Minnesota

Bottineau Jig & Untold Tales

Traditional music and storytelling focused on the “Untold Tales” of early Minnesota history.

Greg Cash discusses the fur trade from 1650s Radisson/Groseilliers to the American Fur Company.

Virgil Benoit identifies the major cultural influences on the life of famous pioneer Pierre Bottineau.

Personal heritage stories shared by Sister Doreen Charest and Dick Bernard.

Mark Labine presents on the early history of Mendota, St. Peter treaties, and the Selkirk colonists.

Part two of the historical presentation regarding the Foley family and Minnesota French connections.

Historical lecture on the 1841 log chapel that became the foundation of the city of St. Paul.

Part one of the Foley family history and genealogical research presentation by Jerry Foley.

Pierre Girard teaching Minnesota history with a French accent and traditional storytelling.

Biography of the French-Dakota trader active in early Minnesota.