Upcoming Events
Our Monthly Meetings are held the 2nd Monday of each month September through June. No meetings are held in July & August.
Next Meeting: February 13, 2023
Our regular meeting venue is the: The Community Council of St. Charles County, 427 Spencer Road, St. Peters, MO. Please use the entrance in the upper parking lot of the library. Lots of FREE parking near the entrance.
Here is a link to The Community Council location
Patriot Etienne Bernard Grave Marking - April 23, 2023
The Fernando de Leyba SAR Chapter will mark the grave of Patriot Etienne Bernard at his gravesite in All Saints Catholic Church Cemetery, St. Peters. The grave marking ceremony is planned for Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. The Missouri Society, SAR Color Guard will be participating. The Saint Charles DAR Chapter will be participating. Patriot Etienne Bernard served with the 1st Company, St. Louis Militia and was at the Battle of Fort San Carlos on May 26, 1780 in St. Louis. He is one of the founders of the All Saints Catholic Church. Etienne Bernard and Louise Langevin donated the land for the church, and Joseph Voisard and Elizabeth Denny donated the land for the cemetery. The grave marking is part of the Church’s 200th Anniversary Celebration in 2023. The Church faces Gatty Street but uses a side street (McMenamy Road) as their mailing address. The full address of the Church is as follows.
All Saints Catholic Church
7 McMenamy Road
St. Peters, MO 63376
A link to the Church’s history page on its Website.
History and Heritage (allsaints-stpeters.org)
Fort San Carlos Festival 2023 - May 27 & 28, 2023
Saturday Morning
8:00 AM Sainte Genevieve Militia Encampment Demonstration - Historic Park
10:00 AM Introduction to the Battle of Fort San Carlos
Sainte Genevieve Catholic Church
- Militiaman Bob Miller
Militia & Color Guard March to Memorial Cemetery
Grave Marking Ceremony recognizing Sainte Genevieve Militia
Presentation of Memorial Plaque to Museum
Militia & Color Guard March to Militia Encampment
Fort San Carlos Festival 2023 - May 27 & 28, 2023
Saturday Afternoon
2:00 PM Introduction to the Battle of Fort San Carlos
Sainte Genevieve Catholic Church
- Militiaman Bob Miller
Militia & Color Guard March to Memorial Cemetery
- Brooks Lyles
Grave Marking Ceremony recognizing Sainte Genevieve Militia
Presentation of Memorial Plaque to Museum
Militia & Color Guard March to Militia Encampment
Fort San Carlos Festival 2023 - May 27 & 28, 2023
Sunday Morning
1:15 PM Militia & Color Guard Muster - Historic Park
2:00 PM Fort San Carlos Memorial Ceremony
History of Sainte Genevieve Militia
- Margaret Carr
J. Howard Fisk, Chairman
