Fall 2010 General Meeting Photos

Wednesday, October 27
Tom Ford, president of Gateway Military Society and SCHS member, presented and discussed his collection of WWII Japanese military hardware used in the Pacific. 
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Fall 2010 SCHS Newsletter

See the table of contents and links to related web sites as well as supplementary documents on the page:
Newsletter
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From left, Jim Crooks, Crestwood Mayor Roy Robinson, and John Morrissette of Veterans Committee.

St Lucas UCC to dedicate new heritage center October 23
The namesake for the Kruse  Heritage  Center  is Rev Samuel Kruse, the second senior pastor of St Lucas, form 1882 to 1926. The dedication ceremony will be October 23 at 4:30, preceded  by an open house from 2:00 - 4:15.

Bus Tour

to Bellefontaine Cemetery,

August 19

SCHS is sponsoring a bus tour of Bellefontaine Cemetery  Thursday, August 19, 2010. It departs from St Lucas UCC at 9:00 AM. Returns at 12:45. The tour is narrated by a Bellefontaine docent. Lunch is not part of the tour, but for those who would like to take themselves to Miss Sheri’s for lunch afterwards, they may arrange this. The tour is $20 per person on air conditioned bus with restroom. Seating is limited. Call to make your reservation:
President - Jim Crooks at 314-293-2540
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See Bellefontaine Cemetery web site

Donors of Prizes for Ice Cream Social Recognized

Many local businesses made donations for use as history bingo prizes for the ice cream social. The Society very much appreciates their generous support. See the list of donors on the sponsors  page.

Donation to Spirit of St Louis Marching Band
In August, the Society made a $500 donation to the Lindbergh Spirit of St. Louis Marching Band. Band director Bob Spiegelman accepted the check on behalf of the band from SCHS President Jim Crooks.  The band is raising funds for their New Year’s trip to Los Angeles, CA. to participate in the Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena. The Society very much appreciates the support of the Lindbergh School District and the band playing every year for the Memorial Day program.

Route 66
Classic Car Cruise

Saturday,
August 14

The First Annual Classic Car Cruise on Route 66 will be held on Saturday, August 14, from 9 a.m to 9 p.m. The  event will begin at Geyer Road and travel east to Crestwood Court. The Activities will be all along  the way , the original Route 66.
Crestwood Court, the former Crestwood Plaza, will serve as a backdrop. Bands will perform from  11:00 a.m. to 3 p.m  and  again 7 to 9 pm. Sunset Hills Historic Society and the Chambers of Commerce helped develop the event.  Proceeds from this event will go to the United Service Organizations ( USO ) and the Lindbergh High School campaign to turf the fields, that is, to install artificial turf.

New in July...

Photos of
Ice Cream Social

Ice cream social with Sappington-Concord historical bingo, prizes donated by local businesses, Ted Drewes frozen custard.
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New in June...

Wednesday,
July 28, 2010 Meeting

Time:
6:00 p.m. Please note that this is an hour earlier than the usual meeting time. The meeting location also is different from usual.

Topic:
Ice cream social with Sappington-Concord historical bingo, prizes donated by local businesses, Ted Drewes frozen custard for $2.00,  and free photo  portraits. Each purchase of frozen custard entitles purchaser to attendance prize ticket. There may be some antique vehicles to view or get photographed with.  Bring lawn chairs. Picnic tables also available. In case of inclement weather, the event will move into St. Lucas Social Hall.

Location:
St. Lucas UCC church pavilion. 11735 Denny Road 63126

The pavilion is behind the church, between the cemetery and the ball fields.

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New in May...

Photos of April General Meeting on Vintage Baseball

See photos and report on Rick “Sting” Rae’s presentation on vintage baseball.

See Past Quarterly Meetings

See Photos of April Meeting

New in March...

SCHS Starts Long Range Planning

The board has started a series of discussions on long range planning for the Society. Four general areas are under discussion; purpose and mission; membership; archives; and funding.  The board is seeking input from the general membership on these issues.

To make your voice heard on these issues, you can post your ideas directly here on this web site on this comments page.

To contact board members with your suggestions and requests, go to the Contact page.

We hope you were able to see the exhibit in the display case at Tesson Ferry Library. It was there for the whole month of February. It featured the Maag wedding dress, family wedding photos, and Valentine’s Day and love related post cards. Our next display at the Tesson Ferry library is scheduled for January 2011. See you there then!

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Sappington-Concord Historical Society Vice-President, Jacqueline Stock, recently assisted in the recovery of a photo of the long lost official Crestwood city flag.

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Saturday, February 13th, is the 18th anniversary of the Sappington-Concord Historical Society!

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David Winfield spoke on match safes which  were used for storing matches. The styles and decorations of match safes tell the story of their time. David brought some of his collection.

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New in January...

New in December...

Meeting Topics for 2010 Posted

Meeting topics for 2010 are firming up, and are now listed on the page below.
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Current Announcements

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