Meeting Notices

Soldiers' Memorial SRS Public Meeting
Date	Start Time	End Time	Time Zone	Location
Mar 15, 2012	5:00 PM	6:30 PM		Soldiers' Memorial Auditorium 1315 Chestnut Street St. Louis, Missouri

Soldier's Memorial Military Museum Lecture and Public Meeting: "A Symbol of Devoted Patriotism and Unselfish Service": A History of Soldiers' Memorial through the Years
 
Description:
Learn about the efforts of St. Louis citizens to build a lasting monument to those lost in World War I, the City Beautiful urban planning movement, neoclassical architecture, sculpture, and the evolution of the memorial since its inception.

Dr. James Lindgren is a professor at the State University of New York, Plattsburgh. His areas of expertise are historic preservation, historic sites, the history of memorials, and the history of maritime heritage preservation. Dr. Lindgren joins us through the Organization of American Historians.

The lecture will be followed by a presentation by the National Park Service on a Special Resource Study of the Soldiers' Memorial. The study in progress was requested by Congress in Public Law 110-229 to evaluate the memorial as a potential unit of the national park system. Comments are welcome and encouraged.

Meeting Directions/Instructions:
Located in downtown St. Louis. Street parking is available.