Douglass School

In 1871, when the Trustees established the Smith Chapel AME Church, they also established the Douglass Schoolhouse for their children. The Schoolhouse has been removed to Oglesby Park, and is now part of the St. Charles County Parks in Wentzville, Missouri.

Published by Dorris Keeven-Franke

Award winning author, and International speaker. President of the Archer Alexander Memorial Foundation. Member of the Missouri Speakers Bureau and the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom. President of the Boone's Lick Road Association. Executive Director of the Missouri Germans Consortium. She has been writing for over 35 years and published several books on local history, German immigration, and other topics. Currently working on To Tell a True Story - Archer Alexander.