Remember the doves of peace at the annual SCHS Memorial Day ceremony? They were homing pigeons, released by Charlie Klipsch and the Mount Pleasant Pigeon Club. Visit Charlie and his pigeons on Saturday, August 18 at 10:00 am. Meet at Saint Catherine Laboure Catholic Church, 9740 Sappington Road, Saint Louis, MO 63128. We will…
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…
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…
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…
February 11, 2015, Wednesday. Note that this is two weeks after the general meeting instead of the usual one week. Meet-at-the-Site Tour to Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis ( The New Cathedral ). Meet at the Basilica at 10:00 am, or for car pool from St Lucas UCC meeting at 9:00 am, leaving at 9:15…
Route 66 State Park Visitors Center Wednesday, July 30, 2014 SCHS Meet-at-the-Site Tour Visit with us, this fine museum of Route 66 memorabilia in a 1930‘s-era road house. No reservation needed, just show up as you are, meet at site, or car pool from St Lucas, see below. Tour free and open to the public.…
