Where
Missouri History Museum
5700 Lindell Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63112
Conference Hotel: Drury Inn & Suites Forest Park 2111 Sulphur Ave, St. Louis, MO 63139
For reservations: Call 800-325-0720 - Group code-#2312997 or visit
https://www.druryhotels.com/bookandstay/newreservation/?groupno=2312997
Rates: Two queen beds $139 or Suite $169 per night. Please reserve by August 15, 2019 to receive the group rate.
Includes: Hot breakfast, evening receptions, WiFi, and parking. Map to hotel below.
Contact
Tami Goldman Missouri History Museum Email: tgold@mohistory.org Phone: 314.454.3137 Website: mohistory.org
Note: For check payments for the annual meeting and/or pre and post tours please make the checks payable to the Missouri Historical Society; PO Box 775460, St. Louis MO 63177
Cost
After August 1, 2019
$425 - LCTHF Member
$474 - Non Member
LCTHF 51st Annual Meeting
Please join us this September in St. Louis... Register Now!
Our meeting will be held during the 213th anniversary of the return of the expedition party to St. Louis. We will commemorate the incorporation of the LCTHF, examine how the tellling of the Lewis and Clark story has changed over time, discuss current scholarship within the field, learn about legacy projects, and participate in activities and panels about what it means to be "Keepers of the Story and Stewards of the Trail."
Noted scholar Dr. Peter Kastor will deliver the second annual Moulton Lecture on Sunday, September 22, 2019. Registrants will visit the new museum exhibits at the Gateway Arch and learn about the background research from the curator and historian. Attendees will have a behind-the-scenes experience with Lewis and Clark artifacts at the Missouri Historical Society. We will revisit "Lewis and Clark Through Indian Eyes" with Indigenous scholars more than a decade after its groundbreaking publication. An exclusive chartered river cruise will take participants to the confluence of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers, passing through the massive Mississippi lock system on this fascinating opportunity to understand changes to the river system since the time of Lewis and Clark.
The final afternoon, attendees will choose one of the three special tours: 1) an historical tour of Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemetaries that will include visits to William Clark's grave and the Nez Perce Warriors monument; 2) a visit to historic St. Charles (celebrating its 250th anniversary in 2019 with fiberglass replicas of Newfoundlands throughout the city) plus the Lewis and Clark Boat and Nature Center; or 3) a tour of Illinois Lewis and Clark sites including Campsite #1, the museum, and the Lewis and Clark Confluence Tower (completed in 2010).
We will be honoring individuals and organizations, past and present, that have worked together to make the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation what it is today.
LCTHF Meeting Preliminary Daily Schedule
St. Louis – September 21 thru 25, 2019
Saturday – September 21
9:00am - 2:00pm Board Meeting (at Drury Hotel)
5:30pm – 7:00pm Informal Meet and Greet in the ballroom at the Drury Hotel
Sunday – September 22
7:00am Daily Fitness Walk
9:00am – 9:20pm Shuttles running from Drury Hotel to/from Missouri History Museum and Library and Archives
Lewis Group board buses bound for Missouri Historical Society Library and Archives
Clark Group board buses bound for Missouri History Museum
9:30am - 5:00pm Discovery Expedition of St. Charles Encampment at Missouri History Museum
9:30am – 11:00am Lewis Group – Behind the Scene experience with Lewis and Clark artifacts at the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center
12n – 12:30pm Opening Ceremony featuring the Fife and Drum Corps at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
11:00am – 1:30pm Cookout lunch at Missouri History Museum
12:30pm - 2:30 pm Clark Group - Behind the Scene ezzperience with Lewis and Clark artifacts at the Missouri Historcal Society Library and Research Center
3:00pm – 5:00pm The Moulton Lecture – Speaker Dr. Peter Kastor at the Missouri History Museum
7:00pm – 9:00pm Welcome reception and buffet dinner at the Missouri History Museum in Forest Park
Monday – September 23
7:00am Daily Fitness Walk
7:30am – 10:00am Shuttles running from Drury Hotel to Missouri History Museum
9:00am – 10:00am New Findings on Fort Kaskaskia with Dr. Mark Wagner, Dr. Ryan Campbell and Ayla Amadia
10:15am - 11:30am The St. Louis of Lewis & Clark: Research on St. Louis Riverfront with NPS historian Bob Moore
Field Trips:
11:45am – 6:00pm Lewis Group – Gateway Riverboat Cruise aboard the Tom Sawyer. Includes full buffet lunch, talks by Mike Venso, David Lobbig, John Fisher and National Park Service Ranger. Depart from Missouri History Museum and return to the hotel.
