History

Do you dig Prehistoric Native American Artifacts? Are you an arrowhead aficionado? A pottery person? Whether you’re an admirer, collector, or just curious, you won’t want to miss an incredible artifact show happening on Saturday, May 6

The world had never seen a luxury liner like the Titanic. She was packed to capacity with travelers of all types, including Missourians like St. Louis’ wealthy John Jacob Astor. None suspected the fateful turn their trip would take on April 15, 1912.

Want to see something that was created 1,500 years ago, or listen to a centenarian who shares her passion for painting? What if you could grab a delicious locally sourced lunch from a pay-as-you-can café?

See this incredible collection of photographs of a segregated town and sharecroppers protesting in 1939. Photos also show Cropperville, a cooperative created to provide homes and farmland to tenant farmers who participated in the protest.

Interested in Genealogy? This Missouri man helps others recover their long-lost family history. He says a lot of information you find on Ancestry, Family Search, and other sites is poorly documented and often just plain wrong. 

Rock the cabin this weekend at Sappington House this Saturday, Sept. 24, concert at Sappington Park at Crestwood.

Just announced by U.S. Census Bureau: Population Center of the United States is now Hartville, MO.

On August 26, 1873, the first free kindergarten in the country opens in Carondelet. Susan Blow taught the children in the morning at the Des Peres School, while educating the teachers in the afternoon.

The Weber Farm has been in the family since 1892, and now you can book a reservation at the property.