The Solar Eclipse in Your Life

The last total solar eclipse in the St Louis area was in 1442, according to the Post Dispatch. Truly the solar eclipse tomorrow will be an historic event, not just for us as a people, but for us as individuals. Sometimes a momentous event will set us to ruminating, thinking about our past, our future,…

John M. Dressel History and Reminiscences

JOHN MARTIN DRESSEL Born: September 25, 1886 Died: May 30,1988 The writings below were assembled by Joy Dressel and permission for use by SCHS on web was given by Ollie Dressel. To ask for permission from the Dressel family to reprint these materials for other purposes, contact schs.webmanager@gmail.com. Short Bio of John M Dressel By…

Frontier and Historic Sites by Dr Fuller

Links to web resources provided by Dr Michael Fuller Dr. Michael Fuller initiated the archaeological dig at Sappington House. As the head of the education committee for the Archaeological Institute of America(AIA) St. Louis Society, and professor of archaeology at St. Louis Community College Meramac campus, Dr. Fuller had planned and supervised quite a number…

Book talk on Frank Lloyd Wright House in Ebsworth Park

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 Artwork of Emil Frei Art Glass Company

With the recent death of Robert Frei of Emil Frei & Associates, Inc., the following collection of links may be of interest to those who appreciate art and architecture in St Louis, and especially stained glass. A short history of the Emil Frei Art Glass Company An overview by builtstlouis.net of Emil Frei Art Glass works in St Louis A…

Letter from a Birmingham Jail

  “Letter from a Birmingham Jail” by Martin Luther King, Jr. is from web site https://www.africa.upenn.edu/Articles_Gen/Letter_Birmingham.html To see the context of the quote, “We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right,” see below the paragraph highlighted in blue. “Letter from a Birmingham Jail [King, Jr.]” 16 April…