The Fort St. Joseph Archaeological Project is a partnership between Western Michigan University and the city of Niles that investigates and interprets one of the oldest French settlements in the western Great Lakes region. The partnership sponsors archaeological excavations for all ages and various outreach activities including lectures, educational programming, publications, and an annual archaeology open house. https://wmich.edu/fortstjoseph

Colonial Michilimackinac is operated by Mackinac State Historic Parks and includes an 18th-century fort and fur trading village, reconstructed based on historic maps and more than 60 years of archaeological excavations. It features a rowhouse that interprets the French fur trade in northern Michigan through archaeological remains recovered from the fort. https://www.mackinacparks.com/parks-and-attractions/colonial-michilimackinac/

Rendez-vous Detroit is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that celebrates French heritage in southeast Michigan with music, dancing, food, activities, and exhibits. https://www.rendezvousdetroit.org/

Alliance Française is a national organization with chapters in Michigan. The Alliance Française de Kalamazoo chapter meets regularly to practice their French language skills and enjoy all aspects of French culture including art, literature, cinema, food, and wine.

Monroe County Museum System manages the Territorial Park on the River Raisin that includes the 1789 Navarre-Anderson Trading House, the Navarre-Morris kitchen (1810) and a replica French-Canadian barn and bake oven. The trading house is the oldest standing French-style architectural building in the state of Michigan. The Monroe County History Museum also curates  local artifact collections, including artifacts recovered from the home and workshop of François Deloeuil, a French-Canadian blacksmith who worked in Monroe in the late 18th and early 19th century. https://co.monroe.mi.us/381/Monroe-County-Museum-System

The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan (FCHSM) was organized in 1980 as an educational, historical, cultural, and genealogical non-profit organization, committed to make people aware of the rich culture and history of French-Canadians in North America. They publish the quarterly journal Michigan’s Habitant Heritage and maintain a website that provides extensive historical and cultural information about New France and its occupants. https://www.habitantheritage.org/

The Grosse Pointe Historical Society was founded in 1945 to preserve and protect the area’s rich local heritage and share it with the public through programs, facilities and events. The Society purchased and restored the Provençal-Weir House, a ribbon-farm house built by French-Canadians in 1823. The Grosse Pointe History Center features 5000 square feet of multi-purpose space for exhibits, events, displays, administration, and collections. http://www.gphistorical.org/

–Michael Nassaney, Western Michigan University