Monthly Archives: October 2015

I can’t see how any St. Louisan wasn’t moved by this week’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the topping-out of the Gateway Arch. As the author of a book about the Gateway Arch, I found Wednesday’s events at the Missouri History Museum marking the anniversary especially moving. A main reason was that I hadContinue reading “A Day I’ll Remember”

Here’s an item about my book about the Gateway Arch from the Webster University student newspaper. The Gateway Arch turns 50

Tomorrow I’ll be celebrating the day Germans first came to America. And you’re invited to join me and the rest of the Germans of the St. Louis region at their annual German-American Day. It’ll be from 1-4 p.m Sunday at the  St. Louis German Cultural Society Hall at 3652 Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis, MOContinue reading “Come Celebrate How It All Started”