St. Charles County Historical Society
101 South Main Street, St. Charles, MO 63301-(636) 946-9828
Information
Contact Information
Please feel free to contact the Historical Society about any questions
Phone: (636) 946 - 9828
Email: scchs@mail.win.org
Address: 101 South Main Street • St. Charles, Missouri 63301-2802
Become A Member
MEMBERSHIP
Anyone interested in learning about and preserving history is invited to join. The Society funds itself on membership dues, special activities and a trust created from the sale of historic properties.
Student |
$10 |
Individual |
$25 |
Family |
$35 |
Blanchette Friend |
$75 |
DuSable Sponsor |
$150 |
Boone Patron |
$300 |
Alexander McNair Corporate |
$1000.00 and over, Name will be displayed in SCCHS lobby |
All members of the Society receive a subscription to St. Charles Heritage, a monthly Newsletter from the Archives and a 10% discount on Society Publications. Members may use the Archives free of charge.
To become a member of the Society, mail your name, or company name, address, phone, membership category and your check to:
St. Charles County Historical Society Membership
101 South Main Street
St. Charles, MO 63301-2802
Tributes and Memorials
Celebrate birthdays and anniversaries with a gift to the St. Charles County Historical Society in the name of a friend of family member. Christmas, Mother's Day and Father's Day are also appropriate occasions to recognize a loved one. You may also wish to remember someone who appreciated SCCHS during his or her lifetime with a Memorial Gift.
You can feel doubly satisfied that your gift acknowleding a special person or event will also help to further SCCHS' mission to collect, preserve, and share St. Charles County History.
SCCHS provides tribute and memorial gift givers with a contribution receipt, and acknowledges receipt of the gift, and the donor's thoughtfulness, to the honoree or other recipient designated by the donor. Gifts are also recognized in the SCCHS newsletter. All gift amounts remain confidential. These gifts are tax-deductible. Please call 636-949-9828 for more information.
Here is a link to the index of our Newsletter:
Here are some other links of interest:
St. Charles City-County Library
St. Charles Convention & Visitors Bureau
State Historical Society of MO
Missouri State Genealogical Association (MoSGA)
Boone-Duden Historical Society
Missouri State Archives Immigration Search
Missouri State Archives Death Certificates Online
National Archives and Records Administration
Charles Henry Gauss Collection
Pioneer Certificates
For a complete set of instructions and a printable application, please click HERE to download a PDF vesion
Do you have St. Charles County ancestors? Our Pioneer Certificate is designed to be historical, educational, and to preserve the memory of the achievements and sacrifices made in the forming of our county.
The certificates are issued in five categories: Voyageur, before 1791; Explorer, before 1804 Corps of Discovery Expedition, Territorian, 1804-1806; Settler, before August 1821, Statehood; Einwanderer, German Immigrants before 1840; Citizen, 1821 through the Civil War.
To apply for a certificate fill out an application form and provide the information showing your District/County prior to the close of the Civil War in April 1865. The cost for each certificate is $15.00.
Each certificate is recorded and the family information preserved by the Archives. We encourage you to make as complete a file as possible. Include copies of photographs, births, deaths, marriages, deeds, and court records. Please do not send originals, photocopies are acceptable.
The Certificate includes the name of the applicant as well as the ancester being honored. Please be clear as to the spelling of the names that are to appear on the certificate.
Application forms are available on-line and at the Archives. To have an application mailed to you please send your request by mail along with a self-addressed, stamped business size envelope to our address.
St. Charles County Historical Society Certificate Program
101 South Main Street
St. Charles, MO. 63301-2802