Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society

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    • Home
    • French Roots
      • Bourbonnais Grove
      • The Bourbonnais Family
      • Noel LeVasseur
      • Wa-che-ke
      • George R. Letourneau
      • French Canadian Corridor
    • Museum Campus
      • Letourneau Museum
      • Richard Preserve
      • Log Schoolhouse
    • For Members
      • Pay Dues
      • Volunteer
      • Meeting Minutes
      • Newsletters
      • Resources
    • Events
      • Les Artisans Fair
      • Fleur-de-Lis Celebration
      • French Heritage Weekend
    • Resources
      • Get Involved
      • Educational Resources

815.933.6452

Bourbonnais Grove Historical Society

Bourbonnais Grove Historical SocietyBourbonnais Grove Historical SocietyBourbonnais Grove Historical Society
  • Home
  • French Roots
    • Bourbonnais Grove
    • The Bourbonnais Family
    • Noel LeVasseur
    • Wa-che-ke
    • George R. Letourneau
    • French Canadian Corridor
  • Museum Campus
    • Letourneau Museum
    • Richard Preserve
    • Log Schoolhouse
  • For Members
    • Pay Dues
    • Volunteer
    • Meeting Minutes
    • Newsletters
    • Resources
  • Events
    • Les Artisans Fair
    • Fleur-de-Lis Celebration
    • French Heritage Weekend
  • Resources
    • Get Involved
    • Educational Resources
Portion of a map of Bourbonnais Grove, from a pen and ink drawing by Vic Johnson, local historian.

Bourbonnais Grove

Bourbonnais Grove originally referred to the stand of trees between Beckman Park in Kankakee on the south and Davis Creek on the north. The Kickapoo, Illini, Iroquois, Mascouten and Potawatomi Indians were inhabitants of the area at various times before the arrival of the French Canadians. 


Bullbonus, Bullbonus Grove and Bulboney were early place names used to describe the area. The use of an 'l' sound instead of an 'r' is based on the Potawatomi's difficulty in pronouncing the 'r' sound. Other names were LaPointe, LaVille and Old Vasseur's Place


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P.O. Box 311 

Bourbonnais, IL

815.933.6452

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