Forest Park: St. Louis's Gathering Place Since 1876

Cost: Free Free Parking Walk-ins are accepted, but registration is encouraged (walk-ins may be standing room only). Register here: https://landmarks-stl.org/event/forest-park-st-louiss-gathering-place-since-1876-by-amanda-doyle-and-cameron-collins-spring-2026-lecture-series/ These meetups will be a little different - there may or may not be a meetup host at these events, so this is more a way to let people in this group know these history talks are taking place. You may or may not see anyone else from the meetup group there if you choose to go. "Synopsis: The creation and preservation of Forest Park is at its heart a very American story, in keeping with the character of a still-developing city on the cusp of the Gilded Age. St. Louis nurtured in its civic soul the tension of an upstart and self-made metropolis—filled with the dreams and schemes of the young country expanding ever westward—alongside a great desire to be counted among the centers of wealth, culture, and civility. Certainly, older locales, like Philadelphia and Boston, had advantages on this western frontier outpost, but in the audacity of the size and scope of plans for our own central park, the spirit of St. Louis was unmatched." from https://landmarks-stl.org/event/forest-park-st-louiss-gathering-place-since-1876-by-amanda-doyle-and-cameron-collins-spring-2026-lecture-series/