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DISCOVERY TOURS FEATURED TOUR LEADERS
The Discovery Tours will run from 9 a.m. to A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of Washington University in St.
3 p.m., beginning at the Missouri History Louis, Linda Koenig has taught university psychology and
Museum in Forest Park. It is requested that all participants served as a city manager and federal government administrator.
meet at the Information desk in the Emerson Center of the Currently, she owns her own tour company and conducts
historical group tours around the country. In her spare time
Museum at 8:45 a.m.
Koenig is a Master Gardner at the Missouri Botanical Garden
The guided tours will include deluxe motor coach and a docent at the Holocaust Museum.
transportation, all admission and donation charges, and water, a
Ron Elz, better known as “Johnny Rabbitt,” is an entertaining
snack, and lunch. It should be noted that there will be frequent and much-esteemed local radio personality, popular speaker,
(but generally not strenuous) walking on every tour. To ensure and author. He has the uncanny ability to retain fun facts and
a great experience, wear comfortable shoes, bring a jacket, and interesting tidbits about St. Louis history, and he enjoys sharing
remember your camera to capture the wonderful memories you his treasure trove of memories and knowledge with audiences.
will be creating on these fabulous adventures.
St. Louis native Dr. John A. Wright is a well-respected
To make a reservation, please call (314)361-9017, e-mail author, educator, and tour leader. Dr. Wright has written several
reserv@mohistory.org, or complete and return the form on books and led numerous tours regarding the African American
the back page of this brochure. community in St. Louis. His book Discovering African American
St. Louis: A Guide to Historic Sites was published by the Missouri
2011 TOUR CALENDAR History Museum.
Sat., March 12 The French Connection p. 4 Michael R. Allen is the director of the Preservation Research
Sat., March 26 Made in St. Louis p. 5 Office, a historic preservation assistance firm he founded in
Sat., April 16 Built to Last: An Architectural History of St. p. 6 2009. Allen has authored 26 nominations of St. Louis buildings
Louis
to the National Register of Historic Places. He serves as a
Sat., April 30 Freedom’s Gateway: St. Louis in the Civil War p. 7
member of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Community Advisory
Sat., June 18 Estamos Aquí: Mexican Culture in St. Louis p. 8
Board and as a contributor to St. Louis Public Radio.
Sat., June 25 St. Louis Symbols p. 9
Sat., July 16 The African Imprint in St. Louis p. 10 Phyllis Steckel is a registered geologist with more than 30
Sat., September 10 Earthquake! p. 11 years of experience, mostly in the area of earthquake hazards and
Sat., September 24 Fountains of St. Louis p. 12 Central U.S. earthquake issues. She does contract research work
Sat., October 22 Lights, Camera, Action: Movies in St. Louis p. 13 for the U.S. Geological Survey and is currently working on the
Sat., October 29 WPA Today: Legacy of the New Deal p. 14 St. Louis Area Earthquake Hazards Mapping Project.
Sat., November 12 Civil War St. Louis p. 15
Pam Sanfilippo is the historian at the Ulysses S. Grant
The Missouri History Museum reserves the right to change or substitute an attraction or National Historic Site, a unit of the National Park Service, and is
site if necessary.
an adjunct instructor of history at Lindenwood University. She
has written several articles and presented numerous programs
The Missouri History Museum’s Discovery Tours are
on Ulysses and Julia Grant, White Haven, and the Civil War.
educational excursions designed to entertain and educate.
Inspired by the Museum’s exhibitions and programming, these William C. Winter, author of The Civil War in St. Louis:
tours explore historic themes at various sites throughout the city A Guided Tour, is an avid amateur historian of Missouri's
and surrounding area. All tours will be led by noted historians or involvement in the Civil War and a veteran guide to our area's
forgotten places.
local authorities on the various subject matter highlighted.
