Archive for June, 2012

Open Letter to Sainte Genevieve

This letter is not an indictment of any of the owners of the properties mentioned in this letter, or of the Landmarks Commission.  Rather, this is an observation by the signers of this letter.  It is meant to provoke some thought and discussion, as the people involved might not realize how this whole situation appears [...]

 

Link: Town Ball in Ste. Genevieve During the Civil War

From 1862: “The acting Coroner of this county was called upon, on Friday last, to hold an inquest upon the body of Eli La Rose, who was most cruelly murdered on the day before by John Criswell of this county….” Read more: thisgameofgames.blogspot.com/2012/06/town-ball-in-ste-genevieve-during-civil.html