Daniel Boone Home Tour

On Wednesday, September 21st, five of LCARSP members set out to tour the Daniel Boone Home in Defiance Missouri.

Daniel Boone was a pioneer, frontiersman, and survivor. Boone also discovered, early in life, that he possessed skills as a hunter and trapper, making a living as a market hunter.

Daniel moved from Pennsylvania to North Carolina where he met his wife, Rebecca.

Being intrigued by talk of a new frontier, Boone and friends set off for this new frontier, Kentucky, and eventually settled there along what is now known as Boone’s Trace.

Daniel, and several of his children and grandchildren made the move to Missouri in 1799.

Daniel’s original piece of property was about 850 acres, five miles from the site of the home we visited. Daniel never developed his land and divided his time between living with Nathan, who built the home visitors tour, daughter Jemima, and son Daniel Morgan. Daniel Boone died at “home” in what is now the Historic Daniel Boone Home.

Daniel Boone left behind a line of descendants that still visit the last place Boone called “home”. Our guide showed us a copy of the family tree for Daniel Boone. I don’t remember the exact numbers, but it goes something like this: Daniel Boone had 10+ children, all of whom had 10+ children, all of whom had 10+ children and so on. The guide reports a known lineage of at least 369+ blood relatives of Daniel Boone, many of whom are still in the area.

Rooms visited in the historic home include: the parlor, the sitting room, Daniel Boone’s bedroom (where he passed away on September 26, 1820 [see pic with blue bedspread]), Nathan & Olive’s bedroom, the dining room, and the kitchen.

The Village surrounding the home is comprised of more than a dozen buildings that have been moved to the property from within 50 miles of the site. Each building dates back to the 1800s. Collectively, the buildings represent a pioneer village of that time period.

These buildings include the Squire Boone home (brother to Daniel) relocated from Old Monroe Missouri; Mount Hope School relocated from St. Paul Missouri; Sappington-Dressel House relocated from Gravois Road in St. Louis Missouri; Milliner and Dressmaker House relocated from St. Charles Missouri; Pottery Shop; Carpenter Shop relocated from Flint Hill Missouri; Old Peace Chapel relocated from New Melle Missouri; Stake House relocated from a half mile away from the Boone home; Detached kitchen, formerly a portion of the Benedict Warmbrodt Home located on Lemay Ferry Road in South St. Louis County Missouri; Ingledew & Hays-Coshow House relocated from Robertsville Missouri; Blacksmith Shop; Gunsmith Shop; Surveyor Shop relocated from Schluersburg Missouri; General Store relocated from Schluersburg Missouri; Grist Mill relocated from Warren County Missouri; Callaway House relocated from Marthasville Missouri; Newton Howell House; and Daniel Boone Hays Home at Matson Hill Park, located 2 miles down Highway F at 3572 Stub Road.

In all my years as a native St. Louisan, I have never been to the Daniel Boone historic site. Great tour.

Terry E.

LCARSP 1st Vice President

Imagination Celebration!

Fancy Nancy with some ECEC staff members

On Saturday, September 10, 2022, Lincoln County R-III School District held their first IMAGINATION  CELEBRATION.  This successful celebration, with over 300 folks in attendance, was an effort to bring community awareness about the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.  This program offers free books monthly to all children in the Lincoln County R-3 School District who are ages 0 thru 5 years of age.

Due to recent funding changes, R-3 must match donations from the DPIL Foundation to continue this program.  Prior to the celebration, monies totaling over $10,500 from sponsors, including LCARSP and others, has been collected.

As they continue to raise money, donations close to $300 were received at the event from private donations and Kona Ice.  There was no entry charge for the event and all activities and entertainment were free of charge.   The school district covered food expense.    The event was such a success, they plan on making it an annual event.

Addition fundraising continues with the next organized effort on October 11, 2022, at Chihuahua’s Restaurant in Troy.   They will donate 20% of all proceeds from 4-9 to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library.

Anyone wishing to donate, please contact the Early Childhood Education Center at 1601 South Main Street, Troy, MO  63379.  Phone #636-463-3020

"Fancy Nancy" is reading to little listeners.

Planned activities during the event

Sponsors of the event

"You Can, Too!"

LCARSP members were recently invited by the Lincoln County R-III District to attend a presentation hosted by Ms. Jeannie Riddle, Missouri State Senator from the 10th District. She was joined by Sen. Karla Eslinger from the 33rd District.   This presentation was held September 7, at Boone - Lincoln Elementary School auditorium with 4th grade students from the district also in attendance.

Senator Jeanie Riddle and 11 other female senators have written a children’s book to promote reading and encourage children to follow their passions.

LCARSP members, Clarissa Sydnor, Mary Ann Kemper, Elaine Henderson, and Debbie Colbert attended along with many other Lincoln County R-III
friends and patrons.

Sen. Riddle and Sen. Eslinger spoke about writing the book with other female senators and gathering the information from all the 36 women Senators who have served in the Missouri Senate since the 19th Amendment was ratified in 1920.  They spent time answering questions from the students, many revolving around Senator Riddle’s service dog, Gracie.