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THE FRENCH CONNECTION MADE IN ST. LOUIS
Tour Date: Tour Date:
Saturday, March 12, 2011 Saturday, March 26, 2011
Tour Leader: Tour Leader:
Linda Koenig Johnny Rabbitt
Cost: Cost:
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member $65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
Our city was originally settled by the French and named Johnny Rabbitt will be your guide as you uncover the
for their sainted king. Naturally, our region has a wealth of stories of some of the nation’s favorite products that
French culture. Begin your exploration of this enduring are proudly made right here in our city. Start with a
heritage with a visit to Treasures of Napoléon at the Missouri presentation about famous St. Louis companies from the
History Museum. Learn about this remarkable man and past and present at the Missouri History Museum’s Library
his connection to St. Louis. Continue on to discover and Research Center. Then, Johnny will take you on a tour
enclaves of French culture, including a visit to the Sisters of of some famous and soon-to-be famous factories around
St. Joseph of Carondelet, a tour of the French furniture and town, telling the stories behind the brands and giving you
Impressionist collections at the Saint Louis Art Museum, a firsthand look at how these products are made. Lunch at
and much more. Lunch is included at Café DeMenil. Pietro’s is included.
(left photograph) Photos12.com - Pierre-Jean Chalencon (left photograph) from www.skifo.com/www.skifo.com/Photos.html
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BUILT TO LAST: FREEDOM’S GATEWAY:
AN ARCHITECTURAL ST. LOUIS IN THE CIVIL WAR
HISTORY OF ST. LOUIS Tour Date:
Tour Date: Saturday, April 30, 2011
Saturday, April 16, 2011 Tour Leader:
Tour Leader: Linda Koenig
Michael Allen Cost:
Cost: $65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
The year 2011 marks the sesquicentennial of the Civil
St. Louis’s architecture offers a rich illustration of the past War. On this tour you’ll learn what happened in St. Louis
and the vision of the future the city once held for itself. This and how the city was affected by the war. You’ll also have
tour follows an architectural timeline through St. Louis the special opportunity to attend several of the activities
neighborhoods and features pre-Civil War stone structures commemorating this anniversary all over St. Louis,
in Carondelet, late 19th-century buildings in Soulard and including a Sesquicentennial Signature Event - Camp
Lafayette Square, and “Sixties Modern” hotels downtown. Jackson: The Tipping Point, featuring an encampment and
Lunch is included. reenactment at Jefferson Barracks. You’ll also visit sites
such as the new Missouri Civil War Museum and the
Campbell House Museum, enjoy activities at the Missouri
History Museum, and much more. Lunch is included.
Photograph (right) courtesy of the Campbell House
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ESTAMOS AQUÍ: MEXICAN ST. LOUIS SYMBOLS
CULTURE IN ST. LOUIS Tour Date:
Tour Date: Saturday, June 25, 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011 Tour Leader:
Tour Leader: Linda Koenig
Linda Koenig Cost:
Cost: $65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
Iconic places can become symbols of a city’s history. When
St. Louis is a very culturally diverse city. More and more, you think of St. Louis, what comes to mind? The Arch?
the city’s Mexican immigrants are contributing to that Busch Stadium? Begin your day with a talk by Dr. Robert
diversity and enriching our daily experiences. Begin Archibald, Missouri History Museum president, as he
your exploration of this vibrant community as you discusses historic symbols of St. Louis, some of which will
visit the exhibit Bittersweet Harvest: The Bracero Program, surprise you. Move on to visit iconic bridges, monuments,
1942–1964 at the Missouri History Museum. Gain a and businesses that evoke memories of the city’s storied
deeper insight into Mexican culture in St. Louis with a past and have become symbols of St. Louis to the world at
stop at health and community center Casa de Salud, then large. Enjoy an included lunch at Hannegan’s Restaurant &
explore the Mexican businesses on Cherokee Street, Pub on Laclede’s Landing.
including El Chico Bakery and El Torito Market. Lunch at
Chimichanga is included.
Photographs courtesy of Mike Venso
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THE AFRICAN AMERICAN EARTHQUAKE!
