Lecture Series
Guest speakers discuss the history of parks, gardening, and Tower Grove Park. The Lecture Series takes place on the first Sunday of the month at 3 p.m.
NEW THIS YEAR: Since the Stupp Center will be under construction, the lectures will be at the Missouri Botanical Garden’s Shoenberg Theater in the Ridgway Visitor Center.
Sunday, February 2, 2020
Christopher Alan Gordon—Director of Library and Collections, Missouri Historical Society
Gordon will present the story of St. Louis in 1849, a year of "Fire, Pestilence, and Death"
Sunday, March 1, 2020
Cameron Collins—Historian and author of the blog "Distilled History"
Collins will share some fascinating St. Louis stories from his latest book, "Historic Wonder St. Louis"
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Annette Fogt Crawford—Daughter of longtime TGP Landscape foreman August Fogt
Crawford will share stories and photos of literally growing up in the Park