May 24, 2025

There is now a sign at Smith Chapel Cemetery on Hwy W, in Foristell, MO. On Saturday May 24th, members of the community joined Cemetery Restoration professional Jerry Prouhet at the historic Smith Chapel Cemetery on Hwy W in Foristell, Missouri. There are three freedom seekers – Benjamin Oglesby, Smith Ball and Martin Boyd; two more U.S.C.T. veterans and one World War I Veteran buried in Smith Chapel Cemetery. We cleaned stones and attempted to straighten all of the Oglesby stones, and were somewhat successful. Thank you to all who came and helped us to honor these Veterans on this Memorial Day!!!

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.