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Ste. Geneviève featured in video “Vacation Ideas for Lovers of American History”

by Front Desk | Mar 25, 2020 | Today

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Ste. Genevieve was listed as #1 in this video from Ezvid Wiki!

Vacation Ideas For Lovers Of American History

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      The Bauvais-Amoureux House was built in 1792 by Je The Bauvais-Amoureux House was built in 1792 by Jean Baptiste Bauvais, one of Ste. Genevieve’s early settlers. After the flood of 1785, the Bauvais family moved to higher ground near the fertile farmland of Le Grand Champ and rebuilt. In 1852, the home was purchased by Benjamin Amoureux and his wife Pélagie, who had been born into slavery and later gained her freedom. Their family lived in the house until 1923. The building is a rare surviving example of poteaux-en-terre (post-in-ground) construction, with original walnut beams still supporting the roof. Only a handful of these structures remain in the United States.
      @millythecomic is a Ste. Gen native who’s taken @millythecomic is a Ste. Gen native who’s taken her talents all the way to the Big Apple, but she loves coming back to her hometown, watching the growth and change, and reconnecting with the folks that make coming back so lovely. Here she talks with Gretchen Roth, another fixture of Ste. Geneviève, as they rap about the busiest new spot in town. Of course, it’s not a night club, it’s the Ste. Geneviève Antique Mall.
      Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday, May 28 [11 AM- 3 PM] Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center | Show-Me Dino Lab Day and Fossil ID Day - It’s a Show-Me Dino Lab Day, plus between 12 PM and 3 PM, bring in your curious fossils, rocks, teeth, bones, and curio to get an expert’s opinion on what they are, where the came from, and when they originated. Regular admission applies. @stegenmuseumlc • • Wednesday, May 28 [6 PM] Music Art Love | Trivia Night! - Host Mayor Brian Keim brings the fun with this low-pressure, entertaining trivia night! - Outside snacks ok to bring in. - $10 entry for a chance to win the grand prize and raffle prizes throughout the night! - Groups up to 6. - Coming solo? No problem-just join a table! @musicartlove.guitart • • Thursday, May 29 [10:30 AM - 12 PM] Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center | T-Rex Thursday at SGMLC - Join us for a fun morning for all things T-Rex! Learning activities, crafts, games and more with Ms. Lindsey! - These activities are included with your regular museum admission! What will you learn? @stegenmuseumlc • • Thursday, May 29 [7 PM - 9:30 PM] Dannie’s Sports Tavern | Extreme Bar Bingo! • • Saturday, May 31 [10 AM - 4 PM] The Centre for French Colonial Life & the Bolduc House | Living History at the Linden - Explore immersive activities showcasing the area’s rich history, uncovering stories and lives from centuries past. - Discover historical games and parlor activities, while also exploring a recreated trading post. - End your visit by exploring our gift shop! - Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of history at the Linden House. @frenchcolonialamerica • • Saturday, May 31 [6 PM - 9 PM] Audubon’s | Live In The Biergarten - Crossroads Eric and Nicole - Get ready for a night of soulful sounds, cold brews, and good company under the stars! @audubonsstegenmo • • Saturday, May 31 [7 PM - 9 PM] Music Art Love | Emily Perkins in concert!! - See this talented young singer/songwriter while she’s on tour! Just a $5 cover for a wonderful, intimate night of music! @musicartlove.guitart
      Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 G Thank you to everyone who joined us for the 2025 Garden Walk & Plant Sale, hosted by the Ste. Genevieve Master Gardeners and the University of Missouri Extension. Guests enjoyed access to private and historic gardens, many open to the public only once a year, along with a plant sale featuring locally grown annuals, perennials, vegetables, and more. Proceeds support ongoing beautification projects across our downtown. This year’s event also featured Art in the Garden at the Jean Baptiste Valle House, where visitors of all ages were invited to paint en plein air in the historic gardens just across from Garden Walk Headquarters. It was a beautiful weekend in Ste. Genevieve, and we’re grateful to all who helped make it a success.
      The backyard garden of @samstegenevieve was one of The backyard garden of @samstegenevieve was one of the hidden gems on this year’s Garden Walk. Located behind Only Child Originals on Main Street, the space features a quiet pond and her own reclaimed metal art.
      John Karel is one of our most treasured transplant John Karel is one of our most treasured transplants to Ste. Genevieve. Once the president of Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, John brings an immense love of history to our city and has such a captivating way of conveying that history. John is also one of our great preservationists of this century, having renovated two historic estates, including a vertical timber French construction dubbed the LaLamondier House which happens to be the finest example of a colloquial poteaux-sir-solle structure built by a common family in Ste. Gen, as opposed to a family of great means.
      Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday, May 21 [7 PM] The Orris | Learning Center Presents The Story of Ray Littge, Double Ace Pilot - During World War Il, numerous pilots achieved the status of “ace” by earning credits for shooting down five or more enemy aircraft. Don Littge’s uncle, Ray Littge, from Altenburg, MO, achieved Double Ace status! He was Missouri’s highest decorated fighter pilot. Hear his amazing life story and the incredible air battle at Y29! This presentation is sponsored by First State Community Bank and is free to museum members. Otherwise, regular admission applies. @stegenmuseumlc • • Thursday, May 22 [7 PM - 9:30 PM] Dannie’s Sports Tavern | Extreme Bar Bingo! • • Thursday, May 22 [6:45 PM] Music Art Love | Movie Nite: “Labyrinth” - This fantasy film is hosted by birthday gal Jasmine! - Post-film fun and discussion. - Suggested donation for the event is $5. - *Bring in a fairytale or fantasy book and get a FREE bag of popcorn! @musicartlove.guitart • • Friday, May 23 [3 PM - 6:30 PM] 327 St Marys Rd, Ste Genevieve, MO | Bauvais-Amoureux House Celebration - Join us for a free event celebrating the completion of the Bauvais-Amoureux House rehabilitation project! Explore the house, its history, and the work that was done through exhibits and conversations with park staff. - At 6:00 pm, watch a brand-new film about the life of Pélagie Amoureux. Bring your own chair, drinks, and snacks. No alcohol or glass please. - No tickets or reservations are needed. For more information visit us at the Ste. Genevieve Welcome Center located at 66 S. Main St., call 573-880-7189, or email stge_visitor_info@nps.gov • • Saturday, May 24 [10 AM - 4 PM] The Centre for French Colonial Life & the Bolduc House | Living History at the Linden - 116 S Main St, Ste Genevieve, MO - Explore immersive activities showcasing the area’s rich history, uncovering stories and lives from centuries past. - Discover historical games and parlor activities, while also exploring a recreated trading post. - End your visit by exploring our gift shop! - Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of history at the Linden House. • • Events continued in comments! 💬
      Scenes from Fourth Friday Art Walk at Music Art Lo Scenes from Fourth Friday Art Walk at Music Art Love featuring work by Heidi Walker and her daughter Hannah Walker, plus live music by Jerrek Stone. Just one of the many spots open downtown for the evening. @musicartlove.guitart @heidi_marjanne @walkersartworks @jarrekstone
      Sunset on the levee. It’s been a wet spring, but Sunset on the levee. It’s been a wet spring, but it’s given the sky so much texture, and the fields are glowing green.
      Look at the view! And watch the town sparkle like Look at the view! And watch the town sparkle like rhinestones. Ste. Genevieve’s beauty and feel have been likened to villages in Europe. That encapsulates the romance you feel driving in, but, nothing quite can describe the feeling you get walking the streets at night. It’s peaceful. It’s safe. It stretches your perspective on what America is all about. Here, it’s about preserving the things worth living for. We’ve kept our downtown alive. We’ve kept our Catholic faith strong. We’ve made the streets more walkable. We’ve continued to find ways to conserve the historic houses that make our story so interesting.
      Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Thursday, Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Thursday, May 15 [7 PM - 9:30 PM] Dannie’s Sports Tavern | Extreme Bar Bingo! • • Friday, May 16 [7 PM] Music, Art, Love | Open Mic! - You never know what acts you’ll encounter here! Music, stand up, poetry, dance, acting...all creative expression! - This is every 3rd Friday of the month and is a favorite of both performers and spectators! - For more info call the gallery: 954-805-5992. - $5 cover @musicartlove.guitart • • Saturday, May 17 [9 AM] Jean Baptiste Valle House | Art in the Garden - 99 S Main St, Ste. Genevieve, MO - FREE outdoor painting in the beautiful gardens of the Jean Baptiste Valle House on Main Street across from Garden Walk Headquarters on Saturday, May 17th. Fun for all ages. • • Saturday, May 17 [10 AM] The Antique Mall Ste Genevieve | The Antique Mall Spring Fest - We will have live music by Soul Pour, food truck Hook, Line and Feathers and our own Antique Mall vendors! @antiquemallsg • • Saturday, May 17 [10 AM - 4 PM] The Centre for French Colonial Life & the Bolduc House | Living History at the Linden - 116 S Main St, Ste. Genevieve, MO - Explore immersive activities showcasing the area’s rich history, uncovering stories and lives from centuries past. - Discover historical games and parlor activities, while also exploring a recreated trading post. - End your visit by exploring our gift shop! - Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of history at the Linden House. • • Saturday, May 17 [10:30 AM - 12:30 PM] Sainte Genevieve Museum Learning Center | Paleontologist For A Morning! - We had so much fun with our Paleontologist for a Day Event in April, we decided to do a similar event in May! - Want to know what its like to be a Paleontologist? Join us for a day of fun activities with Ms. Lindsey and our very own scientist, Mr. Mike Fix, who spends his time here in the lab working on the fossils of the Missouri dinosaur! - See the comments section for a full schedule of the days events! - No reservation required, regular admission applies and children must be accompanied by an adult. @stegenmuseum • • Events continued in comments! 💬
