Elizabeth Terry and her two co-authors, John A. Wright and Patrick McCarthy, will speak on their new book, Ethnic St. Louis, on Thursday, April 21, 2016 at 2:30 pm at Friendship Village Sunset Hills. As St. Louis celebrates the 250th year since its founding, Ethnic St. Louis highlights the many communities that make St. Louis a vibrant, multi-ethnic city.…
Walter Crawford, founder of the World Bird Sanctuary, died in July. Walter spoke at the Show Me Hero Salute display of the AVTT Vietnam Traveling Wall display at Lindbergh High School. He has also helped SCHS with its annual Memorial Day ceremony the past two years. There will be a will a celebration of Walter’s…
Sunset Hills Historical Society Hosts Jan Wenk, Genealogist & Descendant of a Steamboat Engineer The public is invited to the monthly meeting of the Sunset Hills Historical Society on Monday, September 28 at 7 PM at the Sunset Hills City Hall. The speaker will be Jan Wenk. Jan Wenk is a genealogist and family history enthusiast.…
The following bus tours are offered through Missouri History Museum with their Discovery Tours program. To see more information about the tours visit their tour page at: http://mohistory.org/discoverytours Discovery Tour – School of Thought (Registration Required) Saturday, September 26 2015 at 9:00 am Discovery Tour – Fit to Print: Printing and Publishing in St. Louis (Registration Required)…
Labor Day is almost here! And whether you are planning to participate in the Labor Day parade, sneak out of town for the long weekend or just enjoy the great weather we have been experiencing, we have plans for you later in Labor Day Week! Bread & Roses Missouri, the Labor Studies Program at the…
3rd Annual Nite of Lights ~ Give and Glow at the Thomas Sappington House December 6, 2015, Sunday 5~8 pm Feel the fun, get the glow! For kids and adults; enjoy caroling by Girl Scouts, hot cocoa and cider; see 620 Combat Support Battalion, Crestwood fire truck, bonfires; walk along Grant’s Trail from Big Bend to…
Day Trip to Scenic and Charming Ste. Genevieve Autumn colors will be vibrant as we travel by motorcoach to Ste. Genevieve, oldest French colony west of the Mississippi. Join us we tour four historic homes, enjoy lunch the Old Brick House restaurant, stroll through quaint gift and antique shops, and enjoy a stop at an award-winning…
Dale Thielker recommends the following events at the Daniel Boone home… See more at: The Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center “Lila”, Life of a Missouri Slave July 12, August 9 The Historic Daniel Boone Home & Heritage Center will offer “Lila, Life of a Missouri Slave” presentation by Angela da Silva. Guests who purchase any…
Symposium Schedule Thursday, July 23, 2015 9:30 am – 4:00 pm Admission free At the Missouri History Museum Lindell and Debaliviere in Forest Park, St. Louis, Missouri The AT&T Foundation Multipurpose Room us grant symposium.pdf The schedule below is from: http://mocivilwar.org/symposium2015/ 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Greg Wolk | The U. S. Grant Trail in MissouriSynopsis: Author of Friend and Foe…
The Sappington-Concord Historical Society laid a wreath at Father Dickson Cemetery, Sunday, June 28, at 2:00 pm. Father Dickson Cemetery is the historical African-American cemetery just north of the Sappington House and south of Big Bend on Sappington Road. The wreath was laid in front of the obelisk honoring Father Dickson. It is to remember the…
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…
Route 66 Classic Car Show will be on Saturday, August 8, 2015, with parade. Learn more about it at: http://www.route66carcruise.org
If you like vintage cars, if you like races, if you liked the movie, “The Great Race,” if you like the charm of the Kirkwood train station, you might like to attend the start of the 2015 Hemmings Motor News Great Race. It does start in Kirkwood, Missouri and ends in Santa Monica, California. It…
