Category Archives: History

Mascot Covers & Illustrations Explained #1

Posted on April 23, 2012 by sally

This week I uploaded Mascot covers and illustrations to my facebook page so the public relations director of the Cabildo can choose which one he wants to use for their press release, event page, etc. for my lecture on May 10th. … Continue reading →

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The Damone Theory of Historical Research

Posted on April 13, 2012 by sally

There is a scene in “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” that always makes me pause… then laugh. Lothario wannabe and petty bookie Mike Damone is giving advice to endearing nerd Mark Ratner on how to get girls. Damone: I mean, … Continue reading →

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A Proclamation

Posted on April 13, 2012 by sally

Here is an accidental find – a proclamation from Mayor Guillotte of New Orleans published in the Times Picayune on January 7, 1888 congratulating the people of New Orleans for not brawling, shooting, or killing anyone during the recent primary … Continue reading →

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My Next Chapter…

Posted on March 6, 2012 by sally

I am almost finished with Chapter Two on my book about the Mascot, so I am working on my next one – could be Chapter Six, perhaps? Decided I am going to go non-linear on this. This is a brief … Continue reading →

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14 Commandments For Writing History and Then One More

Posted on January 31, 2012 by sally

My professor Judith K. Schafer gave us a handout that was modeled after William B. Hesseltine. I would like to share it here. THE FOURTEEN COMMANDEMENTS FOR WRITING HISTORY Thou shalt not use the present tense, nor the passive voice. … Continue reading →

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Narrative is a…

Posted on January 16, 2012 by sally

To quote one of my old professors who emailed me this week on the topic, “writing narrative is a bitch.” I think it’s more like a demon from hell. Yea. While I believe writing in the narrative form to describe … Continue reading →

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Bringing the Dread

Posted on September 26, 2011 by sally

I am beginning to get the sense that when I approach the same brilliant librarians all over the city, upon seeing me with my arms full of papers and books and a look of confused determination, their chests tighten, their … Continue reading →

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Keeping with the duel theme

Posted on September 13, 2011 by sally

These are test shots for pictures I will be setting up later this week. New Orleans never ceases to amaze me with its constant sources of inspiration.

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The Laws and General Ordinances of New Orleans in 1870

Posted on September 2, 2011 by sally

Two articles above the article I was searching for in The Laws and General Ordinances of the City of New Orleans by Henry J. Leovy and C.H. Luzenberg, published in 1870, I discovered this: Article 661. No person shall exhibit, … Continue reading →

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Bossier on the brain

Posted on August 29, 2011 by sally

J.S. Bossier, you are on my mind. I think about you in the moments of soft denial that I can remain in bed wrapped in a homemade quilt and the assumption that the day will wait for me. I think about … Continue reading →

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