Some Upcoming Events in the St. Louis Area

We'd like to give you a heads-up on three interesting events coming up in the next couple of weeks.

The Bridgeton Historical Commission/Society is holding an "Indoor Fee Fee Cemetery Tour" on Thursday, 15 February 2018 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Bridgeton Recreation Center, 4201 Fee Fee Road. This is part of the society's speaker series. For directions to the center, click here.

"From Franklin to Pulitzer: Pioneer Newspapers and News Pioneers" is the title of an all-day symposium on Saturday, 17 February 2018, at the Mercantile Library in St. Louis. Eight speakers from throughout the country will deliver presentations on all aspects of newspaper history. The keynote speaker will be James McGrath Morris, author of a New York Times best selling biography on Ethel Payne, "first lady of the black press." The program begins at 8:00 a.m. and concludes at 4. Lunch is included. Tickets are $95 and pre-registration is required. For more information on the symposium, click here. To register, call 314-516-7248 or send an email to Amanda Schneider at amandarschneider@umsl.edu . Saturday parking is free and open on campus. The nearest lot is the west parking lot. For directions to Mercantile Library, click here and download the north campus parking map.

The O'Fallon, Illinois, History Museum is holding an Open House on Sunday, 18 February 2018 from 2:00 p.m. until 5 to celebrate the opening of a new exhibit on coal mining. A young Eagle Scout, Tommy Fulford, spent a year building this display, which includes coal mining artifacts and tells the history of coal mining in the O'Fallon area. The museum is at 101 W. State Street. Click here to learn more about the society. Click here for a map and directions.

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And, of course, our own society events:

1. Don't forget the monthly meeting this Saturday, 10 February at 10 a.m. in the auditorium at St. Louis County Library Headquarters. Bob Goode, Laura Mackinson, and Ilene Murray will talk about social media for genealogists.
2. Remember to register for Trivia Night, Saturday, 3 March. You can get lots more information and register on our website. Click here to go to the Trivia page.
3. Registration is ongoing for our Family History Conference in April, "Genealogy . . . Finding Your Way Online. Click here for more information and/or to register.