Online Connections between Wisconsin and the Rest of the French and Francophone World

Last Updated July 31, 2002. This page will be updated as new links are received. If you have any you think should be included, please send them . Thank you.

State Agencies

• State of Wisconsin Information Server
• State Department of Public Instruction
• Highlights of Wisconsin/French history from the Wisconsin State Blue Book. PDF file format.
• Wisconsin State Blue Book. Over 1000 pages of information on the state.

State Sesquicentennial sites

• Weaving a Wisconsin Tapestry, a Pioneering Partners school Internet Project for the Sesquicentennial.

Organizations

• WAFLT, Wisconsin Association of Foreign Language Teachers
• The Alliance Française of the United States
• Alliance Française de Milwaukee
• Huguenot Society of Wisconsin
• State Historical Society of Wisconsin
  • Archives of State Historical Society
• Voyageur, historical magazine for Northeast Wisconsin
• French in the United States. The French Embassy in Washington
• La Maison française of UW-Madison
• The French American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago.

Museums and Historical Sites

• Milwaukee Public Museum
• Milwaukee Art Museum Don't miss the Flagg Collection of Haitian Art
• Heritage Hill Living History Museum Early French life in Wisconsin, fur trader cabin, Roy-Porlier-Tank cottage, Belgian farm, historical reinactments, etc.
• Neville Public Museum. Artifacts from French colonial period, including possessions of the "Lost Dauphin," reputed to have been the son of Louis XVI.
• Fort Michilimackinac, an important French and British outpost, of particular importance for French colonial history between 1715 and 1762.
• Villa Louis Museum in Prairie du Chien
• Early Wisconsin history from the New Catholic Encyclopedia

Education

• Colleges and University French Programs
  • UW-Milwaukee French Department
  • UW-Green Bay French Program
  • Marquette University French Department
  • Milwaukeee Area Technical College World Language Department
  • UW-Oshkosh French Department
  • UW-Parkside Modern Languages Program
  • UW-Platteville French Program
  • UW-River Falls French Department
  • UW-Madison French Department
  • UW-Stevens Point Foreign Language Department
  • Beloit College French Department
  • Lawrence University French Department
  • Ripon College Department of Romance Languages
  • The French House at UW-Madison.
  • The University of Wisconsin Center for Placement Testing
  • University of Wisconsin--La Crosse Department of Foreign Languages
  • Etudier en France. Page of information and advice from the French Cultural Services. Links to French universities and professional services.
• Schools
  • Milwaukee French Immersion School
  • Wisconsin school project: Weaving a Wisconsin Tapestry
• Francophone Study Abroad Opportunities Through Wisconsin Universities
• Interdisciplinary studies for global careers: Professional French Masters Program at the University of Wisconsin--Madison.
• International Studies Centers in Wisconsin
  • UW--Milwaukee Institute of World Affairs
  • French Resource Center at UW-Madison France Synergies

Early History of French in North America and the Midwest

• Musée Virtuel de la Nouvelle France. Recommended.
• Virtual Museum of New France. English version of preceding link. Further links to specialized site: clothing, language, commerce, heritage, documents, maps, etc. Recommended.
• The Alexis de Tocqueville Tour C-Span followed in the footsteps of de Tocqueville's American Journey. Includes Journal entries and letters.
• Democracy in America. Full text of de Tocqueville's Democracy in America.
• 1755 French and Indian War Page. Dedicated to French soldiers in New France. You might find a relative's name.
• Another French and Indian War Page.
• Historical Text Archives
• Making of America Project at the University of Michigan. Hundreds of articles on 19th century America. Search site by name or topic. Valuable.
• LaSalle Shipwreck ProjectWeekly review of the progress of the archaeology of the "Belle", Sieur de La Salle's colony support ship (c. 1686). Good info on French in America and the establishment of a French trading colony. Good Wisconsin link as La Salle explored and exploited the west shore of Lake Michigan between 1671-1681. the first ship on Lac des Illinois (Lake Michigan) was La Salle's "Griffon." The "Belle"was probably comparable to the "Griffon."
• Another re-enactment page. Includes Canadian and voyageur material.
• Clement's Library of U. of Michigan History Links. Find maps, music, books, etc.
• Hudson's Bay Co. Archives. Info on fur trade, voyageurs. Northwest Co. and the upper great Lakes to 1820.
• Parks Canada. outdoor/living history sites with links to History research and archeology in French Canada.
• Map of North America tracing the routes of Marquette, Nicolet, etc.. Includes individual voyages and dates.
• Les Trésors de la Cartothèque de l'Université Laval. This is the online version of a large exhibit of maps from the collection of the Laval University Library. The "Exposition des trésors..." was held in the spring of 1998.
• The name of Prairie du Chien, WI explained on the Prairie du Chien city server.
• Some theories about the origin of Wisconsin's name
• Jean Nicolet's Native Nipissing wife
• Jesuit Relations. Online text at Creighton University.
• Reference to books on Wisconsin Creoles, fur trade, family histories from Oconto, Tomah

Genealogy

• Wisconsin French Canadian and Acadian Genealogists
• The American-Canadian Genealogical Society
• American-French Genealogical Society
• Wisconsin Historical Society Genealogy pages
• The Mormon Genealogical Web Site
• Canadian Genealogy and History. Includes links to Acadian History, Cajun genealogy. Some family web pages.
• National Archives of Canada Genealogy Page. Genealogy research, how to get started, tracing family history in Canada.
• French Canadian Heritage Socity of Michigan Good for those with ancestors/relatives in Michigan. Bibliographies and suggestions.
• La Généalogie au Québec. There is also an English version available.
• 9000 Vieux prénoms Québéquois 9000 old Quebecois first names. Plus links to Belgian, French, Breton first names.
• Acadian and Cajun Genealogy and History.
• La terre de nos aïeux, an extensive and excellent list of French Canadian genealogy resources by Jean-Richard Pellan, including links to many family associations.
• La Fédération des familles-souches québécoises. Search here to see if your family has formed an association that belongs to the Fédération in Québec.
• Belgian Genealogy: How to Find your Roots in Belgium

Internet Search for People

• Switchboard.Search for people with your name or a relative's name in any state of the U.S. or province of Canada. Note that data (phone books, city directories, etc) may not always be up to date.
• C|net search Search for people and businesses on the white and yellow pages. Also look for e-mail addresses of the people you find.
• Telephone Directories from Countries around the World. Includes France, Belgium, Canada. Call the people you find.

