Monthly Lectures
2001-2002
Saturday, September 8, 2001 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. United States
Mint at 400 Esplanade, enter from Barracks Street side. SPECIAL EVENT:
SALE OF LEFT OVER COPIES OF THE LOUISIANA HISTORICAL QUARTERLY, VOLUMES
FROM 1920 TO 1972. $2.00 an issue.
Tuesday, September 11, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330
St. Charles Avenue. Archivist Wayne Everard, "Digging up Roots in
the Mud Records: Courts of New Orleans and other Treasures of the New Orleans
Public Library."
Tuesday, October 9, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. John Lawrence, Director of Museum Programs at the
Historic New Orleans Collection, "An Interactive Session on the Louisiana
Photographs of John Robinson." This collection of 27 glass plate negatives
was donated to The Louisiana Historical Society by Mike Isenberg of Decatur,
Illinois" in June, 2001.
Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Cultural commentator Don Lee Keith, "New Orleans
on the Silver Screen."
Saturday and Sunday, November 17-18, 2001.
Tour to Avery Island and Plantations along the Bayou Teche. By reservation.
Sunday, December 16, 2001, 4:00 p.m. Annual
Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of
the New Orleans Cabildo.
Tuesday, January 8, 2002. Florence Jumonville,
director of the Louisiana collection at the University of New Orleans,
will speak on books about the battle. Annual Banquet. Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 12, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Architects Piet Kessels and Creed Brierre, "Twentieth
Century Architectural Treasures of New Orleans."
Tuesday, April 9, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles
Avenue. Historian and President of the Louisiana Historical Association
Paul Hoffman of LSU will speak on Spanish Louisiana.
Tuesday, May 14, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles
Avenue. Painter and illustrator Jim Blanchard will lecture on the
methods and research behind his marvelous paintings of the historic homes
and buildings of Louisiana.
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2000-2001
Tuesday, September 12, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. William Detweiler, past National Commander of the
American Legion. "New Orleans's Participation in World War II."
Tuesday, October 10, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Vice President Maunsel White of the Louisiana Historical
Society. "Railroading in New Orleans."
Tuesday, November 14, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Ms Sally Main, Curator of Newcomb Art Gallery. "New
Views of Newcomb Pottery."
Saturday and Sunday, November 18-19, 2000.
Tour to Plantations upriver and Bayou Lafourche. By reservation.
Sunday, December 17, 2000, 4:00 p.m. Annual
Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of
the New Orleans Cabildo.
Monday, January 8, 2001. Jack Davis, author
and historian, will speak on new findings concerning Jean Laffite. Annual
Banquet. Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 13, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Captain "Doc" Clarke Hawley will lecture on steamboats
on the Mississippi River.
Tuesday, April 10, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Bobby Freyou, Public Lands Records Manager, will
speak on the development of the State Land Office.
Tuesday, May 8, 2001 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles
Avenue. Howard Hunter, teacher at Metaire Park Country Day School,
will speak on "The Immigrant Community in New Orleans during the Civil
War."
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1999-2000
Tuesday, September 14, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Carolyn Kolb. "Jefferson Parish: The Third Route"
Tuesday, October 12, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Martha Ann Samuel. "Confessions of a Louisiana Art
Collector"
Friday and Saturday, October 22-23, 1999.
Second Annual Creole Family Symposium. Jones Hall, Tulane University. Sponsored
in association with Special Collections, Tulane University.
Tuesday, November 9, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Dr. Gustav Colon. "Dr. Rudolf Matas"
Saturday and Sunday, November 13-14, 1999.
Tour to Franklin, Louisiana. By reservation.
Sunday, December 19, 1999, 4:00 p.m. Annual
Celebration of the Transfer of Louisiana held in the Sala Capitular of
the New Orleans Cabildo.
Saturday, January 8, 2000. George Schmidt.
"Scenes of the Battle of New Orleans and Their Meaning" Annual Banquet
at the New Orleans Country Club. Reservation only.
Tuesday, March 14, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Mr. Pedro Perez. A History of the Panama Canal with
special reference to Louisiana's connection.
