David R. Francis
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‘The house where Eugene Field was not born’
A plaque on the Eugene Field House says “the children’s poet” — famous for “Little Boy Blue,” “Wynken, Blynken and Nod,” and other works — was born there. The Field House Museum, on its website, says “Eugene Field was born in St. Louis at 634 South Broadway, on September 2, 1850.” And some contemporary news Continue reading
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‘Bashful St. Louisans’
An odd and irreverent series highlighting influential St. Louisans who avoided “the limelight” ran from Dec. 12, 1909, through May 8, 1910. Continue reading
Bud Dozier, Charles F. Gallenkamp, Charles F. Wenneker, David R. Francis, Frank H. Gerhart, Fred Lehmann, Fred W. Peter, George W. Simmons, H.S. Priest, Henry S. Caulfield, Henry W. Peters, James E. Smith, Jeptha D. Howe, John A. Laird, Otto Teichmann, Seebert Jones, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Tom L. Cannon, W.K. Kavanaugh, Walter B. Stevens
Roland Klose 