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In the Illinois Country

Travel in the Illinois country, across eight historical communities, from Kaskaskia (Illinois) to Peoria (Illinois).

Cahokia, one of the largest Native communities

Founded in 1699, as a white settlement, Cahokia was already … Lire la suite

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Fort Crèvecoeur, a 1680 French-Peoria Agreement

On Friday, January 5, 1680, eight canoes crossed the narrow … Lire la suite

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In early American history Dupo was Prairie du Dupont on the King’s Highway

Dupo, in St. Clair County, started as a French-speaking community … Lire la suite

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The Eagles of Columbia remember L’Aigle in Normandy

Columbia is a city in Monroe County, Illinois, that played … Lire la suite

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Waterloo, formerly La Belle Fontaine in the Illinois Country

In front of Bellefontaine House, at 700 Church Street in … Lire la suite

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Renault, a name from Picardie

After leaving his native Picardy of France in 1719, Philippe-François … Lire la suite

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Fort de Chartres and Prairie du Rocher go hand in hand

On the King’s Highway, about 3.7 miles (6 kilometers) west … Lire la suite

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Gift of King Louis XV of France to Kaskaskia (Chester)

View of Kaskaskia, Illinois’ first capital (photo Emily Rasinski for … Lire la suite

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Historical Capsules

Cat Island, its raccoons, its fort and its gold

The Isle of Cats (Cat Island today) in the Gulf … Lire la suite

Each image tells its story

The numerous French heritage festivals, often called Rendez-Vous, revitalize a … Lire la suite

Firearms fairs and the reputation of the French rifles

Lewis and Clark have often referred to “fusils” (rifles) that … Lire la suite

Historic 1699 Iberville Stone

The “Iberville Stone” is one of the oldest colonial relics … Lire la suite

Southern Saskatchewan and Alberta sold to the United States by Bonaparte

Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, and … Lire la suite

The Buffalo Trace

The Buffalo Trace (or Vincennes Trace) is a pathway that … Lire la suite

The French contingent of the Lewis and Clark expedition

The Louisiana Purchase Treaty, signed at the Hotel Tubeuf in … Lire la suite

The horse and the Native American culture

While canoeing the Mississippi in 1682 Robert Cavelier de La … Lire la suite

The Illinois

In Chicago in 1673 (then called Chicagou) the Grand Chief … Lire la suite

The Illinois Country

From 1680 to 1717 the Illinois Country (the Upper Mississippi … Lire la suite

The King’s Road

The King’s Road in the Illinois Country was used and … Lire la suite

The Marine Troops

The Marine Troops were a group of autonomous infantry units … Lire la suite

The traditional indigenous education of native children

Aniyunwiya, the eldest of the tribe, figuratively taught the children … Lire la suite

Who are the Creoles of Colonial Louisiana

In North America the inhabitants of Louisiana, Canada, and Acadia … Lire la suite

Authors

Jean-Marc Agator
is a French 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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Communities

  • “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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