Dan Martin, cartoonist of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s Weatherbird, will be the guest speaker at the Sunset Hills Historical Society Monday, May 20 at 7 p.m. The event will be held at the Sunset Hills Community Center, 3915 S. Lindbergh Blvd.

The Weatherbird, started in 1901, is the oldest continually drawn cartoon in American journalism. Over the course of 123 years, the Weatherbird has been created by only six men, including Martin. 

 “Being the Bird-keeper since 1986, I’ve drawn the Weatherbird commenting on countless historic and non-historic happenings, but the old Bird himself has opined on just about every major event for 123 years, and he’s still going strong,” Martin said. 

In addition to presenting on the history of the Weatherbird, Martin will also speak to the important role of Sunset Hills in the history of St. Louis newspaper cartooning. 

Following the presentation, Martin will be available for book signings.