Come see the dig at Sappington House, June 1st to the 11th. Every visitor gets a chance to reveal one piece of the Mystery Mural each day they come. Yes, if you come once to see the dig, you will want to come again on other days too, to see the progress in the dig.…
Day one of the dig at Sappington House was a day of getting to know you; students and teachers, archaeologists and City of Crestwood personnel, SCHS and site side interpreters. It was a day of learning the business of archaeology with the jump-in-with-both-feet-first approach. It was a day of discoveries, skills, knowledge, and even finding…
Patricia Bessinger, who passed away recently, was a long-time Sunset Hills resident and a founder of the Historical Society. She was instrumental in compiling and publishing an area history in 1971, helping her son Kent with an Eagle Scout project. The project was expanded through the years, and in 2006 it was revised and published…
St. Louis County Library invites the community to join them for an open house at the new Grant’s View Branch: 9700 Musick Road St. Louis, MO 63123 Friday, March 4, 2:00-4:00 p.m. There will be refreshments and a performance by Christian the Magician at 2:30 p.m. See also a balloon artist, kids crafts, balloons, cake and a clydesdale. A…
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…
The Thomas Sappington House ~ Spring, 2016 February 27, 2016 Saturday 7~9 pm Sadie Hawkins BARN Dance Sappington House Barn Restaurant There’ll be fun at the old Barn on Saturday night! Join us as we dance the Virginia Reel and others to the Booneslick Strings and their dance caller. No dance experience necessary for a hootenanny…
The Sunset Hills Historical Society will present a program by the World Bird Sanctuary at its monthly meeting on Monday, February 22, at 7 PM. Jeff Meshach, Director of the World Bird Sanctuary of St. Louis, one of the largest in the country, will discuss preservation of our national symbol, the bald eagle. “The bald…
Sunset Hills Historical Society is a sister society to Sappington-Concord Historical Society. You may easily confuse the two long both of which start with an “S,” and both are within the area of the Lindbergh Schools area. All Sunset Hills Historical Society (sister society to Sappington-Concord Historical Society) meetings start at 7:00 pm, on the…
A Terrific Trio! On Monday evening, January 25, the Sunset Hills Historical Society’s meeting will feature an informal conversation about life in St. Louis. The guest speakers will include Wanda Winter, Ginny Schmitz and Joyce Franklin, all of whom had arrived in our community before Sunset Hills was a city. Virginia Schmitz grew up in…
“Twas the night before the opening and all through the… The night before opening at the Grant’s View branch library. Come tomorrow for the new Grant’s View library opening at 9:00 am on December 22, a holiday opening worthy of the Sappington-Concord, South County area. Opening day the new Grant’s View library gets a…
Did you make it to one one of the nights of candlelight tours at Sappington House and hear the dulcimer music? CD’s by the Booneslick Strings with dulcimer are available now for $5 at the Sappington House. This fundraiser for Sappington House is thanks to Al Puknat, the dulcimer player with Booneslick Strings. Call Sally,…
Get silhouettes of your child suitable for framing done by artist Ella Lancaster. This will be a treasured keepsake for you, your children and theirs. Silhouettes for Family Memories has been scheduled for a second session this Saturday, December 19, 2015. If you missed your opportunity last Saturday, here is a second chance for you to make…
Silhouette artist, Ella Lancaster, had an information sheet on Saturday about silhouettes and their history. It gives the following background on silhouettes: The Art of “SILHOUETTE-ING” Although the origins of silhouettes go back to the mid 1700’s, silhouettes as an art form seem to go in and out of fashion. The term gets its name from…
