French Colonial America
French Colonial America Preserves and Promotes French and Creole Culture and History of the Mississippi Valley during the 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.
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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 5:00 PM, and on Sundays from Noon to 5:00 PM.
To schedule a group tour, please call 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 2023-24:
David T. Orthwein - Linden House Programming and Renovation
National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of Missouri - Curatorial Services
Lower Mississippi Delta Initiative - Francois Valle II House Renovation
Elizabeth Roth - Operations and Living History Saturdays
Tandy Thompson - Operations
Christy James - Operations
Jane Gleason - House Tour Programs, Kitchen Garden, Historic House Booklet and Events
Polly Jones - Operations
Foyer Foundation - Operations
French Heritage Society - Programming
Missouri Humanities Council - Online Programming
Shepard Foundation -- Preservation and Technology
Shively Charitable Foundation - Operations
​Enterprise Holdings - Internship Program
​Joseph and Blanche Touhill - Operations