Directions to Sperreng Middle School Sperreng Middle School 12111 Tesson Ferry Rd. l St. Louis, MO 63128 The front of the Sperreng Middle School building is on Tesson Ferry Road, Highway 21, as seen in the photo on the left. Enter the campus parking lots from Concord School Road. See campus map below. Driving directions…
This event is free and open to the public. No tickets are needed for this event. There are no actual tickets. Just come and be ready to enjoy a fun and informative event. Bring your curiosity and questions. Bring some friends.
Friday, May 6, 2016, 2:00 pm SCHS winter daytime presentation At the new Grant’s View library Presentation “St. Louis Freedom Struggle 1921-1968, Part II” by Gwen Moore, curator at the Missouri History Museum. St. Louis played a leading role in the battle for fair and equitable treatment, a role that is generally under-appreciated. Part one of the presentation…
SCHS Member in Action – Nancy Nowotny SCHS member, Nancy Nowotny, was at the Meet-at-the-Site Tour to the Kemper Art Museum on February 3, 2016. After the tour of the exhibit of Churchill paintings, she had a few words to share (see below) about her experience with this tour and previous SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tours. See more about SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tours. Report on…
The Winter 2016 SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tour is going to the Kemper Art Museum at Washington University to see the exhibit of Winston Churchill paintings Wednesday, February 3, 2016, at 11:00 am. Date and time: Wednesday, February 3, 2016 Meeting time if you drive yourself to the museum is 11:00 am. We will meet at the door of…
Above; Harriet Tubman leading slaves to Freedom. Photo from PhotoBucket.com Steve Edison, of the Abolition News Network, spoke on Thursday, January 21, 2016 at Friendship Village Sunset Hills. The Abolition News Network, ANN, is modeled on CNN, the cable news network. ANN does news interviews of historic figures related to the abolition movement in the…
Patricia Treacy will present on “The Grand Hotels of St Louis,” which is also the title of her book with Arcadia Publishing, at Sappington-Concord Historical Society on January 27, 2016, Wednesday, at 7:00 pm at Lindbergh High School in the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Room. See more about the evening on the SCHS Events 2016 web page. Get directions…
Sunday, November 22, 2015; The SCHS Memorial Park flag was restored to its pole this morning, Sunday, November 22, 2015, with a major assist from the Mehlville fire department station house No. 5 on Mueller Road. Ten days ago the flag was blown off its pole by the windstorms that hit the St Louis area.…
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.…
Former St Louis County Historian and preservationist, Esley Hamilton has spoken a number of times to SCHS and we are thrilled to have him back on October 28, 2015. Esley will speak on St Louis County Parks. From only two parks in 1950, St. Louis County has created one of the outstanding park systems in the…
Neighborhoods covered in the maps The St Louis riverfront Fairgrounds Soulard Lucas Place Midtown Old North Tower Grove Park Forest Park Lafayette Square Titles of themes, or topics, explored in the exhibit Experience the Market 1875 Restaurants: Grabbing a Bite to Eat A Hard Day’s Pay A Mother’s Cook Book Hitting the Streets Keeping Healthy…
The Missouri History Museum, seen in photo below, might be known to some people as the Jefferson Memorial, is located in Forest Park. Its current flagship exhibit is “A Walk in 1875 St. Louis,” which runs until February 15, 2016. SCHS will visit the exhibit two times in September, Wednesday the 9th and Saturday the…
Tomahawk throwing demonstation See a demonstration of tomahawk throwing by Dale Thielker from 6:30 to 7:00 pm before the start of the SCHS general meeting on Wednesday, July 22, 2015. The demonstration will be outside in the grassy courtyard next to the meeting room, PD North and South in the administration building. See map to PD North…