IMPRINT IN ST. LOUIS Tour Date:
Tour Date: Saturday, September 10, 2011
Saturday, July 16, 2011 Tour Leader:
Tour Leader: Phyllis Steckel
Dr. John Wright Cost:
Cost: $65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
Two hundred years ago, three earthquakes occurred
The stories and achievements of African Americans have along the New Madrid fault line - the most violent ever
helped to shape St. Louis and left a lasting legacy for its recorded in U.S. history. Learn what happened in St. Louis
citizens. Begin with a visit to the exhibit America I Am: The all those years ago and how today’s scientists and engineers
African American Imprint at the Missouri History Museum. are studying this fault line so they can prepare the public
Continue on to explore the stories of people such as for “the big one.” Begin the day at the Missouri History
Homer G. Phillips and the hospital he founded and Phyllis Museum with a discussion about earthquakes and other
Wheatley and the community center and programs she disasters of St. Louis’s past. Then, visit historic sites that
inspired. You will discover the namesakes of Harris-Stowe were damaged in previous quakes, discover the science and
State University and much more. Lunch is included. technology being used to retrofit buildings and bridges,
and learn about emergency preparedness throughout the
region. Lunch is included.
Photographs courtesy of Phyllis Steckel
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Photographs courtesy of the Missouri History Museum
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FOUNTAINS OF ST. LOUIS LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION:
Tour Date: MOVIES IN ST. LOUIS
Saturday, September 24, 2011 Tour Date:
Tour Leader: Saturday, October 22, 2011
Linda Koenig Tour Leader:
Cost: Johnny Rabbit
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member Cost:
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
A simple stream of water can add so much to a city
landscape, and St. Louis’s urban environment contains St. Louis has been the setting for many movies and home
many beautiful fountains - from small places for idyllic to many movie stars, and it has had its fair share of grand
reflection to large-scale designs that encourage the viewer movie theaters. Tour guide Johnny Rabbitt will help you
to jump in and get wet. Discover the beauty and history explore it all in this star-studded spectacular of a tour.
of some of the city’s most unique and captivating water Begin at the Missouri History Museum for an interesting
works, beginning with a look at the Stupp Fountain at the discussion on the city’s film heritage. Then, visit several
Missouri History Museum’s north entrance, Dula Plaza. cinematic sites: the Chase Park Plaza Cinema for a mini-
The tour flows on to the fountain designed by Maya Lin in concert on the theater organ, filming locations for movies
the Ellen S. Clark Hope Plaza at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, such as Up in the Air and King of the Hill, and former homes
and the participatory fountains at downtown’s Citygarden. of the stars. In addition, you’ll get to meet Wyatt Weed,
Enjoy an included lunch at the Fountain on Locust. who directed the vampire movie Shadowland. Lunch is
included at the Tenderloin Room at the Chase Park Plaza.
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WPA TODAY: LEGACY OF CIVIL WAR ST. LOUIS
THE NEW DEAL Tour Date:
Tour Date: Saturday, November 12, 2011
Saturday, October 29, 2011 Tour Leaders:
William Winters and Pam Sanfilippo
Tour Leader: Cost:
Linda Koenig $65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
Cost:
$65 MHM Member/$75 Non-member
In the years before the Civil War, the St. Louis region
was filled with the turmoil of political discourse. From
The WPA (Works Progress Administration) was the Lincoln-Douglas debates of 1858 to the work of
developed by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create abolitionist Elijah Lovejoy, the cities of St. Louis and Alton,
jobs during the Great Depression and was the largest of Illinois, have a wealth of surprising Civil War history. This
the New Deal agencies. St. Louis is home to many projects tour will highlight many little-known sites and stories
funded by the WPA. Begin with a talk at the Missouri related to the war. Start by visiting the opening day of
History Museum’s Library and Research Center for a The Civil War in Missouri exhibit at the Missouri History
discussion about this program, which funded public art Museum. Uncover more interesting facts with visits to
projects, rural rehabilitation, and the construction of roads the Mercantile Library, Alton Cemetery, and the Elijah
and buildings. Then, tour the sites that were part of this Lovejoy Monument. Lunch is included.
program, including the Old Post Office, Peabody (formerly
Kiel) Opera House, the Jewel Box in Forest Park, and .
much more. A picnic lunch at Tilles Park is included.
Photographs courtesy of Mike Venso
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