      The French Heritage Festival, hosted by @historics The French Heritage Festival, hosted by @historicstegen is almost a month away and this year we are putting more thought and planning into making it the best it’s been in years. We’ve got more buy-in from our historic site and educational partners than we’ve had, and we’re making plans for growing this festival in the future. While this has been traditionally more of an insular locals celebration, we see the potential for it to become a way to bring in a larger community of people trying to preserve French heritage across the United States. This year, we’ve invited those folks and we’re hoping they get a chance to mingle with locals who are passionate about the traditions we keep. @braienshokinss will be here showing his film based on Paw Paw French folktales that would have been told in Ste. Gen. If you haven’t seen Hawkins work in the past, you’re in for a treat. @stegennps @frenchcolonialamerica @stegenmuseum
      Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church is one of the most Ste. Genevieve Catholic Church is one of the most enduring landmarks in Missouri’s oldest town, Ste. Genevieve. The parish was founded in 1759 by Jesuit missionaries from Quebec and named for Ste. Genevieve, the patron saint of Paris. The current Gothic Revival church was designed by Fr. Francis Xavier Weiss and built over earlier log and stone churches. Its cornerstone was laid in 1876, and it was consecrated in 1880. For generations, the church has stood through flood, war, and change, occupying the same ground since the 18th century. According to local tradition, when the current brick church was constructed in the 1870s, it was built around the original wooden church. Once the new structure was complete, the old church was carefully dismantled and its pieces carried out through the front doors. The baptismal bowl used today is believed to be the same one from the mid-1700s, used to baptize generations of parishioners over the centuries.
      Sara Gonzalez of @ensembles_of_the_past will be pr Sara Gonzalez of @ensembles_of_the_past will be providing gown and period clothing rental for this year’s French Heritage Festival on June 14th. She’s even made a distinct page on her website to offer special rates for rentals. Sara hand-makes most of the clothing herself. She’s a hard worker and treats this hobby-turned-passion-business with the utmost attention to detail. She’ll be set up from 11am - 8pm at the LeMeilleur House with her rentals the Friday before the festival. We’re really looking forward to making her a yearly staple at the French Heritage Festival.
      Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Wednesday, May 7 [6:30 PM] Anvil Saloon & Restaurant | Canvases & Corks - $38—$10 online deposit, upon arrival pay the remaining amount of $28 if card but only $25 if cash - Questions call/text 573-631-8810 - To register follow this link: https://canvases-n-corks.square.site/product/05-07-anvil/577?cp=true&sa=true&sbp=false&q=false - You have 48 hours prior to the start of class to get a full refund if canceling - Cancellations made by noon day of will receive 50% of deposit back @anvilsaloonandrestaurant • • Wednesday, May 7 [7 PM] The Orris | Learning Center Presents The Mysterious Life and Death of Meriwether Lewis - During the Lewis and Clark Expedition on May 23, 1804, Meriwether Lewis was climbing the pinnacles of Tavern Rock, a cliff near St. Charles, Missouri, when he slipped. He was able to grab onto the cliff with his knife and stop his fall, preventing a potentially dangerous descent. The incident occurred near a cave called Tavern Cave, where Clark added his name to the graffiti left by earlier travelers. Hear more tales of this explorer, soldier, politician! - This presentation is sponsored by Dwayne Doza Auto Body & Sales. - The presentation is free to museum members. Otherwise, regular museum admission applies. • • Wednesday, May 7 [5:30 PM - 7:30 PM] The Antique Mall Ste. Genevieve | May Happy Hour - Join us the first Wednesday of every month during the Antique Mall’s extended hours. - Meet other local dems and discuss whatever is on your mind. - If we have information about upcoming events, we will share, but this is not a meeting. - Please message the club if you would like to bring a snack to share. @antiquemallsg • • Thursday, May 8 [7 PM - 9:30 PM] Dannie’s Sports Tavern | Extreme Bar Bingo! - Seats fill up fast! First game starts at 7 p.m. Free to play! must be 21+ to participate! • • Events continued in comments! 💬
      One of our downtown’s landmark businesses, Sara’s Ice Cream, reopened under new ownership on April 1. The Monia family bought the business, invested in renovations, and restored the vintage decor that made Sara’s one of the cutest retro experiences in Ste. Gen. It’s such a testament to what makes Ste. Gen so special, that new investors recognize what’s wonderful about what we have and only hope to improve upon it. That’s just what the Monias hope to do by keeping Sara’s open year-round, diversifying its offerings by adding smoothies and coffee, and expanding its hours of operation. We wish the Monias all the luck in the world and we’re happy they’re now a part of our downtown ranks!
