La Compagnie de la Hivernants des Riviere St. Pierre
A Voyageur and Fur Trade era re-enactment group focused on historically accurate clothing and public interpretation.
Afoutayi Dance, Music and Arts Company
Haitian traditional culture group engaging youth through dance, percussion, song, and storytelling.
Minnesota Genealogical Society (MGS)
Minnesota’s largest and most comprehensive organization for family history research.
MNHS Genealogical Resources
The Minnesota Historical Society’s directory of family history links and records.
Canadian Interest Group of MGS (mncig.org)
The Minnesota Genealogical Society branch dedicated to Canadian and French heritage.
Issac Lavissoniere
“Battle of Kaposia by Isaac Labissoniere” is a firsthand account written by Isaac Labissoniere — a French-Canadian settler who came to St. Paul from the Selkirk Settlement in the Red River Valley — describing the 1842 battle in which Ojibwe warriors launched a surprise attack on the Dakota village of Kaposia near present-day South St. Paul, Minnesota, which he personally witnessed.
Significant Dates in French Minnesota History
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The 79 French Towns of Minnesota
For almost two hundred years before Minnesota became a state, French was the primary European language spoken here. After Minnesota
Where the Waters Meet
A Story About Where Minnesota Was Born. A historical narrative of the sacred confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers and the French influence on the state’s formation.
