Established

1974

Affiliate Since

1975

Membership

150

Annual Dues

$35 US/$45 Canadian student; $65 US/$85 Canadian regular; $500 US/$630 Canadian life

Annual Meeting

May or June

Publication

French Colonial History, quarterly journal; Papers from the French Colonial Historical Society (1977-1998); FCHS Newsletter, triennially

Primary Contact

Sarah Zimmerman, president@frenchcolonial.org

Statement of Purpose: The French Colonial Historical Society encourages interest in the scholarly study of all French colonizing activity and in the history of all French colonies. It provides its members with various channels, including newsletters, annual meetings, a web site, and French Colonial History, a refereed journal published by Michigan State University Press. The Society awards the Heggoy and Boucher Prizes annually for outstanding books on French colonial history, and it presents the Eccles Prize to the best article by a graduate student or recent post-graduate published in French Colonial History.

Officers

President
Matthew G. Stanard
Berry Coll.
Email: president@frenchcolonial.org

Vice President
Kelly Duke Bryant
Rowan Univ.
Email: vice-president@frenchcolonial.org

Past President
Sarah Zimmerman
Western Washington Univ.
Email: pastpresident@frenchcolonial.org

Treasurer
Julie Landweber
Montclair State Univ.
Email: treasurer@frenchcolonial.org

Communications Chair
Jakob Burnham
Univ. of North Texas
Email: media@frenchcolonial.org

Technology Officer
Deirdre Lyons
Univ. of Chicago
Email: techofficer@frenchcolonial.org

Editor, French Colonial History
Jennifer Boittin
Penn State Univ.
Email: FCH@frenchcolonial.org

Updated 7/8/24