Don Graveman is a former board member of the St. Charles County Historical Society, with whose support the coauthors gathered many of these photographs. Don and his wife, Dianna, an editor and former educator, are coauthors of four previous books, including Images of America: St. Charles: Les Petites Cotes. Grace Nichols was the first female mayor of St. Charles, from 1987 to 1995, and the authors are grateful for her participation in this project.