AN AFTERNOON AT THE HISTORY MUSEUM!!!

Ken and I decided we would roust ourselves out and join the Bread Company Bunch bright and early yesterday morning .. and then we decided as long as we were up around the city we would go a bit farther in and check out the History Museum!!!  Madonna had told us they now have a Route 66 exhibit .. she and Mike had gone to see it last weekend and really enjoyed it so we thought we'd best check it out too!!!! 

I am hoping you can click on some of these pictures and be able to read what they have to tell!!!

There are LOTS of displays and exhibits about places and things along Route 66 back in the day .. I didn't even try to get pictures of everything .. however .. according to everyone you talk to over here in Missouri who lives anywhere near St. Louis Ted Drewes is THE place to go for Ice Cream!!!  Ken loves their Ice Cream .. so does everybody else around here .. sooooo I could not pass up their exhibit without taking a few pictures .. LOL!!!

According to the story on the story board the items in this picture were actually used at the original Ted Drewes many many years ago .. the Root Beer barrel .. waitress uniform .. Ice Cream maker .. Ted Drewes sign and a tray!!!

Be sure and click on the one below .. hopefully you can read the average price of a home way back when .. average income .. and price of gas .. over the years!!!

There was a large board and table with cards on the table to fill out about YOUR favorite road trip .. I got a kick out of this one .. it says .. Casey, Illinois .. The World's largest detour!!!  Who would have thought I'd find my old hometown on a card on a board at the History Museum in St. Louis, Missouri!!!!

They also have an exhibit going all about "The Little Black Dress"!!!  Lots and lots of little black dresses with styles from over the years!!!  Lights were bright and pictures didn't take well so you will have to use your imagination!!!  I never did have a "little black dress" .. LOL!!! 

I had to take this pictures because I have some of these things in my house .. LOL!!!

The top sign is "The American Beer Company" and the one at the far right is "Anheuser Busch" .. Ken's father worked at American Beer and in later years he also worked at Anheuser Busch.

This is a very unlikely looking fire fighter vehicle .. I would never have guessed it!!!

Ah Ha .. look what we found in the gift shop .. a penny smasher!!!  I told Ken Madonna had probably already gotten one when she and Mike were here but he had to get her one anyway .. LOL!!!

You know me .. I can't resist flags blowing in the wind .. these are out in front of the Museum.  Love this picture!!!

I guess you know where we headed as soon as we were out of the museum .. Ted Drewes .. LOL!!!

We even had a gift card given to Ken at Christmas by one of the kids .. time to use it!!!

As you can see Ted's is a very popular place!!! 

 The giant Strawberry Shortcake Sundae in his left hand is MINE .. his is a Chocolate Concrete .. which is pretty much the same as a Blizzard but it doesn't have any goodies in it!!! I always give him a hard time about not ordering something special instead of PLAIN OLD CHOCOLATE .. but that's what he orders every time .. LOL!!!

It truly was a FUNDAY .. visiting with the Bread Company Bunch and then the History Museum and last but not least that delicious Strawberry Shortcake Sundae .. with Whipped Cream on top of it even .. Ummmmmmmm!!! 

THE MISSOURI CIVIL WAR MUSEUM!!!

July 18, 2016 .. A hot and muggy Monday  .. Ken had a bright and early dentist appointment in the city .. he thought he was getting 2 fillings put in .. but alack and alas .. it was 4 fillings!!!  And would you believe I never heard him whine even one time .. proud of you Ken!!!  After the dentist we went to Bread Co of course for Coffee and a visit with the Bunch!!!   And then we decided to go to the Civil War Museum at Jefferson Barracks Cemetery!!!  We have been saying we were going to do this for probably 2 years .. at least 1 year .. and hadn't made it yet .. but Bill and Shirley had been there recently and were talking about it so we decided this would be the day!!!   And YES of course I have pictures ..

Our visit to the museum started off with a 15 minute video about Jefferson Barracks and the part it played in the Civil War and over the years.  A very interesting video. 

 There are of course many many displays .. and you would love to take a picture of everything  in every display .. but   I made myself happy with just enjoying the displays and taking a few pics of things I absolutely could not resist taking a picture of !!! 

There were many Surgical / Amputation sets on display throughout the museum .. some had saw big enough that they looked like they could saw a tree down!!!  A bit sad to look at these and realize that they had actually been used to saw people's limbs off all those many years ago!!!

My  paternal great grandmother's first husband was killed in the Civil War in January of 1863 in Joliton, Tennessee.  His name was Zephania Kline.  He was with the  79th Illinois Infantry.

Whoops .. Sorry .. didn't realize this was so fuzzy .. it is describing the flag below with 38 stars .. I am hoping that if you click on the pic MAYBE part of it will be readable!!!

The card below tells about the banner to the right of the flag ..  

 After leaving the museum we traveled through the cemetery  .. there were a lot of fallen trees from a storm they had in St. Louis a week ago .. they have been working on the cleanup but have a long ways to go!!!

 If you have not been to the Missouri Civil War Museum you should make plans to go .. besides the short video we saw at the beginning of our visit there was another much longer and very interesting video   in one of the display rooms!!!  Well worth seeing!!! 

For more about the Civil War Museum click on the link below ..

MISSOURI CIVIL WAR MUSEUM!!