Historian, writer and performer Dennis Stroughmatt tells the story of the French Creoles who settled the Illinois country over three hundred years ago. In his talk, "French Creole Music and Language from the Missouri Mines, 1723-2008", Stroughmatt mixes fiddle music, singing and story telling to demonstrate the French Creole dialect of the Mississippi and Wabash river corridors. He tells the history of the people and their culture and explains the connection Michigan had as a corridor through which trappers, settlers, and commerce passed, carrying French influence to the interior of North America. Includes a question and answer session. Stroughmatt is introduced by Michigan State University Profeffor John P. Beck. Part of the Michigan State University Libraries' Colloquia Series. Co-sponsored by the "Our Daily Work/Our Daily Lives" Brown Bag series presented by the MSU School of Human Resources and Labor Relations. Held at the MSU Main Library.
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