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Annual Lecture: The St. Louis Slave Trade in the Era of Robert Campbell

St. Louis Public Library (Central Library) 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO, United States

The 2017 Annual Lecture will be presented by Dr. Kenneth Winn, Historian and Former Archivist of the State of Missouri. During the 1850s St. Louis’s preeminent slave trader Bernard Lynch handled the trade for St. Louis’s elite. While Lynch sold slaves locally, he sold more “down the river” to places like Natchez and New Orleans. […]

FREE

Spring Member’s Party

Campbell House Museum 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO

Annual members are the Campbell House Museum's lifeblood - they fund education programming for local schools, help keep the lights on in our historic buildings and preserve St. Louis history and heritage. Join us in the garden of the Campbell House Museum for wine, hors d'oeuvres and members receive a 20% discount on the Museum […]

Free

Arias in the Afternoon

Campbell House Museum 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO

You are invited to join Union Avenue Opera and the Campbell House Museum for an afternoon celebrating cultural partnerships in St. Louis, featuring performances by Union Avenue Opera artists. Experience the magnificent restored interiors of the Campbell House and the new exhibit— Taxidermy... A light lunch will be provided featuring Virginia Campbell’s original recipes for […]

Decoration Day Celebration

Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum 4947 West Florissant Avenue, St. Louis, MO, United States

This year’s Decoration Day Celebration at Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum will acknowledge some of the early St. Louisans who helped shape our city and impacted Western Expansion.  In attendance on this day will be Fur Traders, War of 1812 Veterans, noted gentleman who took part in the 1817 Benton-Lucas Duel, and many others. Re-enactors will […]

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Drink Up Tweet Up 2017

Campbell House Museum 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO

Join the Campbell House Museum and Distilled History for an evening of music, food, and potent potables. Explore St. Louis’ history through the lens of beer and spirits in and around the walls of one of America’s most accurately-restored 19th century buildings. Enjoy food donated by Maya Cafe and beer donated by Schlafly and Urban […]

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Victorian Christmas Open House

Campbell House Museum 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO

Join the two jewels of historic preservation in St. Louis for a special holiday open house, featuring the Campbell House Museum and Magic Chef Mansion. On this holiday evening, guests will have the opportunity to see both homes in all their Christmas splendor. ADVANCE TICKET PURCHASES FOR THE THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7 OPEN HOUSE HAVE ENDED. […]

35$

Urban Museum Collaborative Lecture

Prairie Commons Branch

Walking in Someone Else's Shoes  Step into history and take "a walk into the past" with the Urban Museum Collaborative. See how artifacts, documents, and "character cards" bring into focus the compelling narratives of individuals associated with two historic house museums--the Campbell House and the Field House. The issue of freedom is central to the […]

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Annual Campbell House Museum Lecture

St. Louis Public Library (Central Library) 1301 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO, United States

Non-Parallel Lines: Virginia Campbell, Bridget, & Sally In his essay, “Self-Reliance,” Ralph Waldo Emerson, whose lifespan is almost identical to fur trader Robert Campbell’s, echoed Socrates:  “The unexamined life is not worth living.”  Certainly, the life of the successful St. Louis businessman has been recorded and scrutinized in books and articles.  About Virginia Kyle Campbell […]

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Lucas Place Walking Tour

Campbell House Museum 1508 Locust Street, St. Louis, MO

Join the staff of the Campbell House Museum for a walking tour of the 1875 neighborhood of Lucas Place, St. Louis’ first private place and an enclave of Gilded Age wealth and nineteenth century elegance. Spanning from 13th to 16th Streets in Downtown St. Louis, participants will walk a street once lined with expansive homes, […]

$10

Lucas Place Walking Tour

Join the staff of the Camp­bell House Museum for a walk­ing tour of the 1875 neigh­bor­hood of Lucas Place, St. Louis’ first pri­vate place and an enclave of Gilded Age wealth and nine­teenth cen­tury ele­gance. Span­ning from 13th to 16th Streets in Down­town St. Louis, par­tic­i­pants will walk a street once lined with expan­sive homes, […]

$10

Robert Campbell Documentary Premiere

Public Media Commons 3653 Olive St., St. Louis, MO

A new one hour documentary titled "Robert Campbell, Mountain Man" was commissioned by the BBC for a series of famous Irish immigrants who become successful in America, Robert Campbell was the first person they picked!  Last June, Alan McFarland and Michael Beattie (producer/director) were accompanied by an Irish film crew in the U.S. for 13 […]

FREE

Native Americans and the Presidency of U.S. Grant

Ulysses S. Grant National Historic Site 7400 Grant Rd., St. Louis, MO

Andy Hahn, Executive Director at the Campbell House Museum, will explore Grant's "Peace Policy", Grant's progressive step of appointing a Native American to the post of Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and the formation of a new Board of Indian Commissioners which included St. Louisan Robert Campbell. Event is FREE and open to the public. Please […]

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