Time to share some interesting upcoming events:
Do you have Polish roots?
You can explore the history and culture of Poland at the Florissant Valley Branch of St. Louis County Library, 195 New Florissant Rd. South, on
Thursday, 19 April, at 7:00 p.m. A speaker from Saint Louis Polonia will be on hand to discuss traditional Easter egg painting and Polish food. This is a free event, but pre-registration is required. Learn more and/or register by
clicking here.
Do you have Pioneer roots?
Did you have a female ancestor
who traveled west on the Santa Fe Trail? Dr. Frances Levine, president
of the Missouri Historical Society, will share stories of the women who
crossed the frontier via wagon train on
Thursday, 19 April, at
7:00 p.m. at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park, Lee Auditorium.
This is a free lecture, part of the museum's "Crossing Frontiers"
lecture series; no pre-registration is required.
Do you have Native American roots?
On
Saturday, 21 April,
Historic Sappington House will host a tour, either at 1:00 or 3:00
p.m., focusing on the role that Native Americans played in the pre-state
territory. The restaurant on-site will be featuring snacks typical of
the time and the people. The tours will take place at the Sappington
House and Barn Restaurant, 1015 S. Sappington Rd. in Crestwood, Mo. The
tour and snacks are $10 but the fee will be waived for anyone becoming a
Sappington House Foundation member. Reservations are required; call
314-822-8171 or send a note to info@sappingtonhouse.org . Get more
information by
clicking here.
Do you have Jewish roots?
Join author and blogger, Israel Pickholtz, at a free lecture called "Using Genetics for Genealogy Research: Lessons in Jewish DNA––One Man's Successes and What He Learned on the Journey." Mr. Pickholtz began working on his family history in the mid-1990s and became involved in genetic genealogy in 2012. He wrote a book on his own family findings using DNA,
Endogamy: One Family, One People, and maintains a website called the
Pickholz Project. He will be speaking on
Monday, 30 April, at 7:00 p.m. at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center Theater, 12 Millstone Campus Drive in Maryland Heights, Mo. This is a free lecture, but pre-registration is required. Call Shirley Wise at 314-442-3765 or send her a note at swise@jfedstl.org . More information is available by
clicking here.
On Saturday, 21 April,
Historic Sappington House will host a tour, either at 1:00 or 3:00
p.m., focusing on the role that Native Americans played in the pre-state
territory. The restaurant on-site will be featuring snacks typical of
the time and the people. The tours will take place at the Sappington
House and Barn Restaurant, 1015 S. Sappington Rd. in Crestwood, Mo. The
tour and snacks are $10 but the fee will be waived for anyone becoming a
Sappington House Foundation member. Reservations are required; call
314-822-8171 or send a note to info@sappingtonhouse.org . Get more
information by clicking here.
Join author and blogger, Israel Pickholtz, at a free lecture called "Using Genetics for Genealogy Research: Lessons in Jewish DNA––One Man's Successes and What He Learned on the Journey." Mr. Pickholtz began working on his family history in the mid-1990s and became involved in genetic genealogy in 2012. He wrote a book on his own family findings using DNA, Endogamy: One Family, One People, and maintains a website called the Pickholz Project. He will be speaking on Monday, 30 April, at 7:00 p.m. at the Holocaust Museum and Learning Center Theater, 12 Millstone Campus Drive in Maryland Heights, Mo. This is a free lecture, but pre-registration is required. Call Shirley Wise at 314-442-3765 or send her a note at swise@jfedstl.org . More information is available by clicking here.
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