St. Louis – Page 2 – The Pipes Family Foundation

No Struggle, No Progress

As we mentioned in our January announcement, we have partnered with the Gaines/Oldham Black Culture Center to provide a scholarship to the University of Missouri. The selection process is moving…

J.A. Pipes July 11, 2025

Foundation News

A Genealogist’s Hidden Gem

Today we took the opportunity to explore a local St. Louis genealogical resource that has been around for decades, but is perhaps not well known. The Missouri History Museum is…

J.A. Pipes June 27, 2025

Family History

The Murder of Martin Twillman

There is a certain nostalgia that conditions us to view the past as somehow more peaceful, and to think of rural areas as idyllic and unspoiled by crime. So when…

J.A. Pipes June 13, 2025

Family History

The Education of St. Ferdinand

Most of North St. Louis County is part of what is formally designated as St. Ferdinand Township - and this fact alone is evidence of how the names of places…

J.A. Pipes May 30, 2025

Family History

This Old Road House

For you and I, living in modern America, it is perhaps hard to imagine what a pub can contribute to our lives (besides the social benefits). But the value of…

J.A. Pipes May 16, 2025