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  Paul Mickey Science Series: The Louis Blanchette Site: A Circa-1770 French-Canadian Settlement in Missouri   

Paul Mickey Science Series: The Louis Blanchette Site: A Circa-1770 French-Canadian Settlement in Missouri

  • Location: ISM Research & Collections Center, Springfield
  • Date: Wednesday, July 09, 2014, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Presented by Dr. Steve J. Dasovich (Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri)

Old living floors for two buildings have been identified at the French Colonial Louis Blanchette Site in St. Charles, Missouri, which dates to around 1770. Based upon artifacts associated with these surfaces, one building has been tentatively associated with Louis Blanchette, the founder of the City of St. Charles, whereas the second building may have been occupied by Blanchette’s successor, Don Carlos Tayon, beginning in 1793. While neither floor has been completely excavated, significant information is available to discuss the general shape and possible functions of these buildings, one of which includes a double stone hearth located at the base of a sloped floor. Information about this urban site location just north of St. Louis will be presented along with some new information regarding the identification of French colonial ceramics at the site.

One of our Paul Mickey Science Series

Discover Illinois' rich prehistoric and historic past by attending an ISM Paul Mickey Science Series Program. A different speaker and topic are featured each month. For more information on upcoming topics and speakers, please contact Nina Walthall at (217) 782-0061 or 217-785-0037.

  • Usually held the second Wednesday of Each Month
  • 7:00 to 8:30 PM
  • Held at the ISM Research & Collections Center, 1011 East Ash Street (enter the building from 10 ½ Street between Ash & Laurel Streets), Springfield, Illinois
  • Free Admission 

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