Tag Archives: hope & new orleans

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

Louisiana Book Festival

Posted on October 30, 2014 by sally

BOOKS, BOOKS, BOOKS! What could be better? I am very honored to take part in the 11th Annual Louisiana Book Festival in Baton Rouge this Saturday, November 1st from 10am to 5pm at the State Library of Louisiana, the State … Continue reading →

Posted in General, History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Research, The Mascot, Uncategorized | Tagged baton rouge, book festival, history, hope & new orleans, lecture, louisiana book festival, Photography, research, street names, street signs | 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

Scandals and Scoundrels of the French Quarter

Posted on September 14, 2014 by sally

On Wednesday, September 17th, I will be lecturing from my book Hope & New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Street Names on the scandals and scoundrels that make up the streets of the French Quarter. Using additional photographs and … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Research | Tagged 1850 house, Cabildo, friends of the cabildo, history, hope & new orleans, jackson square, lecture, New Orleans, scandals, street names. 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

Bucket List & Jazz Fest

Posted on May 2, 2014 by sally

Big Bucket List check-off. My book has been in the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Book Tent for the whole festival, but Sunday I will be doing a signing there from noon to one! I have already seen Richard Campanella, Carolyn … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Hope and New Orleans, New Orleans, Photography, Research | Tagged 2014, book, book signing, book tent, history, history press, hope & new orleans, hope and new orleans, jazz fest, New Orleans, new orleans jazz and heritage festival, photographs, street signs, wwoz | Leave a comment

Book Signing at the Roosevelt Hotel May 2nd

Posted on April 30, 2014 by sally

This Friday, May 2nd, from 6pm to 8pm, I will be doing a book signing of my book “Hope & New Orleans: A History of Crescent City Street Names” in the lobby of the famous Roosevelt Hotel! So thrilled to do … Continue reading →

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