In My Good Books
Tuesday August 17th, 2021 with Pat Moore
Today we hear the conclusion of the story of Marie-Anne Lagimodière, as told by Ruth Stewart Verger, with music and songs by Chris MacLean and Charlie Sohmer. If you missed the August 10th show, you should go back and listen on demand...

Marie-Anne Lagimodière (née Gaboury), settler (born 2 August 1780 in Maskinongé, QC; died 14 December 1875 in St. Boniface, MB). Marie-Anne Lagimodière accompanied her fur-trader husband, Jean-Baptiste Lagimodière, to what is now Western Canada. She was one of the first women of European descent in the area and they became some of the first settlers in Red River. Marie-Anne Lagimodière was grandmother of Louis Riel, the Métis leader of the Red River Resistance. This is the conclusion of her story, as told by Ruth Stewart Verger, with music and songs by Chris MacLean and Charlie Sohmer. If you missed the August 10th show, you should go back and listen on demand...