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Bourbon Festival
Lots of producing – not much promoting. Seems to be my mantra lately! But I am very excited to take part in this year’s Bourbon Festival! I will be speaking March 9, 2018 at Le Méridien Hotel (333 Poydras Street) … Continue reading
Evening Star lecture at the Gallier House
On Friday, May 20th, 6pm at the Gallier House in the French Quarter (1132 Royal Street – designed and built by James Gallier, Jr.) I will deliver a lecture on the Evening Star. I gave the lecture at the Louisiana … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans
Tagged evening star, Gallier House, history, James Gallier, New Orleans, shipwreck
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“Taken to the Grave: Lesser Known Tombs in the St. Louis Cemeteries”
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
Better Late Than Never – Prohibition Lecture Today!
I have been so busy finishing my next two books and working on this lecture that I have not had time to promote it. But here it is – just in case. I will be delivering a lecture on New Orleans’ … Continue reading
Posted in History, New Orleans, Research, Uncategorized
Tagged bootleggers, carrie nation, downriver festival, flower mission, gertrude lythgoe, history, lecture, New Orleans, prohibition, rum runners, snake charmers, steve spehar, storyville, u.s. mint, WCTU. kerry cahill, women's temperance
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St. Louis Cemetery No. 1
I recently did a photo essay for Tulane University about the new policy changes for St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. I spent a lot of time in St. Louis No. 1 during January and February trying to document everything I needed for … Continue reading
Posted in An Eternity Above Ground, Cemeteries, History
Tagged cemeteries, graves, history, New Orleans, nola, photographs, research, save our cemeteries, st. louis 1, st. louis cemetery no. 1, tombs, tulane
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The Day After Mardi Gras
THE DAY AFTER MARDI GRAS ‘Twas the day after Mardi Gras. All through the house Not a creature was stirring – not even a mouse. For the master and Madame were still yet a-bed, And the cook o’er the stove … Continue reading
Posted in Mardi Gras, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot
Tagged 1883, carnival, history, Mardi Gras, Mascot, New Orleans, newspaper, poem, the mascot
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C-Span2 & BookTV
Right before I was scheduled to tape my lecture for C-Span’s BookTV at the Louisiana Book Festival, I got a text from a dear friend telling me that they were leaving their job to start producing porn. I know some … Continue reading