Category Archives: Photography

For the week of November 30th to December 5th

Posted on December 1, 2015 by sally

Busy Week! On Wednesday, December 2nd from 7pm to 8pm I will be returning to Reading Between the Wines! It’s a laid-back, salon-type event moderated by Candice Huber, the owner of Tubby & Coo’s. It takes place at Pearl Wine … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, General, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography | Tagged brandon black, candice huber, freret market, hope & new orleans, maggy baccinelli, pearl wine co, reading between the wines, roosevelt hotel, stories from the st. louis cemeteries of new orleans, tubby coo's | Leave a comment

111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss

Posted on November 12, 2015 by sally

My latest book, “111 Places in New Orleans That You Must Not Miss,” came out a couple of weeks after my recent one, “Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans.” It’s a guidebook for New Orleans – a … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, History, New Orleans, Photography, Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans | Tagged 111 places in new orleans that you must not miss, aidan gill, banks, cemeteries, countess broel, emons publishing, fif mahonys, gator run, mike tata, miss claudia's, New Orleans, nola brewery, poppy tooker, sacred grinds, stories from the st. louis cemeteries of new orleans, studio inferno, trixie minx, yvonne lafleur | 1 Comment

“Taken to the Grave: Lesser Known Tombs in the St. Louis Cemeteries”

Posted on November 9, 2015 by sally

Very excited for my upcoming lecture for Save Our Cemeteries on Tuesday, November 10th at Lake Lawn Cemetery, 5100 Pontchartrain Blvd, 6:30pm. I will be discussing nine relatively unknown (but fascinating) graves from St. Louis 1 -3. Pirates, piano players, … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, History, New Orleans, Photography | Tagged cemeteries, grave yards, graves, history, New Orleans, save our cemeteries, st. louis cemetery no. 1, St. Louis Cemetery No. 2, st. louis cemetery no. 3, tombs | Leave a comment

All Saints’ Day in New Orleans

Posted on November 1, 2015 by sally

A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure of walking around St. Louis No. 3 with the lovely Poppy Tooker to talk about the cemetery for her fabulous radio show Louisiana Eats. Poppy’s love of New Orleans extends outside of … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, History, New Orleans, Photography, Research, Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans | Tagged all saints day, cities of the dead, graves, graveyards, history, l'estomac mulatte, la biere creole, la toussaint, Louisiana Eats., New Orleans, nola, npr, poppy tooker, saints, st. louis #3, st. louis cemetery no. 3, stories from the st. louis cemeteries of new orleans, tombs, wwno | Leave a comment

Dual Book Release Party!

Posted on October 7, 2015 by sally

My new book Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans is almost here! It will officially be available October 19th. WOO-HOO! The Book Release Party is Saturday, October 24th from 6pm to 9pm at Treo located at 3835 … Continue reading →

Posted in Cemeteries, History, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged biographies, book, cemeteries, graves, graveyards, history, maggy baccinelli, New Orleans, new orleans neighborhoods, nola, research, st. louis #2, st. louis #3, st. louis 1, stories from the st. louis cemeteries of new orleans, tombs, treo | Leave a comment

National World War II Museum Lecture

Posted on October 21, 2014 by sally

I am very excited and extremely honored to be lecturing at one of my father’s and brother’s favorite museums – the National WWII Museum. Even though my brother Bill lives in Seattle, he has a membership and visits the museum … Continue reading →

Posted in General, History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged andrew higgins, d-day, d-day museum, history, hope and new orleans, lecture, national world war II museum, New Orleans, photographs, street names | Leave a comment

Some Recent Reviews

Posted on September 24, 2014 by sally

These past few months have been a blur with little time for reflection. But here are some recent reviews. This one almost slipped by me! It’s from New Orleans Magazine. A nice little REVIEW. And another one came out today, in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Reviews, History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Roller Derby | Tagged book, book reviews, history, hope & new orleans, hope and new orleans, louisiana cultural vistas, New Orleans magazine, Photography, research, street names, street signs, streets | Leave a comment

Lecture at Nix Library

Posted on June 18, 2014 by sally

On June 19, 2014, I will be lecturing and signing copies of my book Hope & New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Street Names at the Nix Library, 1401 S. Carrollton, from 5:30 to 6:30pm. I will also have books … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged history, hope and new orleans, lecture, New Orleans, nix library, Photography, street signs, streets | Leave a comment

Book Signing at 1850 Museum House

Posted on May 23, 2014 by sally

I will be doing a book signing of Hope & New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Street Names on Saturday, May 24th at the 1850 Museum House, the official gift shop for the Louisiana State Museum properties in New … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography | Tagged 1850 museum, autographs, book, book signing, french quarter, friends of the cabildo, history, hope & new orleans, jackson sqaure, louisiana, muse, museum, New Orleans, photographs, street names, streets | Leave a comment

Costco Time!

Posted on May 9, 2014 by sally

Well, those who know me know that I am a Costco fanatic. I am also a true believer in supporting small and local businesses, but when it comes to big businesses Costco is just about the only one that I … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged book signing, costco, history, hope and new orleans, New Orleans, Photography, research, street names, street signs | Leave a comment