The Department of History at Western Michigan University is home to the Joseph L. Peyser Endowment for the Study ofNewFrance. The endowment was created by J. Randall Peyser with a gift of ...
In the early 1670s, about 1000 young women - nicknamed the king's daughters - arrived in NewFrance to help populate the colony. (As portrayed in Canada: A People's History) Jean-Baptiste ...