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Winter Membership Meeting - December 10th, 2025
Our winter membership meeting will be at Rosalita’s Cantina.
December 10th, 6pm – 7:30pm.
We will have our raffle drawing for the winner of our Scholarship Fundraiser.
The MSPS STL Board of Directors and membership will elect new officers and directors for the 2026 year.
The discussion will begin with Units of Measure, and handy conversions that surveyors use regularly and how these have changed through the years.
The opening conversation will lead into a Surveyor’s Round-Table Discussion.
This has been approved for 1.5 PDUs by the Board of Registration, and is on the “Current List of Preapproved Courses for PDU’s.”.
2025 Gun Raffle Tickets for Sale!
The St. Louis Chapter MSPS fundraiser for 2025
Henry All-Weather .45-70 Raffle!
Past Meetings
Golf Outing w/ IPLSA Southwest Chapter 2025
End of Summer Membership Meeting - August 27th, 2025
Some Riparian Boundary Surveys and Litigation I’ve Seen– Dr. Richard L. Elgin, PS, PE
August 27th, 2025Â at the James W. Rennick Riverfront Park, Washington, MO.
This meeting has been approved for 1.5 PDU’s by APEPLSPLA and is on the list of Pre-Approved Activities.
6:00 – 6:30 PM – St. Louis Chapter Business Meeting, Scholarship Fundraiser Tickets, while enjoying BBQ along the Missouri River by BFA, Inc.
6:30-7:30 PM – Presentation by Dr. Dick Elgin who will be discussing riparian boundaries and litigation examples. Outline here.
Summer Membership Meeting - June 18th, 2025
Our June 18th Membership meeting will be held at B. Halls 2 – The Event Space of the Family Grill.
3752 Monticello Plaza Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63304.
We will be in the private room and attendees may order dinner and drinks from the regular menu.
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The presenter will be Matt Winkler & John Schaeffer, on behalf of Arch City Title, St. Louis Title, Benchmark Title and Security Title. The PDF outline for the evening’s presentation is HERE. The will be discussing title research related to surveys and the title research industry looking ahead, it is sure to be an informative and interesting evening. This will also be a great opportunity for surveyors from multiple counties, in MO & IL to meet the title company representatives.
Summer Membership Meeting - June 18th, 2025
Our June 18th Membership meeting will be held at B. Halls 2 – The Event Space of the Family Grill.
3752 Monticello Plaza Drive, O’Fallon, MO 63304.
We will be in the private room and attendees may order dinner and drinks from the regular menu.
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
The presenter will be Matt Winkler & John Schaeffer, on behalf of Arch City Title, St. Louis Title, Benchmark Title and Security Title. The PDF outline for the evening’s presentation is HERE. The will be discussing title research related to surveys and the title research industry looking ahead, it is sure to be an informative and interesting evening. This will also be a great opportunity for surveyors from multiple counties, in MO & IL to meet the title company representatives.
Spring Membership Meeting - March 26th 2025
Outline for MSPSSTL – 2025 Spring Membership Meeting
Time: 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Location: Office of TWM, Inc. 3701 S Lindbergh Blvd Suite 100, St. Louis, MO 63127
6:00 – 6:30 PM – Business Meeting, Non-Profit organization status, Scholarship Foundation, website updates, Ongoing St. Louis City/County limits original stones located and updated database and calculations by companies on website.
6:30 – 7:00 PM – New Survey Technician program, certified by the DOL and administrated by the StL Construction Forum. St. Louis Community College’s involvement, and a description of survey courses offered, career advancement and tuition paid for by St. Louis County Workforce Development.
Presentation to membership and open discussion with Tom McGovern from St. Louis County Community College, Tom Finan & Diana Wilhold from StL Construction Forum will present.
7:00 – 7:30 PM – AI in Surveying Presentation. Daily routines with AI, short-cutting work-flows. Walk-through Microsoft Office apps with AI assistance. Thoughtful prompting for precise outputs. Surveyor’s perspectives on AI questioning, input and liability during day-to-day use.
