Aug 07 Wednesday
St. Louis Mayors at Bellefontaine CemeteryThe mayor of St. Louis is the chief executive officer of St. Louis city government. Forty-seven people have held the office, four of whom—William Carr Lane, John Fletcher Darby, John Wimer, and John How—served non-consecutive terms.
Of these 47 mayors, 21 have been laid to rest at Bellefontaine Cemetery and Arboretum. Some held other political offices within our state and others fulfilled duties in other territories, but almost all had essential roles outside of politics that aided in the development of our city, region, and state. These stories all intertwine to form a rich background for St. Louis’s growth into the city it is today.
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Aug 31 Saturday
About the Program: The Field House Museum is pleased to welcome Joe Sonderman, author of This Day in St. Louis History: The Famous, Infamous, and Everything in Between, on Saturday, August 31 at 1:00 pm. In his new book, Sonderman takes a day-to-day approach to St. Louis’s colorful history, tackling everything from the city’s most well-known triumphs and tragedies to the lesser-known tales behind everyday life. This program is free with limited availability in person and on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance at https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org.
About the Speaker:Joe Sonderman has been a radio personality and traffic reporter for almost 40 years. He was born and raised in St. Louis. He is recognized as an expert on Route 66 and has written more than 15 books on the legendary highway, including Route 66 in Missouri and Route 66 in St. Louis. His other books include St. Louis: The 1904 World’s Fair and St. Louis: Bridges, Highways, and Roads. He keeps an online archive of historic Route 66 postcards and images at 66postcards.com. And when not writing about the roads of yesteryear or keeping an eye on the highways of today, he can often be found behind the wheel of his pride and joy, a 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air.
Oct 18 Friday
About the Program: The Field House Museum is pleased to virtually welcome Sarah Lirley, author of Sudden Deaths in St. Louis: Coroner Bias in the Gilded Age, on Friday, October 18 at 1:00 pm. The scene of myriad grisly deaths, late nineteenth-century St. Louis was a hotbed for homicide, suicide, alcoholism, abortion, and workplace accidents. In her new book, Sarah Lirley shines a light on the Gilded Age coroners who investigated the causes of these deaths, finding their rulings varied drastically depending on who conducted them. The book’s fascinating case studies explore the lives of the deceased, as well as their families, communities, press coverage of the events, and the coroners themselves.This virtual program is free with limited seats for the in-person watch party and limited availability on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance at https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org.
About the Speaker:Sarah Lirley is a historian who specializes in the history of women and gender, nineteenth century history, and the history of death and death investigations. Lirley is an assistant professor of history at Columbia College (Columbia, Missouri). She has published articles in the Missouri Historical Review and has written peer-reviewed blog articles, encyclopedia entries, and book reviews in a variety of historical journals. She has presented her research at more than twenty professional conferences. This is her first book.
Nov 11 Monday
We are delighted and extremely glad to announce our next series after the grand success of Pediatrics 2024. The “4th International Conference on Pediatrics and Neonatology” will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, November 11-12, 2024.
The program will grab on both international and regional speakers' who are experts in neonatal and pediatric knowledge. Topics would focus on common and updated scientific knowledge with the theme “Evolving therapeutics in Pediatrics and Neonatology – Heal a child, change the world”.
“Children are the hands by which we take hold of heaven. Every child deserves high quality health care and you could make it happen.”
Our conference covers a wide range of important topics related to pediatrics and neonatology, such as investigating the most recent developments in the care of newborns and their mothers, comprehending and treating respiratory conditions in newborns, addressing heart related issues in children and infants, emphasizing optimal nutrition and healthy growth for children, exploring surgical interventions for pediatric and neonatal conditions, managing critical conditions and emergency situations in children, diagnosing and treating neurological disorders in young patients; talking about hormonal disorders in young patients; addressing gastrointestinal issues in young patients; emphasizing the special healthcare needs of adolescents; addressing issues related to vision in young patients; talking about lung related issues in young patients; addressing developmental and behavioral aspects in children; managing skin related issues in pediatric patients; discussing about issues related to the ears, nose, and throat in children; conversing about medication related aspects in pediatric care; covering a wide range of diseases and disorders affecting children and infants; presenting concrete instances of neurological disorders in young patients.
We cordially welcome all concerned people to come join us and make it successful by your participation!!Join us either virtually or in Bangkok, Thailand and get inspired by the industry's top children care professionals and discover what it takes to advance your practice by providing better patient care.
Session Highlights:
• Perinatal and Neonatal Care• Neonatal Respiratory Diseases• Pediatric and Neonatal Cardiology• Nutrition and Growth• Pediatric and Neonatal Oncology• Pediatric Dentistry• Pediatric Nephrology• Pediatric and Neonatal Infectious Diseases• Pediatric and Neonatal Surgery• Emergency Medicine and Critical Care• Pediatric and Neonatal Neurology• Pediatric and Neonatal Endocrinology• Pediatric and Neonatal Gastroenterology• Adolescent Medicine• Pediatric and Neonatal Ophthalmology• Pediatric Palliative care• Pediatric and Neonatal Pulmonology• Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics• Pediatric and Neonatal Dermatology• Pediatric Orthopedics• Pediatric Otolaryngology• Pediatric and Neonatol Pharmacology• Pediatric and Neonatal Diseases and Disorders• Clinical Case Study in Pediatrics and Neonatology
Dec 04 Wednesday
About the Program: The Field House Museum is pleased to virtually welcome Gregg Andrews, author of Shantyboats and Roustabouts: The River Poor of St. Louis, 1875–1930, on Wednesday, December 4, at 10:00am. Shantyboat dwellers and steamboat roustabouts formed an organic part of the cultural landscape of the Mississippi River bottoms during the rise of industrial America and the twilight of steamboat packets from 1875 to 1930. Nevertheless, both groups remain understudied by scholars of the era. Most of what we know about these laborers on the river comes not from the work of historians but from travel accounts, novelists, songwriters, and early film producers. As a result, images of these men and women are laden with nostalgia and minstrelsy. Gregg Andrews’s book uses the waterfront squatter settlements and Black entertainment district near the levee in St. Louis as a window into the world of the river poor in the Mississippi Valley, exploring their daily struggles and experiences and vividly describing people heretofore obscured by classist and racist caricatures.This virtual program is free with limited seats for the in-person watch party and limited availability on Zoom. Reservations must be made in advance at https://fieldhousemuseum.org/events/programs/, by calling the Museum at 314-421-4689, or by emailing info@fieldhousemuseum.org.
About the Speaker:Gregg Andrews is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Texas State University, former National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow, former Andrew Mellon Pre-Doctoral Fellow in the Humanities, prize-winning author, and singer-songwriter/recording artist who fronts the south Texas band, Doctor G & the Mudcats. Shantyboats and Roustabouts has won several awards, including the James V. Swift Medal for Excellence in Maritime Literature; the Missouri History Book Award; the John Lyman Book Award; and the Hamlin Garland Prize in Popular History.