11:30am – 12:30pm Clark Group – Lunch at Missouri History Museum (ATT Multi-Purpose room)
1:00pm – 5:30pm Clark Group – Tour of the new museum at the Gateway Arch and time to explore the grounds, Old Courthouse and option to ride to the top of the Arch for an additional fee. Depart from Missouri History Museum and return to the hotel.
7:00pm – 9:00pm Lewis and Clark Trivia game night in the ballroom at the Drury Hotel.
Tuesday – September 24
7:00am Daily Fitness Walk
7:30am - 8:30 am LCTHF Chapter Officers Meeting at Drury Hotel in Ballroom
8:15am – 8:45am Shuttles running from Drury Hotel to Missouri History Museum
9:00am – 10:15am Panel: Lewis & Clark Through Indian Eyes with Bobbie Conner, Sammye Meadows and Bob Miller
10:30am – 11:15am LCTHF Annual Business Meeting
Field Trips:
11:45am – 5:30pm Clark Group – Gateway Riverboat Cruise aboard the Tom Sawyer. Includes full buffet lunch, talks and narration by Mike Venso, David Lobbig, John Fisher and National Park Service Ranger. Depart from Missouri History Museum and return to the hotel.
11:30am – 12:30pm Lewis Group – Lunch at Missouri History Museum (ATT Multi-Purpose room)
1:00pm – 6:00pm Lewis Group – Tour of the new museum at the Gateway Arch and time to explore the grounds, Old Courthouse and option to ride to the top of the Arch for an additional fee. Depart from Missouri History Museum and return to the hotel.
7:00pm – 9:30pm Lewis and Clark movie & silent auction in the ballroom at the Drury Hotel.
Wednesday – September 25
7:00am Daily Fitness Walk
7:30am-8:30am LCTHF Chapter Meetings at Drury Hotel in Breakfast Area
8:15am – 8:45am Shuttles running from Drury Hotel to Missouri History Museum
9:00am – 10:30am Panel: History & Significance of LCTHF with Margaret Gorski, Dick Williams, Larry Epstein and others
10:45am – 11:30am Osage and Lewis & Clark with Sarah O'Donnell
Field Trips: Three options to choose from, box lunch included
12n – 4:30pm Tour 1: Historical tour of Bellefontaine and Calvary Cemeteries
Tour 2: Lewis & Clark Boathouse and free time on Mainstreet in St. Charles
Tour 3: Lewis & Clark State Historic Site, Wood River IL, Lewis & Clark Tower
6:00pm – 9:00pm Final Banquet, seated dinner and program at Drury Hotel
Optional Tours: (additional cost)
Pre Tours:
September 16-20 - Bike across Missouri following the route of the Corps of Discovery. Join Larry Epstein and his bicycling buddies on a ride on Missouri's Katy Trail State Park from Clinton, Mo to historic St. Charles. please contact Larry at larryepstein62@gmail.com for more information or go to https://bikekatytrail.com.
Advance reservations for the following tours will be accepted through this registration stie beginning June 18.
SOLD OUT --Saturday, September 21 - 2:00pm - 5:00pm, $25 per person. A pre-conference walking tour of the St. Louis riverfront will be offered on Saturday afternoon by NPS historian Bob Moore. You won’t want to miss this opportunity to learn about the St. Louis of Lewis and Clark. Archeologist Michael Meyer will also be there to talk about his work with French colonial era artifacts and the remnants of vertical log houses. (fee includes bus transportation to/from Drury) -- SOLD OUT, Email tgold@mohistory.org to be placed on the waitlist.
Thursday, September 26 -- Post Tours
Tour 1 - 8:00 am - 5:00 pm - Bus tour to Ste. Genevieve, $90 per person. Learn about the French colonial heritage of the St. Louis area. When Lewis and Clark wintered in the St. Louis area prior to their expedition they were exposed to a unique regional French culture, food, architecture and customs. Although much of this has disappeared in St. Louis, it is preserved 80 miles south in Ste. Genevieve, where authentic homes, landscapes and museum exhibits provide a flavor of what the region was like in 1803. The tour will include the future Ste. Genevieve National Historical Park, the Bolduc House, the Felix Valle House, the Beauvais-Amoureux House, lunch and much more. (fee includes transportation, admissions and lunch).
Tour 2 - 8:30am - 4:00pm - Bus tour St. Louis Highlights, $40 per person. An interesting and unique journey around St. Louis with Jerry Garrett! This tour is not Lewis and Clark focused but is an opportunity to see Jerry’s favorite St. Louis historic neighborhoods, parks, awesome building interiors, ethnic dining, and a world famous dessert. (fee includes transportation, tour guide services, admissions, and lunch).