Wednesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m.
The Sappington-Concord Historical Society (SCHS) quarterly meeting is Wednesday, April 24, at 6:30 p.m. in the Cafeteria at Lindbergh High School, 5000 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

Molly Butterworth, former curator and director of the Museum of Transportation, will present Trains & Trolleys: Railroads and Streetcars in St. Louis.  As one of the leading authorities on travel by rail in the St. Louis area, she’ll explain and illustrate how St. Louis became one of the nation’s centers for railroad and streetcar travel, showing how that dominance gradually ebbed away, with consequences still affecting us today.

FYI:  This is the program originally scheduled for the January meeting last year but was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Directions to Lindbergh High School cafeteria:
Turn onto the campus at the signal at Lindbergh Blvd. & Roxanna Drive; at guard station turn right and follow the drive past the round building to the bottom of the sloping drive.  Turn left into the large parking lot; park near the building straight ahead.  Enter the set of doors and the cafeteria is to your right.

Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday evening.  Guests are welcome.

January 24, 2024 – daytime meeting

The Sappington-Concord Historical Society (SCHS) quarterly meeting is Wednesday, January 24, at 3:00 p.m. in the auditorium at Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site, 7400 Grant Road. Acting Historian and Curator Nick Sacco will speak on Ulysses S. Grant’s relationship with slavery. He’ll explore Grant’s antislavery upbringing in Ohio, his interactions with enslaved people in St. Louis, and eventual embrace of emancipation during the Civil War.

Note: this is a DAYTIME meeting. If your schedule permits, come early to visit the museum.  For those who don’t drive at night, the meeting will be over about 4 p.m. However, if you are able to stay, a guided tour of the house and grounds will follow.

If you have not already sent in your SCHS membership dues renewal for 2024, you may make payment at this meeting, or mail your check to SCHS, P.O. Box 270538, St. Louis, MO 63127. Thank you for your continued support of the Society.

Looking forward to seeing you Wednesday afternoon.  Guests are welcome.