It is the 175th anniversary of St. Louis' Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum, and Sue talks to Dan Fuller, the Cemetery Chronicler at Bellefontaine. In the 1840's a group of St. Louisans saw the need for a "rural" cemetery since the city was growing so rapidly, and they started Bellefontaine. Today, it is still an active cemetery, with 314 acres of pastoral beauty and the resting place of some well-known people....who is the most visited and the most gifted? Find out this week.

Joe Sonderman returns to the studio this week to talk to Sue Thomas about his new book, "This Day in St. Louis History....the Famous, Infamous, and Everything in Between." What are some of the most important dates in St. Louis history? See if you agree...

This week, Sue Thomas interviews Amy Berra, Curator and Manager of the St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame Museum about some of the items you can see there. The Cardinals have a rich history, and the HOF Museum is home to 25 THOUSAND items that reflect it! Have you seen the Stanequin? Find out what's on display and how you can take a tour.

Sue Thomas first talks to St. Louis Historian Jackie Dana about the history of the Chain of Rocks Bridge and the little buildings that look like castles that you can see from the original bridge. What are they? Then, Public Historian for the Missouri History Museum, Andrew Wanko stops by with two great stories from St. Louis history...the St. Louis Leviathan and the St. Louis Tinfoil. The tinfoil is the oldest sound recording that we can still hear today!

This week, Melissa Venator, Assistant Curator of Modern Art at the St. Louis Art Museum joins Sue to talk about the history of the museum! Its building in Forest Park was one of only 2 permanent structures built for the 1904 World's Fair, but the museum's roots go back to the century before. The SLAM is known worldwide, and some of that is thanks to generous St. Louisans...find out who one in particular was, and how his donation contributed and continues to contribute to our international reputation. Also, Rachel Zimmerman stops by to talk about her history at the museum.

In this episode, Sue talks to local historian and author NiNi Harris about Grand Center in St. Louis, and the wonderful theaters like The Fox and Powell Hall. Harris will focus in on the organ in the Fox Theater. Then, Tamara Keefe, owner of St. Louis' own Clementine's Naughty and Nice Ice Cream stops by with Sam Moore from the Missouri History Museum to talk about their collaboration for National Ice Cream Day. Clementine's has created 4 new ice creams in honor of the 120th anniversary of the 1904 World's Fair using foods that were invented/popularized during the fair!

This week, we talk about food. Suzanne Corbett, author and local food historian touches on some of the culinary history of St. Louis. Did you know, for instance, that President Ulysses S. Grant ate at a local home of a friend so often they got him an engraved cup? Corbett has written "Pushcarts & Stalls: The Soulard Market History Cookbook" and Sue has her give a quick, easy recipe that sounds FANTASTIC. Suzanne Corbett will be appearing at the Missouri History Museum on July 18, 2024 at 5 p.m. for "Sweet Me in St. Louis" celebrating the history of confections in St. Louis.

This week, Sue talks to Andy Karandzieff , third-generation owner of Crown Candy Kitchen (www.crowncandykitchen.net) the legendary St. Louis restaurant and confectionery. It was started in 1913 by Andy's grandfather and his friend Pete in Old North St. Louis, and is still successfully operating today. Find out how and why the restaurant decor changed a bit during WWII, and how the St. Louis gem has survived all these years, and how its 5-Malt Challenge has played a part!