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

  • Original Plat of Saint Charles

    Original Plat of Saint Charles

    Everyone loves old maps. They do a lot more than give directions. Historic maps can share what a place looked like at a certain point in time and transport us back to another era. This is the story of a map that takes people back in time, to the City of St. Charles historic past,…

  • The Boone’s Lick Road

    The Boone’s Lick Road

    The first roads were simply animal traces that the indigenous people followed. These developed as the population grew into trails, and then into roads that could be maintained…

  • Establishing the birth of a City

    Establishing the birth of a City

    When does a city become a city? Even though Saint Charles was incorporated in 1809, it was here for many years before that!