“When Grief Becomes Beauty: The Rural Cemetery Movement in Nineteenth Century America” by Jeff Smith (Fall 2025 Lecture Series)
October 29 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
FreeFree Reservation
Seating is limited, please RSVP to attend this event.
Synopsis: The Rural Cemetery Movement was something of a revolution in the ways and spaces Americans mourned and commemorated the dead. Ideas and attitudes from this transformation are still with us as we walk around these historic cemeteries, great and small.
Lecturer: Jeff Smith, Emeritus Professor of History
Date: Wednesday, October 29th, 6:00PM
Location: Landmarks Office, 1805 S. 9th Street, Saint Louis, MO 63104
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Join Landmarks Association of St. Louis for our lectures series, a diverse selection of talks covering the history, architecture, and culture of the St. Louis Region.
Lectures are at 6:00 PM on Wednesdays. With assistance from the Regional Arts Commission, all lectures are FREE.
Walk-ins are welcome, but seating is limited. Registration is requested. Please register for each lecture individually.*
*If RSVP capacity is reached, walk-ins may be limited to standing room only.
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DIRECTIONS AND PARKING
1805 S. 9th Street | St. Louis, MO 63104 (corner of 9th and Soulard)
Free street parking is available along 9th and Soulard streets. Enter the building via the gangway on the north side (right-hand side of the building).
