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Re: Father of Waters

James Jenkins — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:19:57 -0000

PS - First picture is Leopold in his 70's, second one is in his 80th year. JAJ

Re: Father of Waters

James Jenkins — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:15:36 -0000

Enjoyed your story - I am a g.g.grandson of Leopold Gast so this ribbon map is of considerable interest to me. Just yesterday I was with a group at which Patrick Coleman, Acquisitions Librarian at Minnesota Historical Museum, gave us a viewing of their copy of this map. Cordially, James Armin Jenkins

Re: “The World Progresses”: The High-Speed Train Foretold

2mullets — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 17:32:35 -0000

This was the Railroad proposed by my Great, Grandfather Dr. Arthur Wellington Adams a man ahead of his times.

Re: The Saint Louis Zoo: If Not Forest Park, Where?

Cheri Green Winger — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:45:41 -0000

I am interested in knowing more about these post cards and the value of them.
What year am I looking at?
I think it is around 1913 or somewhere around that time. Maybe 1916?

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Nevin — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 18:05:24 -0000

I've published some additional material about the Loves and Wilson's on NALIL blog under the titles "From Bushmills to America with Love" http://nalil.blogspot.com/

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Amy Faircloth — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 11:27:51 -0000

This is an amazing idea! This is why I love history, you can learn so much from something as simple as a love letter.

Re: Memories of the Opening of the Library and Research Center

Tamaki タマキ Harvey Stratman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:36:30 -0000

Thanks Jason! It was meant to be.

Re: Memories of the Opening of the Library and Research Center

Jason D Stratman — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 10:30:22 -0000

Great article Tamaki! It is so cool that you worked as an intern and as a part-time employee before starting full time. So glad that you did!

Re: Woven into My Life

Georgeanne — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 11:40:26 -0000

The hands of an artist/weaver are uniquely shaped by time. They are filled with grace and power. They are a reflection of the soul of the artist/weaver!! How wonderful that Connie is still with us!!

Re: Civil War Love Letters: July 2, 1861

Ronald Munson — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 22:41:48 -0000

What is surprising about the letters is their freshness and immediacy. They have a "you are there" quality that few historical documents can match.

Editing them cannot have been easy, but without the editing, the reading would have been hard. Thanks for making them available.

Re: The Premier Hotspot of St. Louis: Gaslight Square

SJ Braun — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 17:03:26 -0000

Tnx for the wonderful memories of my teens and twenties. Gaslight as we called it was a great place for dating couples or singles who wanted to hang where there was wonderful music especially Jazz and great friendly people. Those were the days.

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Jan Dunaway — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 16:49:12 -0000

whoever thought of gathering these letters and putting them on the internet is brilliant! Kudos to the History Museum staff! Jan Dunaway

Re: Civil War Love Letters: July 2, 1861

Barbara Kodner — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 12:48:07 -0000

These James Love letters are an incredible treat! He describes so many different things that are going on and writes so eloquently. Thank you for putting these on the website.

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Jean Steck — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 14:46:24 -0000

Love the Love-letters! We have James E Love and his wife Eliza among our permanent residents. Their marker is lovely with LOVE in big letters, a great visual reminder of them.

Re: If You Don’t Know What to Do, Don’t Do It!

Denis Telgemeier — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 17:20:21 -0000

I remember this Civil Defense map from when I was nine years old and living in Ferguson. It kept me up many nights and fueled a fear of nuclear weapons that continues to his day. ~ Denis Telgemeier, Pleasanton, California (June 2011)

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Janae Fuller — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:17:46 -0000

We have a file on James Love and copies of his letters. We also feature him in an exhibit on the Lexington Post and the Federal attempt to control the Missouri River.

Re: Civil War Love Letters

Robert Fry, MD — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 13:13:14 -0000

Very good stuff!

Re: Profiles: William Wells Brown

Kyle — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 13:36:49 -0000

This helped a lot with my project

Re: Lynch Slave Pen/Meyer Brothers Drug Company

Anne Woodhouse — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 15:45:52 -0000

A big collection from Meyer Drug came to MHS in 1948. (see Bulletin, v. 4, p. 46.) Unlikely that there's anything relating to Lynch's, but an interesting coincidence.

Re: Lynch Slave Pen/Meyer Brothers Drug Company

Adam Arenson — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 16:40:11 -0000

Great look at a very important site in Civil War Era St. Louis -- one of the slave pens that was part of the daily experience of blacks and whites, but hardly mentioned in polished memoirs of the era.

Re: Letter to Charles Lindbergh Makes a Return Flight 83 Years Later

Tanya Kabel-Ballard — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 14:17:59 -0000

Dear Ms. Smith,

Thank you for publishing this article. I am Konrod Kabel's grand daughter. I knew him as "Pop". I am now 40 years old, and I remember my father , George, telling me this story about Pop when I was a little girl. Dad knew all about Pop's letter to Lindbergh but had never seen the actual letter. Pop served in the Army Air Corp as a aviation mechanic during WW II and I expect Lindbergh's inspiration had something to do with it. Our whole family is excited about this find - our own personal version of "history detectives". I sincerely appreciate your work on this collection and the help you provided in finding this letter back to Konrod's family.

Sincerely,
Tanya Kabel-Ballard
Alexandria, VA
571-257-9444

Re: Letter to Charles Lindbergh Makes a Return Flight 83 Years Later

George H. Kabel — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 13:46:24 -0000

Absolutely beautiful. I am one of Jim's brothers and we were all touched by this discovery and reading Dad's letter from so many years ago. We have always been a close family but the letter further bridged the years between Dad's life, ourselves and that of our children. It has been a highlight of our family history and ancestry.
Thank you for your help in making this highly improbable series of event happen.

Sincerely,
George H. Kabel

Re: Napoleon's Posthumous Power

Michael Dean — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 10:09:19 -0000

We were interested to pick up details of this exhibition, and send you greetings from the Island of Saint Helena, in the South Atlantic Ocean, which was, of course, the location of Napoleon's exile and death.

Re: Without a Passport

Bruce Gambell — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 15:20:47 -0000

Outstanding. The idea that we still have small towns that are passed by every day in America is not new but we need to be reminded they are just off our freeways. Thanks Nancy for some good photos and interesting information.

Re: Without a Passport

Debby Torbenson — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:07:36 -0000

What a delightful interview with Nancy Bridges about her fascinating photography project! I'd love to see the actual exhibit.