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French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan meetings are free and open to the public.
NOTE: Digital presentations through Zoom will occur on our normal meeting days and times (moved to the third Saturday of the month, at 11:00 a.m. EST). To attend the Zoom Presentations, check your email for registration links sent from the French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan. If you currently do not have an email associated with your account, but you would like to participate in the Zoom meetings, please make sure you include an email address either on your renewal membership form or on your online membership form, if you renew on our website. To update your account with an email address immediately, you can also send a message to:
In addition to our Zoom meetings, the following list also includes a list of field trips, and other meetings of interest to our members.
FCHSM Members - check your e-mails for a link to register for a Zoom Meeting
Saturday, January 13, 2024 – 11:00 AM EST - Speaker Mark Walczynski, “Marquette’s 1673 Map: Places, Features and Issues”. The program will include information about villages that Marquette and Joliet visited, geographical features and a discussion of certain problems that exist between the famous map and Marquette’s written report. (Zoom Meeting)
Saturday, February 10, 2024 – 11:00 AM EST – Speaker Judy Muhn, “DNA: How, Where and Why Should I Test?” (Zoom Meeting)
Saturday, March 9, 2024 - 11:00 AM EST – Annual get Acquainted meeting. Please bring details of your earliest French-Canadian ancestor who lived in Michigan to share – Plan for in-person meeting at the Clinton-Macomb Public Library Main Branch (Romeo Plank Rd).
Saturday, April 13, 2024 – 11:00 AM EST – Speaker Guillaume Teasdale, “Connections, Disconnections: The St.Lawrence Valley and the Detroit River Region in the Pre-Industrial Era.” (Hybrid In Person/Zoom Meeting) at the Mt. Clemens Public Library, 150 Cass Avenue, Mt. Clemens, MI 48043.
Saturday, May 11, 2024 - 11:00 AM - Speaker Erika Hartley, Update on Fort St. Joseph Excavation.
Friday, May 17, 2024 - 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. The ringing of the historic carillon bells and a tour of the Basilia of Ste. Anne de Detroit. The restoration of the bells was made possible thanks to a generous grant from the Chicago Chapter of the French Heritage Society. Ste Anne’s is located at 1000 Sainte Anne Street, Detroit, MI 48216. The ceremony is free and open to the public.
Friday, May 17, 2024 - Sunday, May 19, 2004 - Fourth Annual French Heritage Corridor Conference in Detroit and Monroe, Michigan. Click on the link to access details about the conference.
Saturday June 8, 2024 – 12:00 p.m. FCHSM day trip to the Nokomis Cultural Heritage Center, 5153 Marsh Road, Okemos, Michigan 48864.
Sunday, July 21, 2024–12:00 PM EST–The French Novena at the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Détroit (1000 Sainte Anne Street, Detroit, MI 48216), followed by a buffet in the upper hall.
Saturday August 3 to Sunday August 4, 2024 - FCHSM Field Trip to the Fort St. Joseph Open House in Niles, Michigan
Saturday, September 14, 2024 - FCHSM Potluck - Clinton-Macomb Public Library North Branch 54100 Broughton Rd., Macomb, MI 48042. We will be in the Meeting Room (just look for our members!).
Saturday, October 19, 2024 – 11:00 AM – Daniel Harrison, Ph.D., "Unintended Consequences: Submerged Settlements of Lake St. Clair." Abstract: During the early 19th century, two communities emerged on the Michigan shore of Lake St. Clair: The Catholic church of St. Felicity and the Village of Belvidere. Regrettably, within a few decades, both communities succumbed to rising water levels. The investigation into the causes of this unfortunate event combines various disciplines, including history, archaeology, and climatology.
Zoom Meeting. Register in advance for this meeting:
Saturday, November 16, 2024 – 11:00 AM – Joseph Gagné, Ph.D., “A guide to the Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec." Zoom meeting
FCHSM is a 501 (c) (3) charitable organization. Your financial support of the FCHSM is welcomed; donations beyond membership dues are tax deductible.
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