This summer of 2016, SCHS and the Sappington-Concord area are experiencing a mother lode of the Mother Road, Route 66. The Missouri History Museum opened its exhibit, “Route 66: Main Street Through St. Louis.” The South County Times did a front page article featuring the exhibit on July 1st. In adition, SCHS is having two…
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The beautiful Sappington House campus has a new facility as of yesterday, the start of the dig at Sappington House, June 1, 2016. You already know of the beautiful Barn Restaurant on the Sappington House campus pictured below. And you maybe also know the Library Americana and Decorative Arts, located behind the Sappington House, pictured…
On Monday, May 23, 2016, the Sunset Hills Historical Society will feature Andrew Wanko, curator and author from the Missouri Historical Society. Wanko is the curator of Walking in St. Louis 1875, a recent exhibit at the Missouri Historical Museum in Forest Park. He will be speaking about the history of St. Louis and its…
See information about Memorial Day 2019 Driving directions to the ceremony on the green at St Lucas The annual SCHS Memorial Day ceremony wil be held on the green at St Lucas church, the grassy area along Denny Road next to St Lucas UCC church at 11735 Denny Road, St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63126. To…
See photos of 2016 SCHS Memorial Day ceremony on the green at St Lucas. The annual SCHS Memorial Day ceremony will be on the green at St Lucas, this year, 2016, as it was last year in 2015. The green at St Lucas is the grassy area along Denny Road next to St Lucas church…
Startling sight through a Johnny’s Market picture window Tearing down the east wall Clearing away and sorting the debris Wednesday, May 4, the Johnny’s Market facade came down… …at 10:05 am in one large tumble, with a rumble and a cloud of dust. Breaking apart the facade Clearing away the rubble, only two pillars left…
The Sappington House is in Crestwood on Sappington Road between Watson Road and Big Bend. The red brick Federal style house built in 1808 is just south Father Dickson Cemetery the Grant’s Trail. Sappington House is across the street from Crestwood Elementary School. See directions to Sappington House. Sappington House 1015 S. Sappington Road St.…
April 27, 2016, Wednesday, 7:00 pm SCHS General Meeting with presentation at Sperreng Middle School, 12111 Tesson Ferry Rd. 63128. The meeting will be in the spacious cafeteria, easily accessible from the parking lot and there is plenty of handicap parking nearby. “The History of the Missouri Botanical Garden” by Jack Lane of the Missouri Botanical Garden Master Gardeners Speakers…
Hank Frederick will be the guest speaker at the Sunset Hills Historical Society monthly meeting on Monday, April 25, at 7 PM at the Sunset Hills City Hall. The Frederick family has owned a farm in Sunset Hills since the 1840’s. Now in the seventh generation of family members living on the farm, Mr. Frederick…
Country Craft Fair at Historic Sappington House Saturday & Sunday, April 23 ~ 24, 2016 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. FREE ENTRANCE 1015 S. Sappington Road, Crestwood, MO 63126 (on Grant’s Trail, near Father Dickson’s Cemetery) Free Museum and Garden Tours, Delicious Food ~Live Music ~ Fun for Kids Free Parking at Crestwood Elementary and on…
Sappington House presents “Remarkable Women in St. Louis History” Speaker Linda Koenig with Historical Fashions on Display Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11:30 a.m. Crestwood Community Center 9245 Whitecliff Park Lane 63126 Luncheon catered by As You Like It Mail $25 to Sappington House Foundation 1015 S. Sappington Road St. Louis, MO 63126 For more…
At its March 28 monthly meeting, the Sunset Hills Historical Society will feature speaker Ron Emmenegger presenting his family’s experience of witnessing the area’s progress from an agricultural community to the current suburb. The Emmenegger family came to America from Switzerland in the 1830’s as dairy farmers, settling in Bella Villa. The family eventually continued…