      Last Friday at the 4th Friday Art Walk, Music Art Last Friday at the 4th Friday Art Walk, Music Art Love hosted live music by Jerrek Stone and featured artwork by local artists Hannah Walker and Heidi Walker. It was one of many stops showcasing the arts during the monthly event, which runs through October. Each month, a new set of artists takes over Music Art Love and other venues around town. Be sure to take advantage of this lovely event when you’re in town. @musicartlove.guitart @walkersartworks @heidi_marjanne @jarrekstone
      Come to the French Heritage Festival, June 14th in Come to the French Heritage Festival, June 14th in Ste. Genevieve, MO and see a small town that’s big on preserving its French culture. We celebrate our French traditions and customs through language, music, food, dance and dressing in the French colonial style. This year, we’re adding a ticketed Bridgerton-esque dance called the Frontier French Dance, where everyone is invited to dress in colonial garb and learn English country dance and slow waltzing. More information and tickets are available at https://www.historicstegen.org For those of you who’d love to dress up, @ensembles_of_the_past is offering rentals for the event. You can rent directly from her site, and she will set up the Friday before the festival for try-ons and rental pick-up. https://www.ensemblesofthepast.com/french-heritage-festival There will be live music all day, headlined by Dennis Stroughmatt et L’Esprit Creole, a vintage Parisian market, food vendors, drinks, yard games, historic reenactors and demonstrators, children’s activities, and more. So, come on out and take a step out of time at this year’s French Heritage Festival, where history and heritage come alive.
      Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Thursday, Events this week in Ste. Genevieve!👇 Thursday, May 1 [7 PM - 9:30 PM] Dannie’s Sports Tavern | Extreme Bar Bingo! ❌CANCELLED❌ • • Friday, May 2 [5 PM - 9 PM] PJ's at the Mall | Derby Party! - Located inside of The Antique Mall Ste. Genevieve - Join us for our First Friday music with Lyn, Jen and Jack, we will be celebrating the Derby with juleps and great music! - Wear your Derby finery and join us! @antiquemallsg • • Saturday, May 3 [7 AM - 12 PM] KC Hall Pavilion, 600 Market St | First Farmer’s Market of the Year • • Saturday, May 3 [10 AM - 4 PM] 116 S Main St | Living History at the Linden - Explore immersive activities showcasing the area’s rich history, uncovering stories and lives from centuries past. - Discover historical games and parlor activities, while also exploring a recreated trading post. - End your visit by exploring our gift shop!Step back in time and explore the rich tapestry of history at the Linden House. • • Saturday, May 3 [12 PM - 8 PM] Brix Urban Winery and Market | The Annual Derby Party! - Brix Urban Winery & Market, along with guest bartender, CJ Okenfuss, of Isn’t That Neat, would like to invite you to celebrate the fastest 2 minutes in sports! We’ll have the race up on the projector screen for the 5:57 PM start time! There will be live music from 12-6 with guests Americano Old Timey, and Rocky Martin Music. Kenny is roasting a whole hog and fixing up some signature sides. - There will be a best dressed contest at 5 PM. @brixurbanwinery • • Saturday, May 3 [12 PM - 9 PM] Audubon’s Biergarten | Derby Day at the Biergarten - Best Hat Contest - (Prizes for “Most Elegant”, “Most Outrageous” Best Dressed Couple ) - Live Race Screening - Live Music All Day starting with Eric and Nicole of Crossroads and Ending with Heather and Levi of the Outsider’s - Big screen setup - Cornhole @audubonsstegenmo • • Saturday - Sunday, May 3 - 4 [11 AM - 6 PM] Chateau Ste. Genevieve | Floraison Festival - This two-day, family-friendly event will feature live music, food trucks, wine tasting & more! No tickets required. @chateaustegen • • Events continued in comments! 💬
      The StG Gravel Classic brought cyclists from acros The StG Gravel Classic brought cyclists from across the region to ride Ste. Genevieve’s levees and gravel backroads. Riders chose between 20, 45, or 78 mile routes with less than 10% on paved roads. The event marks another part of what makes Ste. Gen so special in its ability to trend toward becoming a great hub for outdoor activity. Not only are there 77 miles of rideable gravel to the south, but there’s equal amounts of smooth blacktop headed north. Trails that lead to beautiful, unobstructed views of the Mississippi River. Events like these expose a different demographic than we’re used to, but it’s one that we believe shares the same values that have made us special, historically speaking.

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