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: slavery

  • 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

  • LOOKING BACK

    LOOKING BACK

    This land that we call St. Charles County now, has been home to many people and many cultures in the past 250 years. “The farther back you can look, the farther forward you are likely to see.”

  • Gone a soldiering…

    Gone a soldiering…

    Benjamin Oglesby was only one of the thousands of enslaved men who joined the U.S. Colored Troops from St. Charles County.