Tuesday, April 11, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Adrienne Berney, Ph. D. "The Reform of Midwifery
in Early Twentieth Century Rural Louisiana"
Tuesday, May 9, 2000 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St. Charles
Avenue. Jack Stewart, Ph. D. "Jack Laine: Life of a New Orleans
Jazzman"
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1998-1999
Tuesday, September 8, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330
St. Charles Avenue. Florence Jumonville, head of Special Collections,
Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans. "The Early Collectors
of Louisiana Books, from A. L. Boimare to Edward A. Parsons and Edward
L. Tinker."
Tuesday, October 13, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Irwin Lachoff and Lester Sullivan, Archivists, Xavier
University. "Jewish History in New Orleans and The Guide to Archival Holdings
on New Orleans Jews."
Friday and Saturday, October 23-24, 1998.
The First Annual Creole Family Symposium. See
the attached page.
Tuesday, November 10, 1998 at 7:30 p.m. 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Dr. Raphael Cassimere, Professor of History at the
University of New Orleans. "Afro-Americans in New Orleans before the Civil
War."
Sunday, December 20, 1998 at 4:00 p.m. at the
Sala Capitular, Cabildo on Jackson Square. Judge Morris Arnold of
Little Rock, Arkansas, author of Colonial Arkansas, will speak on
Arkansas at the time of the transfer.
Friday, January 8, 1999 at 6:30 p.m. at the New
Orleans Country Club. The Annual Banquet of the Louisiana Historical
Society in commemoration of the American victory at the Battle of New Orleans.
The speaker will be Mary Lou Christovich, Chairman of the Board of The
Historic New Orleans Collection, and author of the series of volumes on
New Orleans Architecture.
Tuesday, March 9, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Charles Gray, Executive Director of the Hancock
County Historical Society. "A New History of Bay St. Louis" in commemoration
of the 300th year of its first settlement.
Tuesday, April 13, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Sally K. Reeves, Archivist, New Orleans Notarial
Archives. "Nouveau Jardinier de la Louisane re-emerges as The New
Louisiana Gardener."
Tuesday, May 11, 1999 at 7:30 p.m. at 6330 St.
Charles Avenue. Jerry E. Strahan will speak on his popular book
Managing Ignatius, the story of the Lucky Dog Company.
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Past Lectures 1997-1998
Tuesday, September 9, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne
Avenue. Robbie Cangelosi will speak on "The history of the Architecture
of Uptown New Orleans" based on the latest volume of the New Orleans Architecture
series. Mr. Cangelosi is principle of Koch & Wilson, Architects. Reception
follows.
Tuesday, October 14, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne
Avenue. William A. Fagaly of the New Orleans Museum of Art will
present an illustrated lecture on a "vernacular spectacular," The Mardi
Gras Indians of New Orleans and their culture. Reception follows.
Tuesday, November 11, 1997. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S.
Claiborne Avenue. "The History of Trinity Episcopal Church in New
Orleans." Attorney Thomas Tucker will speak on his forthcoming history
of Trinity Church, which is celebrating its 150th anniversary. Reception
follows.
Sunday, December 21, 1997. 4:00 p.m. The Cabildo,
Jackson Square. Professor Theodore Crackel, Ph. D., is Director
and Editor of the Papers of the War Department 1784-1800. He will
speak on the life of General James Wilkinson.
Thursday, January 8, 1998. Jean Laffite
has told us what an important role he played at the Battle of New Orleans.
New evidence gives new credibility to his Journal. Come listen to a talk
on Jean Laffite's role in the Battle of New Orleans by Dale Olson, president
of the Laffite Society of Galveston.
Tuesday, March 10, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne
Avenue. Dr. George Castille of Coastal Environments, Inc. will speak
on the history of the lumber industry in Louisiana. Reception follows.
Tuesday, April 14, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne
Avenue. Genevieve Munson Trimble, "Renaissance of a Garden." The
founding, decline and rebirth of the New Orleans City Park Botanical Gardens.
Reception follows.
Tuesday, May 12, 1998. 7:30 p.m. 5401 S. Claiborne
Avenue. Professor Vernon Palmer of the Tulane School of Law will
discuss the Black Code in a comparative context through the 18thcentury.
Reception follows.
The Louisiana Historical Society sponsors monthly historical lectures
on the second Tuesday of September, October, November, March, April, and
May. The lectures commence at 7:30 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church
at 5401 S. Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana. They conclude with
refreshments and are open to all. The Lecture to commemorate the Louisiana
Purchase is held at the Sala Capitular in the Cabildo on Jackson Square
near December 20 of each year. The celebration of the American victory
over the British at the Battle of New Orleans is held on January 8 of each
year at a local restaurant.
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