In the seventeenth century, when only the eastern fringes of the United States were populated, map makers were already at work, charting "those known parts in that unknowne worlde."
Category: History
Two exhibitions now at the St. Louis Public Library are "Historic St. Louis Maps and Pictures" by St. Louis historian and artist Norbury L.
For any child aged 7 through 12.
Three Saturday workshops on how to gather and record family history were begun at the St. Louis Public Library on September 18.
The film series, "America: A Personal History of the United States," is available for loan to schools, organizations, and interested persons from the- 16mm film collection of the St. Louis Public Library.
A Black History Mobile Library has been established by the St. Louis Public Library's Community Services Department as part of the Library's Bicentennial observance.
Some neighborhood people have shown interest in forming a discussion group for the American Issues Forum, a series of discussions tied in with the Bicentennial.
Replicas of twelve flags used by American colonists during the Revolutionary War are displayed in the Main Hall of the St. Louis Public Library, 1301 Olive Street, as one facet of the library's Bicentennial participation.
A Bicentennial poem by Pamela Wilson, 11 years old, a student at Dewey School.
SMALL WORLD—LONG GONE by Avis Carlson, with woodcuts by Herschel C.
Children in St. Louis are invited to enter the St. Louis Public Library's new poster and poetry/essay contest which begins November 1.
When: At 10:30 every Saturday.
