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.

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  • Documentary Premiere

    Documentary Premiere

    This film follows a determined group of community leaders and students working to keep history alive at Smith Chapel Cemetery in Foristell, MO: a site founded in 1871 by nine formerly enslaved individuals fighting to build a future for their families. It will be shown Saturday August 23rd in Ogelsby Park with a program beginning…

  • BURIED HISTORY, UNCOVERED STORIES

    BURIED HISTORY, UNCOVERED STORIES

    In February of 2025, Audrey Pinson and other students from the University of Missouri Columbia – School of Journalism, contacted those working on this project and began work on a documentary about the Smith Chapel Cemetery. The public is invited to the Premiere showing of this documentary on August 23, 2025 at 6:00pm where the…

  • The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Lewis and Clark Expedition

    The Corps would await Meriwether Lewis who was in St. Louis attending to some business. Everyone would enjoy themselves for one last time with the village, waiting for the expedition to begin. St. Charles Missouri is celebrating its 250th birthday in 2019. In St. Charles visit the Lewis and Clark Boathouse for an excellent museum…