Bombs, teeth and climate

What do bombs, teeth and climate have in common? They are all part of the two talks on Monday, April 17, at Sappington-Concord Historical Society. The two talks sponsored by SCHS are at Grant’s View Branch library at 2:00 and at 3:00. The two talks are related to environmental history, and they are the first…

SCHS Daytime Presentation – Adeline

  Question from Facebook: “When did slavery start in America?” On Friday, Gladys Caines-Coggswell introduced us to the story of Adeline, Missouri slave girl and her family. On Friday, Gladys Caines-Coggswell introduced us to the story of Adeline, Missouri slave girl and her family. Afterwards, a member of the audience asked Gladys when American slavery…

The Power of Place – Thur March 5

  “The Power of Place: The Forgotten, Nearly Forgotten, and Rescued Landscape of St. Louis” Presented by Andrew Wanko, Public Historian at Missouri History Museum. March 5, 2015, Thursday, 3:00 pm  Winter day time presentation at Tesson Ferry Library  “The Power of Place: The Forgotten, Nearly Forgotten, and Rescued Landscape of St. Louis” Presented by Andrew…

Katie Moon – St Louis Moment to Moment

  November 7, (Friday), 2014 2:00 pm SCHS Fall Daytime Presentation at Tesson Ferry Library “St. Louis Moment by Moment” –  Katie Moon, Exhibition and Research Assistant from the Missouri History Museum, will talk about moments in St. Louis history. In this year of the 250th anniversary of the founding of St Louis, the Missouri History Museum…

Daytime Presentation – “How Rude!”

Wednesday, November 20, 3:00 pm – Please note, this event was held in the past, 2013. SCHS Daytime Presentation at Tesson Ferry branch of the St. Louis County Library “How Rude! The Changing Forms of Polite Behavior”  – presentation by Emily Troxell Jaycox The daytime presentations have become popular with those who do not want to…