Upcoming Events

Financial Advisor Michael Baryo will introduce financial services firm Edward Jones.

Explore birth, marriage, and death records, and discover alternative sources when documents are missing to help complete your ancestors’ life stories.

While it’s not Hollywood, there have been nearly one hundred movies made in Missouri from the earliest times in the industry to the present day.

August's Gardening Club will be a casual group meeting. So, bring your stories, questions, advice, photos, surplus foods from the garden, something you have made from garden goodies...anything you'd like to share. And join us!

Join us for a presentation by local author Randy Schwentker.

Award-winning St. Louis author and film producer, Ed Wheatley presents the legendary stories of St. Louis's baseball greats from his newest title, From St. Louis to Cooperstown: Legends Born and Made in the Gateway City.

A performance and discussion on the different types of puppetry.  Our presenter will also show different types of puppets he has made and how to use them. 

(*Geared towards kids/family-friendly!*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

(*this program is geared towards adults. The all ages one is earlier in the day*) In full costume, I tell the story after the Little House books end, covering Laura’s move to MO in 1894 and why she wrote the books in her later years.

We will be going through the online resources on our website and explain how they can be beneficial for you during the school year.

Join us on a journey through Missouri’s remarkable trail system, home to America’s longest rail-trail. The Katy and Rock Island trails connect urban and rural landscapes, showcasing the state's natural beauty and economic potential.

Join us along with Master Gardener Emeritus Jodie Fleer to talk about all things gardening.

Gardening Club's monthly meetings include lectures, activities, plant or garden-related crafting, culinary demonstrations and culinary crafting.

This presentation explores the causes of WWII stemming from WWI’s aftermath—harsh treaties, economic collapse, rising totalitarianism, and global instability—driving nations toward conflict, conquest, and unprecedented destruction. 

Local author Sue Blesi presents on her newest title, Hanged By the Neck Until Dead: Lynchings and Hangings in Franklin County, Missouri. All of Sue Blesi's titles will be available for purchase and signing.

The Ozark region has long been recognized as a geologically, physiographically, ecologically, and culturally distinct area of North America (source: The New York Botanical Garden)...

Explore the various documents and alternative records that document the inhabitants of ancestral cemeteries.

Jen Sieradzki, Manager of Horticulture at Shaw Nature Reserve, presents Native Edible Plants for your Home Garden:

Neosho, Missouri found itself the home to Camp Crowder, a US Army Signal Corps replacement training center, built in 1942. In 1943, the Army Signal Pigeon Corps moved from New Jersey to Missouri and began operations.

St. Louis author Christopher Gordon presents- Letters Home From World War II: St. Louis, based on his newest title. Copies of the book will be available for purchase and signing at the program.

This presentation focuses on traditional stories told primarily by Choctaw, Cherokee, and Delaware Nations/tribes, all of which Jones is either a tribal member or descended from.

See how tax lists offer overlooked details about your ancestors’ lives, including property, location, and financial status, and where to find these records.

Amy Lutz, Director of Marketing & Communications for the St. Louis Kaplan Feldman Holocaust Museum, shares the little-known story of Carl Lutz, one of the Righteous Among the Nations.