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Missouri Historical Society

  • Blogs

    July 6, 2011

    Found Photos Show St. Louis 100 Years Ago

    Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

  • Dining

    June 16, 2011

    Bite at the Museum: The Missouri History Museum exhibits a trove of lunches and brunches

    Courtesy of John FosterTwo women take a nap in a St. Louis park circa 1900.​Forest Park turned a whopping 135 years old almost two weeks ago, and we're getting nostalgic. And those feelings were only egged on by the recent discovery of this blog from TOKY account manager John Foster, who earli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 9, 2010

    Forest Park Cannon Officially Recognized After 110 Years

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • News

    November 12, 2009

    Gone Missing: A sheep and fifteen pacifiers. Plus: We revisit a cold case and a cannon in Forest Park

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • News

    February 25, 2009

    Those Were the Days: Unreal turns back the RFT clock to the Lincoln-Douglas debates

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • Calendar

    January 2, 2008

    Another Story

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 9, 2006

    Another Historic Milestone

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • Calendar

    April 19, 2006

    Benjy Come Philately

    New marker ensures that cannon's history won't be forgotten -- again.​Congratulations Fred Ruhrwien! For years now Ruhrwien, an 81-year-old volunteer tour guide at Forest Park, has toiled to give an old Spanish cannon in the park the recognition he believes it deserves. Riverfront Times has chroni ... More >>

  • Music

    April 19, 2006

    Beat Happenings

    Music news you can use

  • News

    November 16, 2005

    Something in the Way You Squeak

    Unreal cuddles up to singing mice, sends some postcards home and praises the Grant Writer of the Year. Plus, a local blogger sidesteps Mr. Porn Man.

  • Calendar

    August 3, 2005

    Fun Times

    With fun times three

  • Calendar

    July 20, 2005

    International Funtastical

    Tower Grove celebrates

  • Calendar

    July 6, 2005

    Caravan of Class

    Vintage Vincent Price trailers!

  • Calendar

    June 8, 2005

    By Georges!

    The Missouri History Museum gets all presidential on ya

  • Calendar

    June 1, 2005

    Garden of Song

    The Whitaker Music Festival

  • Calendar

    March 23, 2005

    Gong, But Not Forgotten

    The return of The Gong Show

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2005

    Touch Down

    The Huygens probe makes a dogged landing

  • Calendar

    October 13, 2004

    Dances in the Dark

    And in India

  • Calendar

    August 25, 2004

    Un-belly-vable!

    Hadia returns!

  • Calendar

    August 11, 2004

    Reel Entertaining

    Have fun watching other people's home movies at the Missouri History Museum. No, really!

  • Calendar

    June 16, 2004

    The King James Version

    Let's get free on Juneteenth

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2004

    It's a Bardic Thing

    Let the 25th annual St. Louis Storytelling Festival spin you a good yarn

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Letters

    Week of November 19, 2003

  • Calendar

    September 3, 2003

    Fistful of Whist

    This ain't your grandma's card game (but she can play if she wants)

  • News

    July 9, 2003

    Hold the Relish

    Neil Hamburger just might be hipper than you are, but that doesn't mean you can't take his calls; meanwhile, St. Louis courts record their cases on handy stone tablets.

  • Film

    June 25, 2003

    Series/Festivals

    Week of June 25, 2003

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Urban Myth

    How Dogtown Got Its Name

  • Best of St. Louis

    September 25, 2002

    Best Shopping District

    Forest Park

  • Calendar

    May 8, 2002

    Sidesaddle Rebel

    A Missouri native hits the trail to make sure her Civil War novel is authentic in all details

  • Calendar

    May 1, 2002

    Lindy Hop

    The Missouri Historical Society unveils a new exhibit dedicated to the first true media superstar

  • Film

    March 13, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 13, 2002

  • Film

    March 6, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of March 6, 2002

  • Film

    February 27, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 27, 2002

  • Film

    February 20, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 20, 2002

  • Film

    February 13, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 13, 2002

  • Film

    February 6, 2002

    Series/Festivals

    Week of February 6, 2002

  • Calendar

    December 5, 2001

    Open Sesame

    A new exhibit lets youngsters get up close and personal with their favorite TV show

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2001

    Remember the Volcano

    Harper Barnes pens a long-overdue biography of one of St. Louis' most fascinating citizens

  • Music

    May 23, 2001

    Aisles of Miles

    The Missouri History Museum pays tribute to East St. Louis legend Miles Davis

  • Culture

    April 4, 2001

    Kid Stuff

    Despite some self-conscious moments, the Metro Theatre Company's latest production proves engaging fun for its young audience

  • Calendar

    September 13, 2000

    Games Show

    A new exhibit presented by the Missouri Historical Society recalls one Olympics that was anything but fun and games

  • News

    May 3, 2000

    Who Will First Be Elected President of the U.S.: a Black Man or a White Woman?

    A new exhibit presented by the Missouri Historical Society recalls one Olympics that was anything but fun and games

  • Culture

    March 22, 2000

    Through the Eyes of a Child: Coming Home

    By Lee Patton Chiles (Historyonics Theatre Company)

  • Culture

    November 10, 1999

    THE BRITISH LION: WINSTON CHURCHILL'S LEGACY

    By Caitlin McQuade (Historyonics Theatre Company)

  • Calendar

    June 16, 1999

    Free Jazz

    By Caitlin McQuade (Historyonics Theatre Company)

  • Calendar

    January 20, 1999

    This Week

    Hightlights from RFT's "Calendar"

  • Calendar

    January 13, 1999

    This Week

    Hightlights from RFT's "Calendar"

  • Calendar

    January 6, 1999

    This Week

    Hightlights from RFT's "Calendar"

  • News

    December 30, 1998

    Point-Less

    Hightlights from RFT's "Calendar"

  • Culture

    December 23, 1998

    Black and Blue

    An anthology of African-American writing on St. Louis paints a bleak portrait of the city

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