Demonstration showcasing useful AI platforms that can create detailed presentations and deliverables for projects.
Demonstration showcasing detailed prompting to create a Python app that allows coordinate data entry and calculates results in a user created input/output form or file.
Winter Membership Meeting / Surveyor's Roundtable - Dec. 11th, 2024
The Winter Membership Meeting / Holiday Survey Party will be held on December 11th at the offices of Clayton Engineering – 2268 Welsch Industrial Ct., St. Louis, MO 63146.
6-8pm. We have requested 1.5 PDUs for attendance of this meeting.
There will be a Hot Dog & Bratwurst Bar catered by Steve’s Hot Dogs
We will be presenting the family of Richard J. Barr with his Final Point, commissioned by NSPS.
We will be announcing our 2024-2025 St. Louis Chapter MSPS Scholarship recipient!
And the main discussion of the evening will be the surviving stones from the 1876 St. Louis City Charter, according to a survey by Julius Pitzman & Re-Survey by Thomas Featherson followed by a surveyor’s roundtable.
The full meeting outline can be found here.
Click Here for the 1.5 PDU Certificate
Golf Outing w/ IPLSA Southwest Chapter 2024
Summer/Fall Membership Meeting - August 21st, 2024
James W. Rennick Riverfront Park, Washington, MO.
6:30 – 7 PM – St. Louis Chapter Business Meeting, Scholarship Fundraiser Tickets and presentation about a new survey credit program by Midwest Geospatial Academy, while enjoying BBQ along the Missouri River by BFA, Inc.
7-8 PM – Presentation by Judge Ike Lamke of a court case that resulted in a decision about the location of the North-South section line between Section 4 and Section 5, Township 43 N., Range 2 W of the 5th PM.
Click here for Meeting Outline
Click here for all of the Case Files & Judge Ike Lamke Introduction
2024 Surveyors Cup Golf Tournament
Click here for Board Approved 1.5 PDU Certificate
Summer Membership Meeting - July 17th, 2024
The Summer Membership Meeting will be a presentation by County Planning and GIS Officials from our region to discuss their offices and procedures.
6:00 pm to 7:30 pm at 201 N. 2nd Street, St. Charles, MO 63301
Click Here for Board Approved 1.5 PDU Certificate
Spring Membership Meeting - March 27th 2024
Seiler Instruments – 3433 Tree Court Industrial Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63122
6:30pm- 8pm
The Spring Membership Meeting will include a presentation about the St. Louis Chapter 2024 Scholarships available for SIUE, State Tech & Optional other programs with presentations about that. Surveyors in Training and Associate members are strongly encouraged to attend!
The main presentation will discussion AI implementation in the Surveying Profession: Rapidly evolving software integrations, benefits and downsides, Surveyor’s responsibilities and awareness and preparedness of the unknown.
MSPS-STL March 2024 Meeting Program
Copilot ChatGPT4 DALL-E 3 Presentaion
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November 29th, 1903.
Spanish Obstruction.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION.
Photo: Kaskaskia. by Michael Haynes. © Michael Haynes, www.mhaynesart.com. Drouillard casually observes as a Spanish soldier in white has a discussion with Meriwether Lewis.
"[H]ere we was informed that the Lieut. Govr. of upper Louisiana intended to Stop us (at this place we let our rout be known) this information made it necessary for one of us to go on to St. Louis by land without delay — my being to weak too ride that far Capt. Lewis deturmined to proceed on, Shew his Vouchers and do away any Obstruction.
WM CLARK"
"We arrived at Kaskaskees on the 29th & Selected 12 men for our party, I made Some arrangement for our winters Provisions, during this time I had very Comfartable quarters with Capt. Stodard [Amos Stoddard], and a Mr. Wm. Morrison a merchant of that place, —
WM CLARK"
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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November 28th, 1803.
Kaskaskia Arrivals.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION.
At camp near Horse Island, the morning is foggy. CLARK leaves with the boats and after fifteen miles up the Mississippi, arrives at Kaskaskia. LEWIS travels by land to the new American outpost there.
