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French Colonial America
Preserves and Promotes French and Creole Culture, and the History of the Mississippi Valley during the Franco-Spanish Colonial Period
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​French Colonial America owns and operates the Centre for French Colonial Life Museum Campus. This unique, historical museum site consists of four historic houses as well as an education and exhibits facility. For information on tours, exhibits, and educational programs that you can experience on our properties, and details regarding ticket prices, please visit the Things To See & Do section of our website.​ Our museum campus with exhibits and house tours, at 198 Market St., in Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, is open to the public 7 days per week, on Mondays through Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM, and on Sundays from Noon to 4:00 PM.
If you would like to schedule a group tour or get more information, please call us at 573-883-3105, email info@frenchcolonialamerica.org or fill out the contact form at the bottom of this page.​​​
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Thank You to our Major Program and Operations Underwriters for 2026:
David T. Orthwein - Linden House Programming and Renovation
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri - Curatorial Services
D.&C. Brooksher Family Foundation - Exhibits
Elizabeth Roth - Living History House and "Creole" Exhibit
Tandy Thompson - Operations
Christy James - Operations
Jane Gleason - House Tour Programs, Kitchen Garden, Historic House Booklet and Events
Polly Jones - Operations/Living History House
Fondation Foyer - Operations/Living History House
Missouri Humanities Council - Programming, Special Events
Geoff Giglierano - Programming, Collections, and Living History House
Linda Massey - Francois Valle II House Renovation
Shepherd Foundation -- Preservation and Technology
Shively Charitable Foundation - Operations/Francois Valle II House Renovation
​Joseph and Blanche Touhill - Operations