Photos from my trip to St. Charles and Ste. Genevieve, MO areas
St. Charles Postcard : St. Louis Postcard

"Site of Fort Kaskaskia" sign : "A Changing River, A Vanished Capital" sign

The current area of Kaskaskia IL lies on the west of the Mississippi River - current map of the area
View from the old fort site across the river west towards current Kaskaskia, IL & Ste. Genevieve, MO
"Illinois in the American Revolution" sign, Kaskaskia, IL
The Liberty Bell of the West: "This bell, given by King Louis XV of France to the Catholic Church of the Illinois country in 1741, has been in Kaskaskia for centruies. The people of Kaskaskia rang it in celebration after George Rogers clark occupied the town on July 4, 1778. During the American Revolution, it continued to be rung on July 4 for many years thereafter." http://www.greatriverroad.com/stegen/randattract/kaskbell.htm
Memorial Cemetery, Ste. Genevieve, MO: walled area for town founders : Headstone of Felix Janis : Headstone of Henry Janis : Headstone of Antoine Janis 1795-1861 : Group of three Janis http://www.genealogysource.com/ste_genevieve_cemetery_index.htm

Janis - Ziegler House - "The Green Tree Tavern"

Considered the oldest surviving building in Missouri according to tree ring dating, this historic home was built in 1790 by Francois Janis or his father, Nicolas Janis. It was the first tavern in the Louisiana Territory and later the first tobacco store and the first Masonic meeting hall west of the Mississippi. The first meeting was held there as Lousiana Lodge No. 109 in 1807. Nicolas, a trader and justice of the peace at Kaskaskia, Illinois before moving to Ste. Genevieve and receiving a land grant in 1789, was born in Canada in 1720 and died in Ste. Genevieve in 1804. His son Francois inherited the house and continued to run the tavern. In 1833, Mathias Ziegler purchased it and operated a tobacco store while living in the house. The building was restored in the 1960s and is again being carefully restored following extensive flooding in 1993.

info found at http://www.genealogysource.com/stegenevieve_7.htm
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