"LEWIS BY LAND, CLARK BY WATER
This morning left CAPT. CLARK in charge of the Boat
—MERIWETHER LEWIS
Set out this morning of 8 oClock from the lower point of the horse Island
—WILLIAM CLARK"
KASKASKIA LANDING
"the Current much Swifter than usial Passed an Island on the Larbd. side, also one on the Starbd side abov that on the Larbd. and after passing some verry swift water which was comfd [?] between Sand bars, I arrived at the Landing opposit old St. Genevie,
—WIILIAM CLARK"
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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**WINTER MEMBERSHIP MEETING**
Rosalita's Cantina - 12796 Manchester Rd, Des Peres, MO 63131
December 10th, 6pm – 7:30pm.
We will have our raffle drawing for the winner of our Scholarship Fundraiser.
The MSPS STL Board of Directors and membership will elect new officers and directors for the 2026 year.
The discussion will begin with Units of Measure, and handy conversions that surveyors use regularly and how these have changed through the years.
The opening conversation will lead into a Surveyor’s Round-Table Discussion.
Dinner is included for all current 2025 paid members.
Students & Associates are free - Register & Pay on our Applications page if you haven't yet.
We will apply to the Board of Registration for 1.5 PDUs.
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November 27th, 1803.
A Bold Point Of Rocks.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION.
Photo: Up the Mississippi. Watercolor by Steve Ludeman. © 2023 by Steve Ludeman, www.steveludemanfineart.com. Above: the three vessels under sail, ascending the Mississippi River. At this point in their journey, to accompany their barge, the Lewis and Clark Expedition had acquired two pirogue vessels: one white and one red. I did this painting on a beautiful September day, at a scenic overlook next to Fort Kaskaskia, Illinois. On November 28, 1803, they arrived at the Fort with about 24 men.—Steve Ludeman
"This is a bold point of rocks forming the extremity of a range of hills which have continued on our Lard quarter for a considerable distance the Creek of the same name which puts in just above it is 20 miles in length and has a considerable number of inhabitants on it, and as many as three gristmills.—
—MERIWETHER LEWIS"
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The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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November 26, 1803.
Devil's Bake Oven.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION.
Photo: Grand Tower (cropped). Karl Bodmer (1809–1893). Rare Book and Special Collections Division, Library of Congress.
Moving up the Mississippi, the boats pass through a narrow channel to avoid a dangerous whirlpool near Tower Rock. Lewis describes the view from the top of a “sugarloaf point” as beautiful and commanding. They camp near present Seventy-Six Conservation Area in Missouri.
"On the W. side and about 25 feet up this rock [ is a small cavern— the rock is limestone & the same quality of the clifts heretofore discribed (i e) intermixed with a considerable portion of Flint stone. When the river is high the courent setts in with great violence on the W. side of this rock and being confined on that by a range of high hills is drven with much impetuosity through a narrow channel
—MERIWETHER LEWIS"
"There is a most beautifull and commanding view from the summit of the sugarloaf point; it commands the top of the grand Tower about 60 feet and overlooks the low surrounding country: the view of the river above is particularly beautifull; as well as the rang of hills which appear to the E. & stretching from the river below; from S. to N.—
—MERIWETHER LEWIS"
Discover More
The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
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November 25th, 1803.
Grand Tower Ritual.
LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION.
Photo: GRAND TOWER of the Mississippi River.
"Arrived at the GRAND TOWER a little before sunset, passed above it and came too on the Lard. shore for the night. This seems among the watermen of the mississippi to be what the tropics or Equanoxial line is with regard to the Sailors; those who have never passed it before are always compelled to pay or furnish some sperits to drink or be ducked
—MERIWETHER LEWIS"
Discover More
The Lewis and Clark Expedition: Day by Day by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2018). The story in prose, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals: An American Epic of Discovery (abridged) by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 2003). Selected journal excerpts, 14 May 1804–23 September 1806.
The Lewis and Clark Journals. by Gary E. Moulton (University of Nebraska Press, 1983–2001). The complete story in 13 volumes.
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