Biographies of French Traders & Voyageurs
A collection of biographies and histories of French merchants, officers, and voyageurs including surname variations.
Franco-American Oral History Archives
A digital collection of oral histories and interviews documenting the Franco-American experience.
Dance Revels Moving History (Jane Peck)
Dance historian and choreographer offering workshops and performances with a French Heritage theme.
French Historical Archaeology (Dr. Greg Brick)
Lectures on Minnesota’s subterranean French history, from saltpeter mining to Roquefort cheese caves.
Celebrity Genealogies (Geneastar)
A database to help you discover if you are related to a famous person or celebrity.
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.
