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The Kirkwood Historical Society seeks to discover, collect and preserve the history of Kirkwood.

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May 19, 2022 By Member Leave a Comment

Mudd’s Grove House & Garden Tour – Call for Volunteers

Hi Everyone!We are working towards a successful House & Garden Tour at Mudd’s Groves.House & Garden Tour Details June 11, 2022 10 AM – 4 PM Every week we have Master Gardeners and Herb Specialists working the grounds.  We are power washing, painting, and polishing up the house.  In 2021, we had a steady stream of over 125 visitors who…
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April 26, 2022 By Member

” Done in a Day” Spring Clean-Up at Mudd’s Grove Grounds – IMAGES OF SUCCESS!!

We report a FANTASTIC day of community support. Volunteers, Board Members and passers by! THANK YOU to our organizers and those who hid from the camera 🙂

April 11, 2022 By Member

” Done in a Day” Spring Clean-Up at Mudd’s Grove Grounds

Everyone is welcome. Come early, come later, leave early, stay late, work as long as you’d like! Saturday, April 23rd from 9 am to 4 pm. (Rain Date Sunday April 24th, same time) Please bring any garden tools you think you’ll need. (we don’t have any to spare) including, but not limited to: clippers/loppers rake gloves shovels/spade weeding tools bucket City…
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January 6, 2022 By Member Leave a Comment

Board Spotlight: Ron Krieger, OK Hatchery

As part of our ongoing spotlight of our Board Members, we share this article from Washington University’s, Washington Magazine, December 2021 issue. If you know Ron, you will agree with us that he certainly is NOT “just an old man who tends to recall too much insignificant information.” As a valued contributor to our mission and the Editor of the…
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December 16, 2021 By Member 2 Comments

Kirkwood History Is Made Everyday!

Congrats to Clementine’s Naughty and Nice Creamery for re-purposing a favorite Kirkwood historical location. Here’s the KSDK spot on the shop. Note that the historical photos are courtesy of The Kirkwood Historical Society. Our Harlan Gould Library is the sole repository of Kirkwood books, maps, artifacts. We continue to be a resource for reporters, authors, researchers and YOU.https://www.ksdk.com/…/63-ca325d26-f0a5-4cf5-a1a5…

October 31, 2021 By Member Leave a Comment

Here’s a peek at the November issue of Kirkwood Lifestyle Magazine, featuring the Kirkwood Historical Society

https://citylifestyle.com/saint-louis-mo/articles/arts-and-culture/kirkwood-historical-society-celebrates-60

September 3, 2021 By Member

Free Benefit Concert at Mudd’s Grove

The Kirkwood Historical Society invites you to a FREE benefit concert to raise donations for our “Porch Project”. Stop by Mudd’s Grove to listen to the vocal jazz octet, Java Jived who will perform a cappella arrangements of jazz and pop classics. Known for their fine blend and intonation, this high-energy ensemble performs polished stylistic renditions of challenging repertoire by…
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August 19, 2021 By Member

Going to the GREENTREE FESTIVAL?

Plan to stop by the Kirkwood Historical Society booth, located just outside the Folk Life area! (Its a new spot for us.) Learn about our upcoming events and the Porch Project. Want to meet KHS supporters like you? VOLUNTEER for an hour or two at our booth, promoting all the good things happening this year in our ongoing celebration of…
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June 3, 2021 By Member

Docent Profile – Clayton Caringer

Meet Clayton Caringer, a 2021 graduate of Kirkwood High School and the youngest Docent at Mudd’s Grove. We recently sat down with Clayton in the Hearth Room at Mudd’s Grove to talk about his passion for Kirkwood and its history. The first thing Clayton Caringer wants you to know about Mudd’s Grove and the 501(c)(3) nonprofit Kirkwood Historical Society is that neither are governed…
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May 17, 2021 By Member

Mudd’s Grove Porch Project – Go Fund Me Page

Click here to go to our Go Fund Me page. Can you imagine Mudd’s Grove without that wraparound porch?  Neither can we.  The porch needs support. The porch needs your support. Now that COVID guidelines are loosening, we are preparing the porch to be the literal entrance to the house and the figurative entrance for our return to weddings, showers,…
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August 29, 2020 By Member Leave a Comment

Visiting Mudd’s Grove During Covid-19

February 25, 2022 By Member

Honoring Kirkwood’s Black History – Educator, James Milton Turner

On this final weekend of Black History Month, we are recognizing James Milton Turner for his achievements and central role in education and Kirkwood history. He was a significant leader in the areas of African American education, civil rights, and foreign diplomacy during the decades after the Civil War. Learn more at these links: A PBS story about the Turner School Building…
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January 31, 2022 By Member Leave a Comment

Former Chancellor Of Austria Once Resided In Essex Home

Kirkwood Historical Society member and Kirkwood business owner Ronald Krieger shares the following story about the man who lived at 424 W. Essex Ave.  https://www.timesnewspapers.com/webster-kirkwoodtimes/former-chancellor-of-austria-once-resided-in-essex-home/article_73f14cd4-7f89-11ec-b04b-f3be3d1e8cee.html

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The Kirkwood Historical Society
at Mudd's Grove
302 West Argonne Drive
Kirkwood, MO 63122
(314) 965-5151

Open by reservation only.
Call 314-764-0809 to schedule.

Private tours are by reservation only.

Call 314-764-0809 for more information and to schedule.

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