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Discovery of the Aransas Channel near Rockport

Jean Béranger, originally from La Rochelle, France, was a veteran … Lire la suite

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Fort Maurepas (Ocean Springs), the cradle of Colonial French Louisiana

During the month of April 1699, Pierre Le Moyne d’Iberville … Lire la suite

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Dauphin Island, Alabama, where it all began

It is a secret of history that the settling of … Lire la suite

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Mobile, the first Catholic parish in Colonial French Louisiana

In January 1702 D’Iberville and his men returned to Mobile … Lire la suite

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Biloxi, an aboriginal word meaning First Nation

With the wind in sails the French fleet arrived at … Lire la suite

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Frontenac (Minnesota), directly linked to France’s royalty

At the request of Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix, a French Jesuit … Lire la suite

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Prairie du Chien, pronounced “prairie doo sheen”

The approach of the summer was particularly warm when Father … Lire la suite

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“La Petite Nuit”, Dubuque’s Native American Name

Dubuque is the oldest city in Iowa. It is located … Lire la suite

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The monsters of Alton (Cap-Rouge) according to Father Marquette

In 1673, in Cap-Rouge (now Alton) near the mouth of … Lire la suite

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Sainte Geneviève, a new national historical park

The first colonizing families of Ste. Geneviève on the western … Lire la suite

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Jean-Marc Agator
is a French former engineer passionate about the history of Canada and of francophone communities throughout North America in all of their cultural diversity. He lives in Paris region.

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Jean-Pierre Bernier
is a retired executive from the financial sector with a burning passion for America’s Francophonie and its fraternity. A Québec City native, he now lives in Aurora, Ontario.

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“La Petite Nuit”, Dubuque’s Native American Name
A memorable trip to Paris for Sergeant Dubois (Brunswick)
A perfume of France in Louisville
Among the Shawnee Nation (Lexington)
At Burnt Sugarcane (Kenner), the sweet sugar will wait
At Natchez, poppies are part of the landscape
At Pointe Coupée, the dead arm is alive and well (New Roads)
At West Lafayette, resisting is not surmounting
Baton Rouge, a name with multiple origins
Bellevue, the cradle of Nebraska
Biloxi, an aboriginal word meaning First Nation
Boisé or Woody (Boise), a distinctive name of French origin
Cahokia, one of the largest Native communities
Cape Girardeau, an ever-mysterious name
Carondelet, a Fathers’ Rendez-vous
Chez les Cansès, Kansas City‘s original name
Chicago where French is spoken since 1673
Daniel Greysolon Dulhut, the peacemaker at Fond du Lac (Duluth)
Dauphin Island, Alabama, where it all began
Detroit, a strategic location between two Great Lakes
Discovery of the Aransas Channel near Rockport
Discovery of the Falls of St. Anthony (Minneapolis)
Downtown Milwaukee, first visited in 1674
Epes, a stronghold never attacked
Florissant and its beautiful flowery valley
Fort Assumption led to Memphis’ location
Fort Cavagnial (Leavenworth), the French Connection to Santa Fe
Fort Crèvecoeur, a 1680 French-Peoria Agreement
Fort de Chartres and Prairie du Rocher go hand in hand
Fort Duquesne (Pittsburgh), the beginning of the end
Fort Maurepas (Ocean Springs), the cradle of Colonial French Louisiana
Fort Saint-Pierre in Vicksburg is 300 years old in 2019
Fort St. Louis (Inez-Victoria), a lost but well recognized effort
Fort Wayne, a providential portage at Kekionga
Fortification of Metropolis’ first economy in Southern Illinois
French artefacts found in Niles dating back to the 17th century
French was spoken in Tennessee as far back as 1682 (Randolph)
From Boucherville to Nashville, a story link that speaks volumes
From Concile’ Banks to Council Bluffs in 100 Years of History
From Tallow to Dream in New Madrid
From the City of the Gauls to New Bourbon (Ste. Geneviève)
Frontenac (Minnesota), directly linked to France’s royalty
Gift of King Louis XV of France to Kaskaskia (Chester)
Grand Forks (North Dakota) on the northern Red River
Green Bay named after the greenish color of a nearby ocean
If only the mountains at Sheridan could talk
In early American history Dupo was Prairie du Dupont on the King’s Highway
In Maumee, a fort can hide another
In the Attakapas district everyone could set up his own vacherie (Saint Martinville)
In the Opelousas country trade was harmed by fear
La Balise (Pilottown) against all odds
La Charrette (Marthasville), on the western frontier of Colonial Louisiana
La Salle’s mission was accomplished in Venice
LaPorte on the Cache la Poudre River near LaSalle
Little Rock is more than a name, it’s a famous landmark
Marquette, a highly esteemed and honored character
Maurice LeDuc’s General Store in Wetmore
Mine au Breton (Potosi) and its “lead soldier”
Mobile, the first Catholic parish in Colonial French Louisiana
New Orleans celebrates its 300th anniversary in 2018
Once upon a time in the West, “The Junction” became Watrous
Portage des Sioux, a bypass worthy of use and colonisation
Prairie du Chien, pronounced “prairie doo sheen”
Quebec in Big Sky State, with love
Racine’s name rightly chosen from early American history
Renault, a name from Picardie
Saint-Denis and his Caddo friends (Natchitoches)
Sainte Geneviève, a new national historical park
St. Louis and its champion traders
Surprising stories from North-East Texas (Wood County)
Texarkana, at the heart of Texas’ reputation
The “Petites Côtes” of St. Charles, an amazing story
The Eagles of Columbia remember L’Aigle in Normandy
The first metropolis in the western Great Lakes (Mackinaw)
The monsters of Alton (Cap-Rouge) according to Father Marquette
The peace pipe was first smoked in Tulsa in 1719
The strength of the French-Quapaw alliance was key to Arkansas Post (south of Gillett)
The surprising French history of Fort Pierre
The Three Notch Road leads to Fredericktown
The wonderful secrets of Fort La Boulaye (Phoenix)
Vincennes, a colony in a remarkable surviving mode
Waterloo, formerly La Belle Fontaine in the Illinois Country
Wetumpka, where great Alabama families were born

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