The SCCHS Archives at 101 S Main Street.
Our hours are from 10 am to 3 pm on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. We are also open on Saturdays for research by appointment only until further notice. Please call (636) 946-9828 in advance to make a Saturday research reservation. Check our calendar on the left for our Holiday hours and CLOSINGS due to weather.
Research may also be done online (see the Research Page) or by email (see the web contact form). Please watch this website for more information. Thank you, and please stay safe.
If you missed The Lighting of Two Lanterns at the Archives this past week, you can view it by clicking below.
Due to popular demand, we are sharing the recipe for the gingerbread that we served at the Lighting of Two Lanterns. Enjoy….
Link to "Lost St. Charles" The history of every community is written in many places—documents, images, the built environment, and the past lives of its people. That history includes buildings no longer standing but still tells the stories of the people who lived or worked there and their times. This website is about those stories in “Lost St. Charles.” Lost St. Charles (arcgis.com)
Recent Research Success Testimonial:
"Hello, Amy:
I would like to sincerely thank you and Joan Koechig for allowing me to go through Andrew McColloch’s files regarding the St. Charles County Airport. This information is exactly what I have been looking for in trying to better establish a timeline of how the St. Charles County Airport came to be. The amount of information is incredible and, even though I haven’t had a chance to go through all of it yet, what I have seen is fascinating and will definitely help me to track the development of the airport.
The 1942 survey blueprints of the airport grounds are priceless! I have always heard there were various buildings and infrastructure on the grounds but never knew their exact location or exactly what the improvements were, but we now have a much better idea of what the U.S. Government put in place during World War II. This information will also be very helpful as we go through our Airport Master Plan Update which is currently in progress as we need to show all property transfers, avigation easements, quit-claim deeds, etc. to reflect all of the airport’s grounds.
I am so glad that this information came to light and did not sit on a shelf unnoticed.
Again, many, many thanks and best wishes to you and Joan."
Sincerely,
Dennis Wiss,A.A.E., ACE
Airport Manager
St. Charles County Government - Regional Airport - Smartt Field
