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UPCOMING 2025 EVENTS
- March 22 French Fur Trade in the Area of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers, presentation by Greg Cash for Twin Cities Chapter of Minnesota Naturalists at Fort Snelling State Park
- May 1 Joseph Nicollet — French Geographer, Astronomer and Mathematician, presentation by author Jason Lee Willis at the Sibley Historic Site, 6:30 pm to 8:00 p.m. FAHF online registration will be available soon. Watch for email event announcement that will provide more details.
- May 3 Gammelgården Museum’s Annual Season Opening Day, in Scandia, Minnesota, from 10:00 a.m. to 4 p.m. FAHF will represent one of the cultures that had immigrants in Minnesota during the 1850s-1880s.
- June 20 Frances Anne Hopkins: Hudson Bay Company Wife, Voyageur’s Artist, presentation by author MaryEllen Weller-Smith at “Mendota After Hours” Sibley Historic Site, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. (Register online via dakotahistory.org/events.)
- June 22 Fête de la Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Sibley Historic Site, Noon – 4 p.m. (No registration needed, no cost to attend.)
- August 3 St. John the Baptist Parish Festival, Dayton, MN, Noon – 5 p.m.
- September 5 and 6 Osseo Minnesota’s Sesquicentennial (150-Year) Celebration
2025 EVENTS PROPOSED AND/OR IN PROGRESS
In Progress: Fall (Date / Time / Location TBD) Médard Chouart des Groseilliers and Pierre-Esprit Radisson — French Explorers and Fur Traders, presentation by Greg Cash
Proposed Rescheduled Event: NextGen Night Out (New date, time, and location TBD.)
Proposed: Danielle Enblom Presentation: Tremblay / Nadon Ancestral Connections Among Québec, Manitoba, Minnesota and the Métis Nation.
Proposed: Mark Dillon Presentation: Rev. E.B. Gauverau, and the former Beardsley, Minnesota, Church of St. Mary.
Proposed: Minnesota with a French Accent educational presentations.
We welcome your ideas and your participation.
2026 EVENTS PROPOSED AND/OR IN PROGRESS
Under Development, Highland Heritage Project, Mark Labine presentation at Celeste of Saint Paul, Date TBD
Highlighted Features
See the Interactive Minnesota French Historical Sites Map under the Resources tab under the Main Menu.
And, come look at our library of French Songs: http://fahfminn.org/french-songs/
See our “In Memory Of” page: http://fahfminn.org/in-memory-of-past-board-members/
We Followed the French! tour audio stories and RW250 Roundtable
See the Past Articles by clicking here