BOONE'S LICK ROAD PROGRAM 
With the Louisiana Purchase and westward expansion in 1804, Americans would flood the new frontier by using early trails that the Buffalo and Osage Nation had used for years. By the time Missouri became a State in 1821, the residents were clamoring for surveyors to lay out better roadways for stagecoaches and caravans. The "Big Road" as it was called by early travelers soon became the route used to reach the Boone's Lick region, the Sante Fe Trail, and points further west. Originally used by the Boone and Morrison families, to reach their all-important Salt Lick in Howard County, this program explains the reliance by early settlers on salt and how it was made. Soon Missouri was filled with thousands of families from the East and immigrants from Europe, flooding its' valleys. The stories of the people who settled the towns and cities along it, sharing the difficulties our ancestors faced in establishing Missouri. As the State grew, so did the history. Dorris Keeven-Franke will share the important history of Boone's Lick Road, its' towns, the people who lived along it, and what makes it so fascinating today. As she shares stories of its earliest residents, those who traveled it, and those who built towns along it, we learn about all of the culture and heritage that made Missouri home. Explaining its earliest route, and how it changed according to society's needs, she will explain what remains today of our State's first major roadway. This program is filled with maps, photos, and traces of the places and cultures that still share the stories of the road today. Let us bring this program to your non-profit organization, school, or library today!

 

The presenter, Boone's Lick Road Association President Dorris Keeven-Franke, is a member of the Missouri Speaker's Bureau, which is sponsored by the Missouri Humanities Council and the State Historical of Missouri. If you would like to book a program for your non-profit, you can contact her directly at dorris.keevenfranke@gmail.com for more information. 

TO CONTACT THE BOONE'S LICK ROAD president@booneslickroad.org