mullgardt on Monday, October 27, 2014. The public is invited to the Sunset Hills Historical Society’s presentation on Monday, October 27 at 7 PM at the Sunset Hills City Hall. The guest speaker will be local historian Davidson Mullgardt, who will…
