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Bruce Stinchcomb Appreciation Day
PLEASE JOIN US SATURDAY, APRIL 29, 2023 AT 1:00 P.M. AS WE HONOR BRUCE STINCHCOMB FOR HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE WORLD OF GEOLOGY AND PALEONTOLOGY As an educator, author and geologist, his work has influenced countless individuals. Bruce will give a presentation on the trail-blazing 19th century geologist David Dale Owen, whose work had a […]
Explore Missouri caves
The history of Missouri-Illinois Railroad to be presented at museum
The Missouri and Illinois Railroad was in operation for 50 years and definitely left its mark on southeast Missouri and Southern Illinois. During very low river levels, remnants of the track can still be seen in Ste. Genevieve and memories of watching railcars come off the transfer boat are still very vivid in many residents’ […]
History of Ste. Genevieve Land Surveying to be presented at museum
Land surveying is an ancient practice that dates back at least to 1,400 B.C., when the ancient Egyptians used land surveying for the taxation of land plots. The Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center will feature Gerald “Duck” Bader of Bader Land Surveying, whose presentation, “History of Ste. Genevieve Surveying 1790-1850“ will be held on March […]
Fr. Nemeth to present the History of the Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church
The history of Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church will be the subject of the next speaker presentation on Wednesday, February 8th at the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center. Father Edward Nemeth, pastor at the church, will be the featured speaker. Father Nemeth said he’s always been a history buff. “To be catholic is to have a […]
SGMLC to present Rockets Rule program
The topics covered in the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center’s Lecture Series span the earth’s timeline from millions of years ago to as recent as 50 years ago, as in its upcoming Rockets Rule program. On Saturday, January 14 at 1:00 p.m., Earl Mullins, president and founder of the Space Museum and Grissom Center in […]
The Civil War Years in Ste. Genevieve
Tom Greminger, a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, gave a very informative presentation at the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center. As Missouri was a border state, he described the tensions that were present in Ste. Genevieve and surrounding areas during the Civil War. Greminger’s presentation was sponsored by the […]
Drought brings old train tracks into view
The Mississippi River is low enough to see portions of the train tracks from the old transfer station near the Ste. Genevieve Ferry Landing. To learn more about the transfer station visit the Museum Learning Center! We have a diorama of the transfer station built by Lewis Pruneau, the steam whistle from the transfer station […]
Blackfathom Cave presentation
Blackfathom CaveSince its discovery in 2007, cavers have documented 7 miles of this glistening, highly decorated underground waterway in southern Ste. Genevieve County. It is now Missouri’s seventh-longest known cave, and one of its most unusual, with its big fish and breathtaking cave formations. Chad McCain, (Fellow – Cave Research Foundation and National Speleological Society […]