Event Description
A public event to honor and highlight our shared heritage of service by America’s citizen soldiers through the centuries. Individuals and groups attending will represent various time periods and historic military units, with demonstrations and displays representing aspects of our history from the French and Indian War through WWII. Additionally, The Hands-On House will also be open from 11-3 and offer tomahawk throwing and live music, located at 116 S. Main Street. The Centre will also be open from 10-5 and showcasing its newest exhibit, Saving St. Louis: the Ste. Genevieve Militia at the Battle of Fort San Carlos for $5/adult & $3/student, as well as offering guided tours of the Bolduc and LeMeilleur Houses for $10/adult & $5/student. The Centre is located at 198 Market Street.
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By Editor | May 5, 2021
By MARK EVANS
mevans@stegenherald.com
Ste. Genevieve’s only indirect involvement in the American Revolution will be celebrated at the Centre For French Colonial Life (CFCL).
The center is opening an exhibition this weekend to bring to life the “Battle of Fort San Carlos,” sometimes called “The Battle of St. Louis,” and the Ste. Genevieve militia’s important role in it.
“Saving St. Louis: the Ste. Genevieve Militia at the Battle of Fort San Carlos,” will open to the public this Saturday.
In 1779, Spain declared war on Great Britain, which had been preoccupied with the American colonial revolution for five years. The British looked at it as a golden opportunity to plunder the large, but somewhat weakly defended Louisiana Territory Spain controlled west of the Mississippi River.