French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
P.O. Box 1900, Royal Oak, 48068-1900
Frenchtown / River Raisin / Monroe
 
The Potawatomi, Their Relations with the French Canadians, and Their Concessions to the French Canadian and British in the Detroit River Region - Diane Wolford Sheppard's 7 October 2023 presentation at the Center for French Colonial Studies Conference at the River Raisin National Park
Extra Lists from - Diane Wolford Sheppard's 7 October 2023 presentation at the Center for French Colonial Studies Conference at the River Raisin National Park
 
Potawatomie Deeds in present-day Monroe County - the following PDFs summarize the deeds and provide the recorded copies of those deeds for all the recipients who left descendants.
 
Articles:
Dawn Danowski's series of three articles were chosen as the Best Series of Articles for 2020 and 2021 by the FCHSM Board.
 
Diane Wolford Sheppard's Profiles of the earliest Frenchtown / River Raisin Families:
 
See the Military Page on the FCHSM website for links to the War of 1812 Essex and Kent County, Ontario, and Michigan Militia Lists as well as a detailed timeline for the War of 1812 in Southeast Michigan and Southwest Ontario: https://habitantheritage.org/cpage.php?pt=27
 
Links:
Genealogical Society of Monroe County, MI, Inc.: https://gsmcmi.org/eventListings.php?nm=81
Monroe Country Historical Society: https://www.monroecountyhistoricalsocietymi.org/
Monroe Public Library: http://monroe.lib.mi.us/; Papers and Correspondence of the War of 1812: http://cdm17205.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/search/collection/p17205coll3
Navarre-Anderson Trading Post: Historical Marker: https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=27316; Article by Denis Au: http://mlloyd.org/gen/navarre/text/mhnatp.htm
River Raisin Battlefield “Remember the Raisin”: http://www.riverraisinbattlefield.org/ 
River Raisin National Battlefield Park (National Park Service): http://www.nps.gov/rira/index.htm
 
FCHSM Members: Log in to access the articles about River Raisin/ Frenchtown and Alan Treppa’s articles about the veterans of the War of 1812.
 
Diane Sheppard's  17 June 2019 Photo of the Navarre Anderson Trading Post
 

Loraine DiCerbo's 7 May 2022 photo of the Dining Room at the Navarre Anderson Trading Post

Loraine DiCerbo's 7 May 2022 photo of the recreated Trader's Store at the

River Raisin Battlefield Visitor's Center