New France: The French Connection to Colonial North America

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 5/1/2025 9:00 AM EDT

9000 Babcock Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15237 United States
PSC 101
7/9/2025-8/6/2025
2:00 PM-3:30 PM EDT on Wed
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New France: The French Connection to Colonial North America

Lifelong Learning | Registration opens 5/1/2025 9:00 AM EDT

A large part of North American, and even local Pittsburgh history, has a great deal to do with France.  With the help of a great Canadian documentary series, A People’s History, we will discuss the growth, and then loss of New France, from the days Cartier and Champlain, to the mainly Jesuit missionaries, the voyageurs who reached all the way to the western prairies, the establishment of the Louisiana colony, then the loss of most of it in French and Indian War, and ending with the Louisiana Purchase.

Young, Michael
Michael Young

With a Ph. D. in Writing and Literature from the University of Cincinnati, Michael Young has taught at schools such as the University of Nebraska – Lincoln, Kansas State University, Robert Morris University, and La Roche University .  His Masters is from Kansas State and Bachelors is from Duquesne University. 

 

He is an award-winning teacher and author of creative non-fiction, along with publications as a poet and short story writer. Recently, he added professional educational consultant to his resume.   In addition, he has many articles and essays in peer reviewed journals, anthologies, and encyclopedias – including a couple in the MLA Approaches to Teaching series.  His scholarly works range from Writing Pedagogy, Shakespeare, American Literature, Canadian Literature, Pedagogy, to Media (Cinema and Television), plus presentations at more than 90 conferences – including those in History and Sociology – such as CCCC, NCTE, NEMLA, and MMLA. He has been awarded a number of grants, notably by the Canadian Government, and has been included in Who's Who in America.