The Center for French Colonial Studies takes its logo from the roofline of the powder magazine at Fort de Chartres in Prairie du Rocher, Illinois, before its recent restoration.  The mission of the Center includes:    serving as a clearing house (exchange center) for information on current research on the Illinois Country bringing together diverse groups interested in the period for the purpose of generating support for such research  publishing original documents and research related to the French presence in the upper Mississippi Valley working toward the establishment of a research center to be located in the Mississippi Valley, preferably in lower Illinois establishing contacts with Louisiana, Québec, France, and an international network of interested individuals and institutions promoting public awareness and interest in the French in the Midwest

The Center for French Colonial Studies

Officers

Ruth A. Bryant, St. Louis, President (2008)
Ralph Naveaux, Monroe, MI, Vice-president (2009)
Marcia Lebeau, Naperville, IL, Secretary-treasurer (2010) 

Board of Directors

Dennis Au (2008), Evansville, IN
Jim Baker (2010), Ste. Genevieve, MO
Arnaud Balvay (2008), Paris, France
Margaret K. Brown (2009), Prairie du Rocher, IL
B. Pierre Lebeau (2010), Naperville, IL
Michael McNerney (2010), Carbondale, Illinois
Robert J. Moore, Jr. (2010), St. Louis, MO
Cece Boyer Myers (2009), Richmond Heights, MO
Michael Nassaney (2008), Kalamazoo, MI
William Potter (2009), Palos Hills, IL
Benn Williams (2008), Chicago, IL 

Correspondents

U. S. - B. Pierre Lebeau (bplebeau3@sbcglobal.net)
U. S. - Helen Vallé Crist (pawpawpride@gmail.com)
France - Arnaud Balvay (abalvay@aol.com)
Québec - Denis Delâge (denys.delage@soc.ulaval.ca) 

Honorary Directors

 Former Presidents

Dennis Au, Evansville, IN
Margaret Brown, Prairie du Rocher, IL
B. Pierre Lebeau, Naperville, IL
William Potter, Palos Hills, IL

 Editor

Michael Nassaney

Arnaud Balvay, book review editor

 Neither the editorial staff of Le Journal nor The Center for French Colonial Studies assumes 
responsibility for errors of fact or opinions expressed by the contributors. The editor reserves
the right to refuse submitted material and to edit material prior to publication.

 Deadlines to submit announcements: 12/10, 3/10, 6/10, 9/10.

 All correspondence and materials for publication should be addressed to:

Michael Nassaney
Department of Anthropology
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo, MI 49008-5 306
Email:nassaney@wmich.edu
269-387-3981
<www.noctrl.edu/cfcs>