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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  • 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!

  • From Virginia to Missouri

    From Virginia to Missouri

    This story is just one of the hundreds of settlers that came from Virginia to Missouri…

  • An O’Fallon Family Scrapbook

    An O’Fallon Family Scrapbook

    This is from a book of newspaper clippings kept by the Krekel family. Bertha must have been quite the historian, as she took it upon herself to freely editorialize facts published by Miss Keithly, and are what are shared in this story. Otherwise, it is exactly the way it was published in June of 1912,…