LECTURE: Life in the Fur Trade
2026-04-12 14:00 - 15:30 (America/Chicago)
Join renowned story teller Jim Two Crows Wallen as he immerses you in the Rocky Mountain Fur Trade of the 1820s and 30s through his first person interpretation. Find out if you would have been tough enough to survive the perilous journey from St. Louis to the Rocky Mountains. The captivating stories of the extraordinary mountain men Jim Bridger, Jedidiah Smith, Jim Beckwourth and Robert Campbell will come alive.
Sunday, April 12 at 2 p.m., no reservation needed. Street parking is free on Sundays.

LECTURE: Fremont's 100 Days: Clashes and Convictions in Civil War Missouri, presented by Greg Wolk
2026-05-31 14:00 - 15:00
Sunday, May 31, 2 p.m.
Gregory Wolk describes the eventful 100 days in 1861 that western explorer John C. Fremont commanded the Western Department of the US Army from headquarters in St. Louis. A look at the military campaigns of the period is coupled with political intrigue when Fremont’s wife Jessie – daughter of Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton – joins her husband’s fight against the powerful Francis Blair family of Washington and St. louis in order to advance the cause of emancipation. Free, no reservation required. Limited space in the museum lot, street parking free on Sundays.
