Asked to describe French involvement in early settlement of the United States, one might think of explorers Marquette and Joliet, the city of New Orleans and the Louisiana Purchase.

In just over a decade, enslaved Haitians turned the richest colony in the French empire into the first Black republic through revolution, resistance, and relentless warfare. This video unpacks how ...

France's parliament on Monday approved returning to Ivory Coast a "talking drum" that colonial troops took from the Ebrie ...

With its reports of colonial events, ethnographic observations, and hand-drawn maps, Dumont's memoir stands out as a seminal work of French colonial Louisiana. It also represents a rare instance of ...

Doctors Detected a Mysterious Antibody in a French Woman’s Body. It Turned Out to Be a Brand New Blood Type Called “Gwada negative,” it marks the discovery of the 48th known blood group ...

The Community’s Choice Awards marked a milestone 25th anniversary with unprecedented participation, shattering previous ...

Clark Robenstine, French Colonial Policy and the Education of Women and Minorities: Louisiana in the Early Eighteenth Century, History of Education Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 2 (Summer, 1992), pp.

The history of Colonial-style homes Perhaps the most important thing to know about Colonial-style homes is that “Colonial” technically refers to a time period, not an exact aesthetic.

In the Treaty of Paris France ceded Canada to Britain and the Louisiana Territory, including New Orleans, to Spain. Spain gave up its claim to Florida. Shortly after the Treaty, King George issued a ...

Date created 1550-1800 Catalog Number 16/6131 Barcode 166131.000 Object Type Food/Beverage Serving Object Name Ceremonial drinking cup Media/Materials Wood, paint, tree pitch/gum Techniques Carved, ...