Gentilly, MN History
The story of the French-Canadian families who settled and built Gentilly, Minnesota.
The story of the French-Canadian families who settled and built Gentilly, Minnesota.
Pierre Girard’s analysis of the cultural impact of French Canadians on the Midwest.
A supplementary resource detailing broader French settlement patterns in early Minnesota.
Historical accounts of the French pioneers who founded the St. Paul settlements.
Documentary project by Christine Loys celebrating Minnesota’s deep French connections.
Access the digital archives of Minneapolis’s premier French newspaper (1883-1929).
Little Rapids. The story of the fur trade post on the Minnesota River near the Dakota village of Inyan Ceyaka
Caroline Meilleur and Mark Labine discuss the 19th-century French-speaking pioneers of Dayton, MN.