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Juneteenth celebrations across the St. Louis region kicked off earlier this week. Here鈥檚 where you can observe the federal holiday in St. Louis, St. Louis County and the Metro East.

The St. Alphonsus Liguori Catholic Church in north St. Louis received $500,000 from the National Trust for Historic Preservation鈥檚 African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to restore its 120-year-old stained glass windows.

The Smithsonian鈥檚 National Museum of African American History and Culture is helping Black St. Louisans trace their roots as far back as possible. Staff members were in St. Louis this fall to teach people how to research genealogical archives and digitize old family recordings. Black St. Louisans want to help the next generation better understand their ancestry.

Chuck Berry鈥檚 family and former bandmates have launched a two-year project to celebrate the late rock 鈥榥鈥� roll legend鈥檚 music.

The Smithsonian Institution is hosting workshops across the St. Louis region in September and October.

Two archival exhibits to help St. Louisans better understand the city鈥檚 role in slavery are coming to the Civil Courts building in downtown St. Louis beginning Tuesday. People can learn about the city鈥檚 racist past through historical artifacts, stories from the enslaved and lesser-known freedom suits court pleadings.

Royce Martin鈥檚 鈥淢emories on Morgan Street鈥� brings Scott Joplin鈥檚 classics to the 21st century.

The Missouri Historical Society will start Black History Month with a conversation on Thursday about Black contributions to the fashion industry.

Through colorful imagery and detailed documentation, co-authors Calvin Riley and NiNi Harris tell the stories of enslaved people, nightclub owners, soldiers and everyday Black St. Louisans.

The Missouri Historical Society is gathering materials that would help preserve St. Louis' African American history. The society鈥檚 African American History Initiative plans exhibits on the Greater Ville and Mill Creek neighborhoods in the next few years. Historians are asking St. Louisans for artifacts and historical pieces to showcase.