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.

Tag: City of St. Charles

  • 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 Hanging of Reverend White

    The Hanging of Reverend White

    In 1838, Samuel Audrain emancipated his enslaved man named Absalom White, a preacher and an abolitionist …