ST. CHARLES COUNTY HISTORY

By Dorris Keeven-Franke

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History happens. All stories, especially the difficult ones, need to be heard. Award winning author, a public historian, professional genealogist, and International speaker. Member of the Missouri Speakers Bureau and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom.

Author: Dorris Keeven-Franke

  • Saint Charles in 1804

    Saint Charles in 1804

    a number of the Inhabitants had assembled to see us set off we fired our Swivel, from the Bow of our boat; and gave them three Cheers, which they returned;

  • The Little Hills

    The Little Hills

    “it is terminated by a range of small hills, hence the appellation of petit Cote, a name by which this vilage is better known”

  • FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION

    FREEDOM DAY CELEBRATION

    An event celebrating the life of an enslaved St. Charles County man who became our nation’s symbol for freedom…. see more