The Site
Under the title of "The Bolduc House Museum", this site was owned and operated by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri (NSCDA-MO). Other nearby structures were added over time; in the 1960s, the Beauvais-Linden House was added as a HQ and meeting place for the organization, while the Bolduc-LeMeilleur House was added as a second tour site in 1970, after being purchased, restored, and donated to the organization. In the fall of 2011, the Beauvais-Linden House opened to the public for the first time as the campus's gift shop and orientation center for the site. In October of 2012, the old Bank of Ste. Genevieve building was purchased to be renovated and repurposed as an education and exhibit facility, The Centre for French Colonial Life. The Francois Valle II House was purchased in December of 2013. The entire campus of historic buildings and the exhibit facility, opened in 2018, is known as the Centre for French Colonial Life Museum Campus.
The Organization
In November of 2016, a new 501(c)(3) nonprofit group was created, French Colonial America (FCA), in a tremendous undertaking to transform our site from being a simple house museum to functioning as a focal point for French Colonial Studies. Our expansion is an effort to help broaden understanding of the distinctive French Creole cultural heritage of Upper Louisiana. and its impact on the land, its people, and our country as it stands today
The Staff
Executive Director, Geoff Giglierano 573-883-3105 geoff.giglieranofrenchcolonialamerica.org
Associate Director, Roseanne Ahne 573-883-3105 roseanne.ahne@frenchcolonialamerica.org
Director of Education and Research, James Gass 573-883-3105 jim.gass@frenchcolonialamerica.org
Interpreter/Visitor Services Specialist, Brayden Parker
Interpreter/Visitor Services Specialist, Glenn Dalton
Interpreter/Visitor Services Specialist, Brenden Sexton
Interpreter/Visitor Services Specialist, Faith Huck
Maintenance Specialist, Joseph Ahne
Maintenance Specialist, Dennis Huck
Living History Specialists, Dwayne Boyer, Deb Cambron, Mark Diamond, Rita Diamond, Bryan Fitch, Doug Nickelson, Wyatt Nickelson, Ronnie Rayfield, Justine Rayfield, Gary Scheel
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French Colonial America Board of Directors
Tandy Thompson, President David Forth, Vice President
Ann Babington, Secretary Diane Christy, Treasurer
Richmond “Skip” Coburn
Suzanne Corbett
Jean-Charles Foyer
Jane Piper Gleason
Christy James
Polly Hohlt Jones
Fran Levine
Pat Raven
Peggy Strelinger
Blanche Touhill
Paula Keinath, Director Emeritus
Peter Raven, Director Emeritus