How organisms shaped our planet through time
presented by Dr. Natalia Bykova, University of Missouri-ColumbiaWednesday, August 7 – 7 pmsponsored by Laurie Ebeling – State Farm Agent Over the past four billion years, living organisms have played a key role in transforming andcreating everything from sediments and minerals to the global atmosphere and local climate. It was various organisms – from bacteria […]
‘Owl Guy’ gives hoot of a presentation
Mark Glenshaw gave a fascinating talk on “How to Find Owls in your Neighborhood,” at the Museum Learning Center recently, sponsored by CCC Cabral Collision Center. Owls often roost in dense evergreens. They’ll also perch close to the trunk in other kinds of trees, where they’re easier to spot once autumn leaves fall. Some species […]
Uncovering Your Roots
How to find an owl in your neighborhood
Wednesday, July 10 ~ 7 p.m. Do you ever see or hear an owl in your neighborhood and want to experience more of these beautiful birds? Well award-winning naturalist Mark H.X. Glenshaw aka “The Owl Man” is here to help. Mark has studied Great Horned Owls in Forest Park since 2005. He gives dozens of […]
Tractor Cruise In
Coracoid dino bone uncovered in museum lab
Geologist Mike Fix just completed preparation on a dinosaur bone from the Missouri dinosaur site. He’s been working on it for many months at the Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center Lab. The specimen is one of two coracoids that are part of a partial skeleton of a juvenile “Parrosaurus missouriensis” —the official state dinosaur. In […]
The Art and Science of Photography
Film photography has a unique aesthetic quality that has been popular with artists and photographersfor generations. But film cameras fell out of favor when digital cameras came on the scene.Photographer James Kyle jumped on the digital band wagon, but soon went back to his film camera roots. Kyle says there’s a certain nostalgia with film […]
Aviation’s Best Kept Secret–the Gyroplane
Volare – means to fly in Italian. The next speaker presentation at the Ste. Genevieve Museum learning Center will feature Greg Gremminger who will give you a glimpse of what it’s like to fly in his Italian-made gyroplane, one of aviation’s best kept secrets. Learn all about the history of this unique flying machine and […]
Brickey’s Landing presentation
In the early 1900s, it was John Brickey’s dream to have his own river landing.That dream grew to an entire town, including a quarry.Today, after ownership changing hands numerous times, the quarry is astate-of-the-art limestone facility and part of an international company.Hear the rich history of Brickey’s Landing on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. […]
Rozier-Audubon exhibit has grand opening
Over 200 years ago, Ferdinand Rozier and John James Audubon embarked on a journey from their hometown in France that brought them to Ste. Genevieve, MO. Carolyn Bach, who has been researching the duo for 15 years, brought their story to life in a brand new exhibit at the museum—Partners in Business, Friends for Life. […]