St. Charles County Historical Society

Check out our new video up on our YouTube page!

Chat with Justin Watkins, a member of SCCHS, over history and cemeteries. A chat with Justin Watkins over the importance of cemeteries and history as whole.

Check out our new video up on our YouTube page!

Chat with Patti Dickherber about genealogy Chat with Patti Dickerher, member of SCCHS, about genealogy. What genealogy is, why its important, and resources available to learn more about your family.

Oak Grove Cemetery Walk

There's still time to regitser for our September Focus on Genealogy.
It's at the Heritage Museum where if you come early you can walk around the American Revolutionary War in the West Exhibit.

Tickets are selling fast!

A couple new videos are up on our youtube channel!

SCCHS Welcome to the St. Charles County Historical Society YouTube Channel! Our mission is to foster an understanding and appreciation of all aspects of Saint Charles County history and genealogy. How do we do this? We maintain the archives, the documents and paper trails, for St. Charles County. The goal...

You don't want to miss this one!

Interested in the history of the TNT plant area? Join us on Sunday, June 30th!

A promise is a promise.....

Alot to find in a cemetery!

Parents are finding baby name ideas by visiting cemeteries: ‘I am a gravestone baby’ — TODAY Haley Hodge, who is pregnant with her 4th child, is now considering the names Galloway and Salem for her unborn daughter.

Your chance to take in an informative and helpful FREE program has been extended a full week. Due to scheduling conflicts, our Focus on Genealogy program will be on May 28th, from 7-8:45 pm at the St. Charles County Heritage Musuem. If you wait until Memorial Day weekend (May25-27) to respond, leave a message by calling (636) 946-9828 or email [email protected] (preferred).

Make sure you sign up for this FREE presentation!

Every year, May is set aside to celebrate Preservation Month. Beginning as Preservation Week (1973), the celebration was extended to the entire month in 2005 in order to showcase the diverse and unique heritage of our country’s cities, states and historic sites.
Come down to historic Main Street on May 18th and visit the SCCHS Archives where we will be displaying information, documents and images on St. Charles County’s historic sites many of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Take a look at the documentation we hold on the City of St. Charles historic districts, city and county maps - some of which you can purchase, the designation of historic place names, files on specific residences, and information on how you can become involved in local preservation efforts.
And since preservation is more than just saving old buildings, we’ll have a hands-on, how-to preserve your family documents and/or images.

* If you know the reference to this title, stop by the Archives on May 18th, let me know your answer and if correct, there will be a reward.

Funding made available through the State Historical Society of Missouri Richard S. Brownlee Missouri Local History Grant

Unlock the Past with MyHeritage this Halloween - MyHeritage Blog October brings more than just pumpkin spice and costumes; it brings a chance to connect with the spirits of our ancestors and uncover their mysterious

This is timely since I been asked about the original murals.

Historic Courthouse interior wall painting to be recreated The Historic Courthouse third-floor interior walls will be decoratively painted to restore some of the look and feel of the original motif.

Who’s up for workshops on preservation at the SCCHS Archives?

Worried you aren’t properly caring for all those old family photos? You know, the contents of that overflowing shoebox under the bed or the ancient cell phone that hasn’t been backed up since Lost was still on the air? Consider watching our new Photograph Preservation Workshop on YouTube! Funded through a National Historical Publications and Records Commission grant, the seven workshop modules provide viewers with valuable information on a range of photo preservation topics to improve the care and storage of your irreplaceable collection.

View all seven Photograph Preservation Workshop modules here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfp960XPI8Z2X7FTQLWgfTIzbOchHUdEx!