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

Halloween Twilight Tours and Snap Apple Night

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

See the parlor dressed for mourning and hear about mourning customs, explore the Museum after dark and learn about the ancient customs and folklore surrounding Snap-Apple Night, an old Scots-Irish tradition celebrating Halloween. A Victorian mourning dress will be in special display for the event. Cost: $15 per person, members are $5,  reservation required. Please […]

$15

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

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 […]

FREE

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 […]

FREE

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 […]

FREE

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 […]

FREE

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

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