Information on the Fallert and Papin or Pepin families is needed to complete an ancestry book.
The Project Pioneers Committee of the Ste. Genevieve Chamber of Commerce will sell the book of family histories at the Jour de Fete in August.
People with these names or relatives should contact Lucille Baler, 50 N. Fifth St., Ste. Genevieve, Mo. 63670 or call 314-883-3134. The deadline for submitting information is March 31.
The Papin or Pepin family and Fallert family will be honored at the opening ceremonies of the town's annual Jour de Fete festival in August. A family record book tracing these two families to Europe will be for sale during the two-day celebration.
Project Pioneers has been honoring pioneer families in the Ste. Genevieve area for eight years.
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