A French Village in the American Heartland: Historian Jim Gass on Sainte Genevieve, Missouri
About this episode
Dean Klinkenberg interviews historian Jim Gass about the history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, focusing on indigenous peoples and French settlers.
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I talk with Jim Gass, Director of Research and Education at the Centre for French Colonial Life, about the long and rich history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. We begin with a discussion of what we know about the indigenous people who lived in the area before Europeans arrived, then talk about the French settlers who moved into the region in the 18th century. Jim describes their daily lives, the crops they grew, connections to other early settlements (includi...
People in this episode
Host: Dean Klinkenberg
Guest: Jim Gass
Topics covered
- history
- French settlers
- indigenous people
- Sainte Genevieve
- colonial life
Keywords
- Sainte Genevieve
- Jim Gass
- French Colonial Life
- history
- indigenous peoples
- 18th century
- settlements
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Centre for French Colonial Life
Places: Sainte Genevieve, Missouri, Missouri, American Heartland
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