Kimmswick Historical Society

We are very pleased to let you know that after more than one year of not being able to greet visitors at our Museum... We will re-open our Museum from 12:00 Noon to 3:00 PM on Saturday, April 17, 2021. Our Museum is located at 6000 Third Street, (corner of Third and Vine) Kimmswick, Missouri. Masks are required for all visitors. If you are unable to comply with this requirement at this time, we hope you will visit us later when the COVID pandemic has passed. ... We are going to try opening on a limited basis for now, and will post our open dates and times here weekly. We’ve missed you!

Hello fans of the Kimmswick Historical Society Museum and Burgess-How Log Cabin Home. The City of Kimmswick needs your help. Please take a few moments to read the message from the City. Thanks for your time, and HOPEFULLY YOUR DONATION

At the Museum...OH BABY...

Following the guidelines set forth by the Center for Disease Control and the Jefferson County Health Department, the Kimmswick Historical Society Museum and Burgess-How Log Cabin will be closed until further notice. We will post an update here when we can, once again, welcome visitors. Stay well, be careful, and wash your hands.

On Thursday night, the Kimmswick Merchants Association hosted their Annual Appreciation Dinner to acknowledge the assistance and camaraderie displayed between the residents, the City Officials, the Visitor Center employees, the businesses, and the Kimmswick Historical Society during the often hectic (perhaps disruptive) events in town. Twenty Historical Society members attended the dinner on the veranda at the Blue Owl. The restaurants in town, as well as the merchants, pro...vided the delicious food and beverages. Take a look at the buffet, it was very good. Sorry there is not a photo of the dessert table...perhaps I was too busy sampling the peach cobbler and carrot cake and the cookies and everything else. Thank You Kimmswick Merchants Association for a lovely evening.

The Kimmswick Historical Society was very proud to welcome the Third Grade Students, Faculty, and Parents from The College School today. Thank you to the KHS Historians who helped tell Kimmswick’s history: Nadine Garland, Diane Nagy, Mary Poitras, and Dianne Stang. The students also visited City Hall and met with Mayor Phil Stang and the City Clerk, Tammy Benack. Here are a few photos from the visit:

Jerry Garland, our wonderful friend, passed away on Thursday. Please keep Nadine and their extended family in your thoughts and prayers. Visitation: Vineyards Funeral Home 616 West Main Street Festus, Missouri... Sunday, March 8 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM Masonic Service at 5:00 PM followed by Funeral Service Memorials in his memory are preferred to Gravel Hill Cemetery Fund c/o C. D. Stewart 25788 County Road #307 Bloomfield, MO 63825

Nadine Garland had been watching this Oriole nest in the Cottonwood Tree for many months. EJ retrieved the nest for her before the tree removal began

Thanks very much to E J Turner and the whole crew from Timberline Tree Service for a great job removing the 100’ tall Cottonwood Tree from the front yard of the Burgess-How Log House.

Cottonwood Tree at the Burgess-How Log House September 2020

Cottonwood Tree November 2020