Landmarks 2024 Spring Lecture Series
The Landmarks Association of St. Louis 2024 Spring Lecture Series
The Landmarks Association of St. Louis is proud to announce our inaugural 2024 Spring Lecture Series held at our office in Soulard. Please join us for a diverse selection of talks about the history, architecture, and culture of the St. Louis Region.
With assistance from the Regional Arts Commission, all lectures are FREE. Lectures are on Wednesdays, but times vary between midday and evening. Space is limited; Each lecture requires its own reservation.
Spring Lectures
Registration for the lecture series HERE
 | Date: April 3rd, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Dr. Ryan Johnston, author Lecture: "The Discovery of the Soulard Stones; How Historic Maps and Modern Surveying Equipment Led to the Discovery of 18th Century Survey Markers"
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 | Date: April 10th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Chris Naffziger, Historian and Writer Lecture: "The Architectural History of the Lemp Brewery"
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 | Date: April 17th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Meg Lousteau, Director, St. Louis City Cultural Resources Office Lecture: "Working with the City's Cultural Resources Office"
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 | Date: April 24th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Doug Houser, Maplewood Historian Lecture: "A Brief Look at the Landmark Homes of the Sutton and Rannells Families and the Farms that Would Become Maplewood"
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 | Date: May 1st, 2024, 12:00 PM Lecturer: Emma Prince, Professional Archivist, Backlog Lecture: "Building a Family Archive"
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 | Date: May 8th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Julie Nicolai, Author Lecture: "There Were Lions in the Way: Enslavement & the Underground Railroad in MO & IL"
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 | Date: May 15th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Jeff and Randy Vines, Co-Owners, STL-Style Lecture: "'You Can't Spell Style without STL'; How the History and Architecture of St. Louis Captured Our Imaginations and Built a Brand" |
 | Date: May 22nd, 2024,12:00 PM Lecturer: Andrew Wanko, Public Historian, MO History Museum Lecture: "Made in STL: The Stuff Underfoot that Built the 19th Century City"
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 | Date: May 29th, 2024, 12:00 PM Lecturer: Andrew Weil, Director, Landmarks Association Lecture: "The History and Restoration of the Soulard Settler's Cottage"
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| Date: June 5th, 2024, 12:00 PM Lecturer: Stephanie Bliss, Director of the Field House Museum Lecture: "The History of the Field House Museum and an Update on Flood Restoration Work"
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| Date: June 12th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Mitch and Amanda Goist, Home Rehabbers Lecture: "The Lion's Den; Misadventures in Restoration"
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 | Date: June 19th, 2024, 6:00 PM Lecturer: Tom Gronski, Researcher, Campbell House Museum Lecture: "Dr. Richard Fuhrmann: Amateur Photographer in turn-of-the-century St. Louis" |
 | Date: June 26th, 2024, 12:00 PM Lecturer: Andy Hahn, Director of the Campbell House Museum Lecture: "The Photos of Dr. William Swekosky: The Dentist Who Became the ‘Pallbearer' of Old St. Louis"
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DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
1805 S. 18th Street | St. Louis, MO 63104
(corner of 9th and Soulard)
| From 64: -Take I-64 E/US-40 E -Exit 39A, 14th Street -Right onto 14th Street -Left onto Lafayette Ave -Right onto S 9th St -Destination will be on the right, after Soulard | From 44: -Take I-44 E -Take exit 290 B to merge onto Lafayette Ave -Turn right/stay straight to continue onto Lafayette -Right onto S 9th St -Destination will be on the right, after Soulard | From 55: -Take I-55 N -Use the 2nd from the left lane to take exit 207B-207C toward Truman Pkwy -Turn right onto Lafayette Ave -Continue straight to stay on Lafayette Ave -Turn right onto S 9th St -Destination will be on the right, after Soulard |
Front of Landmarks' building, 1805 S. 9th Street
Free street parking is available along 9th and Soulard streets. Enter the building via the gangway on the north side (right-hand side of the building).