Census information

• Social Characteristics of Wisconsin. Info on population, ethnic heritage, and more form the 1990 census

Business and Government Connections

• French Corporate Information page. With links to information on French Companies and doing business in France.
• Business French page at UW-Madison.
• Wallersheim Winery, Prairie du Sac, WI.
• The French American Chamber of Commerce of Chicago.

Native American and Métis

• La Piste Amérindienne
• Aboriginal Peoples: the National Archives of Canada
• Prairie Band Potawatomi
• Potawatomi Web Genealogy
• Jean Nicolet's Native Nipissing wife
• The Other Métis Site, dedicated to those who lay claim to their mixed native and European ancestry.
• Indian Country Homepage Great Lakes History, An educational project of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
• The Métis of North America.
• French Legacies in Minnesota. Metaphors for the People: Exploring the Métis and the History of Minnesota, by Tom Bacig
• Michif Historical and Cultural Preservation Society

Belgium (Wallonie)

• Wallonie-Wisconsin
• Wallonie.web
• Wallonia. French-speaking Belgians.
• Belgian Clubs and Associations in the US and Canada
• Fédération Royale Namuroise de L'Union Culturelle Wallonne
• WordWideWallons. Subscribe to a mailing list designed to link Walloons living in Belgiums with the rest of the world. Discussions of Walloon culture in Walloon, French, English.
• Walloon poetry.
• Belgian-American Research Center at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay

Quebec

• Quebec in the USA. Page created by the Quebec Government House in NY.
• L'Importance du canot au Canada.
• L'Art de Vivre au Québec, weekly chronicles of life in Québec, history and culture.
• la Toile du Québec
• le Devoir (Montréal)
• InfiniT actualités (la Presse, Montréal)
• Radio-Canada Nouvelles
• le Soleil (Québec)
• Sympatico InfoExpress

France

• H-France guide to French History from H-Net
• Explorateur Culturelle of the Ambassade de France in Ottawa, Canada.

Canada

• Canadian History Resources from University of Victoria
• Musée canadien des beaux-arts
• Musée canadien de la civilisation
• Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
• Ambassade du Canada, Washington, D.C.

• Belgian Recipes. See if they're anything like what Gramma made.
• Le Québec au menu. Very good regional Quebec menus. Some such as "tourtières"(8 different varieties) are part of Wisconsin francophone family heritage. Also includes a nice "Bûche de Noël".
• Personal site with many recipe's. In French.
• French Cooking in Early America

• Midi-Québec. Midi format music. Look for section devoted to Quebecoise music-- mostly contemporary. Many songs have text available. Many require downloading and unzipping.
• Francophone Music Resource Links
• Musiques Afro-Caribéennes
• Canadian midi music
• Contemporary music. Links to home pages for francophone recording artists and other information
• Les Fils du Voyageur, a group of musicians from Northern Wisconsin who perform and record voyageur music.
• Radio Louisiane, la voix de L'Amérique française
• Louisiana Music Online"
• Zachary Richard, en français.

• Musée Canadien des Civilisations Exhibits and research in World and Canadian francophone cultures.
• La Francophonie Nord-Américaine par les chiffres. Statistics about French-speaking US and Canada. Find out, for example, that, with Québec excepted, more people speak French in the U.S. than in Canada.
• Le Journal France-Amérique
• La Civilisation Canadienne-Française
• Cajun Country Newsletter
• Fort de Chartres, Illinois
• Fortress of Louisbourg . A very important historical site on Cape Breton Island, CA. History of Fort, Battles.
• French-Canadian Society of Michigan
• Francophone New York City from the City College of New York.
• Encyclopedia of Cajun Culture
• Action Cadienne, promoting French in Louisiana.
• Festival International de Louisiane
• Asteur, Voice of the Cajun People
• Musée des Beaux-Arts du Canada
• Belgian-American Research Center at the University of Wisconsin--Green Bay
• Franco-American Center of the University of Maine
• Maine's French Communities
• Old Mobile, Alabama
• French in the United States. The French Embassy in Washington
• Franco-American Women's Institute
• Les Franco-Américains de la Nouvelle Angleterre
• Le fait français au Maine/ Maine's French Communities
• Moé pis toé, the Franco-American Women's Institute Initiative

• Petites annonces du "Petit Bouquet"
• Tennessee Bob's links to French language and francophone culture on the Web
• Lauren Rosen's French Resources Page , University of Wisconsin--Madison.

• Web Mômes. A site for French Children. Stories, nursery rhymes, other activities.
• La page du Lycée en France
• Ton ami en français. European penpal network
• Quartier Français du Village Planétaire. Online resources for teachers and students.
• The Importance of knowing French
• Les Voyageurs, en français on Canada's School Net.
• Le théâtre à l'école primaire
• Le français langue étrangère, very useful links for French teachers.

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