French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan
P.O. Box 1900, Royal Oak, 48068-1900
 
 
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:
 
 
Shown below are the Zoom presenters and their topic of discussion for the month.  You can go to our FCHSM Facebook Page  (https://www.facebook.com/groups/109717099063919/) for changes and further updates.
 
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 
or check our FB Page for a link: https://www.facebook.com/groups/109717099063919
 
FCHSM 2025 Meetings
 
Saturday, January 18, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Lisa Kahn, Director of the French Heritage Corridor Initiative, CoChair of the Chicago-Midwest Chapter of the French Historical Society, will discuss her role in these societies and how they may relate to our group. Zoom meeting.
 
Saturday, February 15, 2025 – 11:00 AM – John William Nelson (author of: Muddy Ground: Native Peoples, Chicago’s Portage, and the Transformation of a Continent (UNC Press, 2023), “Muddy Ground: Why Chicago’s Portage Matters to Early American History”. Zoom Meeting. 
 
Saturday, March 15, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Annual “get acquainted” meeting Topic – who is your Favorite FrenchCanadian ancestor? – Zoom Meeting.
 
Saturday, April 19, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Patrick LaCroix, “What were the economic, political, social developments in Quebec (or Canada more broadly) that triggered the movement of French-Canadians into The States in the 19th and early 20th century.” Zoom Meeting. 
 
Saturday, May 17, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Lisa Elvin-Staltari, “Les Filles-du-Roi & Filles-a-Marier: Myths and Misunderstandings. Zoom Meeting. 
 
20 July 2025 – Novena at the Basilica of Ste Anne De Détroit
 
Saturday, September 20, 2025 – 11:00 AM – FCHSM Tour of the Detroit Public Library,  additional details to follow.
 
Saturday, October 18, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Steve and Kathie Libert, “Uncovering the mystery behind the disappearance of LaSalle's le Griffon in 1679.” Zoom Meeting.
 
Saturday, November 15, 2025 – 11:00 AM – Pierre Gendreau-Hetu, “To the origins of a New France pioneer: Grondin surname distribution and genetic correlation.” (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.