Augustin Roc (1787-1857)
Biography of the French-Dakota trader active in early Minnesota.
Antoine Grignon (1829-1913)
Biography of the mixed-blood fur trader and French-Winnebago interpreter.
Franco-American Oral History Archives
A digital collection of oral histories and interviews documenting the Franco-American experience.
Biographies of French Traders & Voyageurs
A collection of biographies and histories of French merchants, officers, and voyageurs including surname variations.
French Historical Archaeology (Dr. Greg Brick)
Lectures on Minnesota’s subterranean French history, from saltpeter mining to Roquefort cheese caves.
Dance Revels Moving History (Jane Peck)
Dance historian and choreographer offering workshops and performances with a French Heritage theme.
Celebrity Genealogies (Geneastar)
A database to help you discover if you are related to a famous person or celebrity.
Isaac Labissonière
“Battle of Kaposia by Isaac Labissoniere” is a firsthand account written by Isaac Labissoniere — a French-Canadian settler who came to St. Paul from the Selkirk Settlement in the Red River Valley — describing the 1842 battle in which Ojibwe warriors launched a surprise attack on the Dakota village of Kaposia near present-day South St. Paul, Minnesota, which he personally witnessed.
