Historical September–October 1999 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
A special event is coming soon, to be held at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 6, 1999, to benefit The Times.
This is your opportunity to contribute to the updating of the neighborhood history, currently being undertaken by The Times.
The party will be held at 6200 McPherson, Peggy Renard Droege’s family home, itself a beautiful neighborhood landmark. By inviting old neighbors and new, The Times hopes to add significantly to the stock of photos and reminiscences of living In the Skinker-DeBaliviere Neighborhood.
A second goal of the party is to raise much-needed funds to enable us to publish the updated history when it is completed during the coming year. By contributing, you’ll be making our community history come alive for our many newer neighbors and for those who will live here in years to come. Our hope is to publish the entire history in book form, with many photographs drawn from our neighbors’ family albums and a variety of other resources. You will also have the opportunity to share memories with many others who have lived here through the years.
We ask that you take the time to alert old friends and neighbors to “come home” for this very special fundraising party.
Please bring your filled-in “Memories” (see the form on page 6) or a photo of a significant neighborhood event or place or people from 1900-1999. We’ll return your photos if you identify them clearly.
We are asking $10 per person.
There will be a cash bar, and free hors d’oeuvres donated by our TIMES staff and friends.
This is a time to look back and celebrate the progress the neighborhood has made. Memories Of Skinker DeBaliviere. HOW LONG HAVE YOU LIVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WHAT BROUGHT YOU HERE? WHAT ARE THE MOST SPECIAL FEATURES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? WHAT ONE OR TWO EVENTS DO YOU THINK WERE MOST IMPORTANT TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD? DESCRIBE ONE OR MORE SPECIAL MEMORIES YOU HAVE OF YOUR LIFE IN THE SKINKER-DEBALIVIERE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE ARE CREATING A NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHIVE INCLUDING THESE MEMORIES, AS WELL AS ARTIFACTS AND PICTURES OF NEIGHBORHOOD PLACES, PEOPLE, AND EVENTS WHICH WE CAN COPY AND RETURN TO YOU. PLEASE LABEL CLEARLY! YOUR NAME AND NEIGHBORHOOD ADDRESS(ES): SEND TO: THE TIMES OF SKINKER-DEBALIVIERE, 6117 WESTMINSTER, ST. LOUIS, MO 63112.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, September–October 1999.
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