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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: The Battle of Fort San Carlos
DESCRIPTION:As the 250th Anniversary of the founding of the United States approaches\, join us at the Field House Museum to learn about St. Louis’ own Revolutionary War battle.\nRon Hack will speak on the Battle of Fort San Carlos (the Battle of St. Louis) which played a pivotal role in America’s ultimate success against the British in the American Revolutionary War. He will explain the battle itself\, the factors leading up to the attack in 1780\, and how the battle shaped the future of St. Louis and Missouri.\nThis program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance on our website\, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689\, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org. \nAbout the Speaker:\nMr. Hack is a retired attorney who practiced law with several area law firms. He has been a lifelong student of local history. He graduated with a B.A. In History and Political Science from Westminster College\, and received his law degree in 1981 from the University of Missouri School of Law-Columbia. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution (Spirit of St. Louis Chapter) and Sons of Union Veterans (Grant Camp). He is a member and past Chair of the Sunset Hills Conservation Foundation and a member of the Sunset Hills Historical Society.
URL:https://mohumanities.org/event/speaker-series-the-battle-of-fort-san-carlos/
LOCATION:Field House Museum\, 634 S Broadway\, Saint Louis\, MO\, 63102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Poetry in the Garden
DESCRIPTION:The Field House Museum is excited to announce its 3rd annual Poetry in the Garden competition\, held in the museum’s garden in downtown St. Louis.\nThis competition aims to honor the legacy of 19th-century poet Eugene Field by inviting St. Louis and surrounding area poets to create works inspired by some of the themes he returned to again and again over the course of his career. This year\, the themes will include patriotism\, nature\, holidays\, and places.\nPoets\, their friends and family\, and those who simply want to enjoy an afternoon of poetry are invited to join us!\nWe invite poets of all ages and skill levels to submit their original\, unpublished works to programs@fieldhousemuseum.org by the deadlines listed below.\nSubmission Deadline – Friday\, April 10\, 2026\, 11:59 pm.\nPoems can be of any style and length as long as they are original\, unpublished works.\nPlease include your name\, contact information\, a brief bio\, and the theme your submission applies to in the body of the email.\nPoets of all backgrounds\, with priority given to poets from the St. Louis area\, are welcome.\nThree winners per theme will be selected by a panel of judges.\nEach winner will receive $50 and will be invited to perform their winning poem at the Field House Museum Saturday\, May 9th 2026.
URL:https://mohumanities.org/event/poetry-in-the-garden/
LOCATION:Field House Museum\, 634 S Broadway\, Saint Louis\, MO\, 63102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Around Our Community
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: Guerillas in Civil War Missouri
DESCRIPTION:The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome author and historian James Erwin!\nJames Erwin will speak on his book Guerillas in Civil War Missouri at the Field House Museum\, Saturday\, July 18th at 1:00pm. As a border state\, and one with deeply divided political sentiments\, the Civil War was uniquely intimate in Missouri. Besides the 26 large battles fought in the state\, Missouri was the setting for countless skirmishes. Citizens and soldiers alike took part in or fell victim to the guerrilla warfare that became a characteristic of Missouri’s Civil War struggle. James Erwin will walk listeners through the key people\, places\, and engagements of Missouri’s guerilla war. \nThis program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance on our website\, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689\, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org. \nAbout the Speaker:\nJim Erwin practiced law in St. Louis for 38 years. He is the author or co-author of eight books on various local history subjects\, including the Civil War in Missouri\, steamboat disasters\, and 200 years of notorious crimes in Missouri. His latest book (with his wife Vicki) is Ulysses and Julia Grant’s Missouri Love Story\, published by the History Press in 2025.
URL:https://mohumanities.org/event/author-talk-guerillas-in-civil-war-missouri/
LOCATION:Field House Museum\, 634 S Broadway\, Saint Louis\, MO\, 63102\, United States
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SUMMARY:Author Talk: The War for Missouri: 1861-1862
DESCRIPTION:The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome author and historian Joseph McCoskrie.\nAuthor of War for Missouri: 1861-1862 Joseph McCoskrie will walk guests through the history detailed in his book . McCoskrie will reveal the first years of the Civil War in Missouri\, a particularly bitter theatre of the American Civil War.\nJoin us at the Field House Museum Saturday\, August 22nd at 1:00 pm to learn about the important people\, places and events of the Civil War in our state!\nThis program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance on our website\, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689\, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org. \nAbout the Speaker:\nJoseph McCoskrie is a long time Kansas City\, Missouri resident currently living in Fulton\, Missouri. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army. McCoskrie taught Leadership & Military History for the University of Missouri’s Army ROTC\, and has been a Churchill Fellow and tour guide at the National Churchill Museum in Fulton for the past 13 years. McCoskrie’s books include The Civil War Missouri Compendium: Almost Unabridged and War for Missouri: 1861-1862.
URL:https://mohumanities.org/event/author-talk-the-war-for-missouri-1861-1862/
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SUMMARY:Speaker Series: Poetry with Laureate Justin Hamm
DESCRIPTION:The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome Missouri Poet Laureate\, Justin Hamm\, for a special live performance.\nJustin Hamm\, named Poet Laureate in 2025\, will bring his modern verse to the birthplace and boyhood home of the “Children’s Poet\,” Eugene Field. Join us at the Field House Museum to enjoy an afternoon of poetry honoring the form Eugene Field held dear.\nThis program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance on our website\, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689\, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org. \nAbout the Speaker:\nJustin Hamm is the current Missouri Poet Laureate (2025-2027). He is the author of five books of poetry—O Death\, Drinking Guinness With the Dead: Poems 2007–2021\, The Inheritance\, American Ephemeral\, and Lessons in Ruin—as well as the creator of Poet Baseball Cards and founding editor of the museum of americana. Justin was chosen as a 2024 and 2022 Woody Guthrie Poet\, a 2020 Missouri Arts Council Featured Artist\, a finalist for the 2018 River Styx International Poetry Prize\, and the winner of the 2014 Stanley Hanks Memorial Poetry Prize.\nHis poems\, stories\, collages\, and reviews have appeared in Nimrod International Journal\, The Midwest Quarterly\, Sugar House Review\, Verse Daily\, Southern Indiana Review\, the New Poetry from the Midwest anthology series\, and many other publications. In 2022 he delivered a performance entitled “The American Midwest: a Story in Poems” at TEDx Oshkosh\, and in 2019 his poem “Goodbye\, Sancho Panza” was studied by approximately 50\,000 students worldwide as part of the World Scholar’s Cup curriculum.
URL:https://mohumanities.org/event/speaker-series-poetry-with-laureate-justin-hamm/
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