Theatre in the American FrontierNew October 2022! Learn of the efforts of one actor, Noah Miller Ludlow, to bring theatre West of the Mississippi River in the mid-1800s.
One Woman’s Life on the American Frontier: Anna Maria von PhulNew October 2022! Artist Anna Maria von Phul was born in 1786 in Philadelphia and eventually settled in St. Louis, recording the Creole and Native American influences of the area through her art.
A Physical Frontier–America’s Movement WestFind resources for National History Day related to America's movement across the physical frontier of the West.
A Woman Living on the American Frontier: Anna Maria von PhulNew August 2022! Artist Anna Maria von Phul was born in 1786 in Philadelphia and eventually settled in St. Louis, recording the Creole and Native American influences of the area through her art.
Back in Time to the World of Daniel BooneNew June 2022! Learn about Daniel Boone and see artifacts from his home in Defiance, MO with historian and historical re-enactor William Ray.
Exploring the World of Daniel BooneNew June 2022! Learn about Daniel Boone and see artifacts from his home in Defiance, MO with historian and historical re-enactor William Ray.
Life at Thornhill Farm: Making CornbreadTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier kitchen and see the process for making cornbread.
Life at Thornhill Farm: Baking ApplesTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier kitchen and see the process for baking apples.
Life at Thornhill Farm: Making SoupTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier kitchen and see the process for making soup.
Life at Thornhill Farm: Making ButterTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier kitchen and see the process for making butter.
A Child’s Life on the FrontierTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier homestead and explore what daily life would be like for children on the frontier.
Life at Thornhill Farm: Using the SmokehouseTravel back in time to an 1820's American frontier homestead and learn the uses for the smokehouse and how meats were smoked.
Login to ViewProducing Theatre on the American FrontierNew October 2022! As people moved West, actors moved with them. Learn the story of one such actor, Noah Miller Ludlow.
Login to ViewLife in Frontier St. Louis in the Early 1800sNew October 2022! St. Louis is called the Gateway to the West because people came here to journey further west, but others were traveling east, north, south, or settling in the city.
Login to ViewInterpreting Fontier History Through a Woman’s ArtworkNew October 2022! Anna Maria von Phul was a pioneer in both her travels and her artwork, in that she moved to St. Louis from the East and was a gifted, untrained artist in the man’s world of art.
Login to ViewFrontier St. Louis in the Early 1800sNew October 2022! St. Louis is called the Gateway to the West because people came here to journey further west, but others were traveling east, north, south, or settling in the city.
Login to ViewBringing Theatre to the American FrontierNew October 2022! Noah Miller Ludlow worked to bring theatre to the West of the Mississippi River in the mid-1800s, despite setbacks such as fire and disease.
Login to ViewChurning ButterNew June 2022! A reenactor and students demonstrate how to make butter from cream.
