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The French Colonial Historic District is a historic district that encompasses a major region of 18th-century French colonization in southwestern Illinois. The district is anchored by Fort de Chartres and Fort Kaskaskia , two important French settlements and military posts in what was then the Illinois Country .
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A partial reconstruction now exists of the limestone fort and the site is preserved as an Illinois state park, four miles (6 km) west of Prairie du Rocher in Randolph County, Illinois. Located on the floodplain area that became known as the American Bottom , the site is south of modern St. Louis .
Culture & the City: Cultural Philanthropy in Chicago from the 1880s to 1917 (University Press of Kentucky, 1976) Jensen, Richard. "The Accomplishments of the Newberry Library Family and Community History Programs: An Interview with Richard Jensen" The Public Historian (Autumn, 1983) 5#4 pp: 49-61 in JSTOR
The Alliance Française de Chicago was established in 1897, [1] and is one of the oldest Alliance Française branches in the US. Originally located in the Fine Arts Building on South Michigan Avenue and currently on Dearborn Avenue, it aims to be "Chicago's French cultural and learning center dedicated to the study of French language, cultural exchange, and friendship between Americans and ...
The Chicago Cultural Plan is a series of documents intended to identify the City's needs in the cultural sphere, and make proposals for organised development. The 2012 Chicago Cultural Plan will be the centerpiece to continue to elevate Chicago as a global destination for creativity, innovation and excellence in the arts.
Noted American popular culture figures who maintained a close connection to their French roots include musician Rudy Vallée (1901–1986) who grew up in Westbrook, Maine, a child of a French-Canadian father and an Irish mother, [49] and counter-culture author Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) who grew up in Lowell, Massachusetts. Kerouac was the ...
As the successor to the St. Louis Church, the first French church in Chicago, Notre Dame de Chicago represents a significant part of the history of French immigrants in Chicago. The church has been called "the best extant landmark associated with the French in Chicago" and "the only surviving French monument" in the city. [2]