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We’re going to do it! November 30, 2024, we’re going to have a Rendezvous!1 How many times have you been in a conversation with someone who said “Frenchtown ? What’s that ?” or “Métis ? Huh?” There’s a great segment of Walla Walla that STILL doesn’t know anything about this history, and if you know…
This year, Petty Family Goats let us have a nursing herd, and so there were some seriously cute goat picture opportunities. The goats did their best work yet for us — cleared the weeds, didn’t damage the bunch grass, knocked down the fuel load around the structures. This year we also knew to fence them…
Frenchtown Historical Album Annual report in pictures We put together a photo album of some of the things we’ve been up to, and some of the times we’ve gotten together over the last few years for Rendezvous. Somebody forgot to add the names, however. Who needs names, when we all know who we are, right?…
Come learn about Suzanne Cayuse, Marianne Walla Walla, and the impact of the Residential School system on one Frenchtown family. What is Living History? Living Histories aim to go beyond a textbook presentation of the past to provide a sensory-based experience. Interpreters either portray a first-person narrative through a specific historical figure, or a third-person…
We’re new to the online newsletter business, and we’d welcome your feedback. Let Toni Jones tmjgr1888@gmail.com know if you have comments or ideas. Stay tuned for tips about archives and exhibits, Frenchtown family histories, book reviews, and updates about the events and work of the Frenchtown Foundation. In this Issue La boîte à recettes: Tourtièr Letter from a…
Tuesday, November 30 at 11 am Did you know? Are you a fan of the series Finding Your Roots? Toni Jones discovered her Frenchtown roots less than a year ago. Turns out she and Sam Pambrun are cousins. Sam is an expert when it comes to Frenchtown family history. He’s descended from Pierre Chrysologue Pambrun, the only French Canadian…