Francois-Marie Patorni, a French native and a Santa Fe resident, speaks on "The French in New Mexico," as part of the Brainpower & Brownbags Lecture Series. Patorni is author of New Mexico: The French since the 1500s, which explores 500 years of French, French-Canadian and other French-speaking people in the Land of Enchantment. His website is http://newmexicofrenchhistory.com/. Lectures are free in the Meem Community Room. Enter through the Washington Avenue doors.
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