New Missouri Historical Society tours will have St. Louisans seeing the city a bit differently – STLtoday.com

The tours are two hours long and are wheelchair accessible. The starting and ending points vary.

Im very excited to be back talking to people about St. Louis and doing what I do, Clark says. Ive been practicing on friends. I make them stand far away. Im figuring out what jokes are funny from far away with a mask on. Theres definitely going to be an interesting challenge to that, that we will figure out as we go along.

Several themes and subjects are available, including a Whole Lotta (STL) History tour, which helps visitors travel through more than 250 years of local history; Made in the STL, a tour of beer, shoes and other things made in St. Louis; and tours of neighborhoods, architecture and Forest Park.

The tours are meant to be conversational and interactive, with visitors sharing their own memories and stories. Clark keeps notes but not a script.

Just beyond the back door of the museum in Forest Park, Clark offers glimpses into history that go beyond landmarks and vistas. It once took a 40-minute carriage ride to get from downtown to Forest Park, she points out.

On a sample tour given in March, Clark takes a walk to Art Hill, where she tells the story of Charlotte Rumbold, who staged a massive public pageant there in 1914 to honor the citys 150th anniversary. Rumbold, as park commissioner for the city, already had practice with having children at playgrounds put on pageants. If the children will play together, they will work together, she said.

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