Tag Archives: New Orleans

Year Summary

Posted on November 8, 2018 by sally

Well, it’s been a busy year and I have not had a chance to really promote anything. So here is a quick summary of the past year. In October 2017, my article Last Days of Storyville was published in New … Continue reading →

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Bourbon Festival

Posted on March 8, 2018 by sally

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 →

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Evening Star lecture at the Gallier House

Posted on May 19, 2016 by sally

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 | Leave a comment

Lifelong Learning Event

Posted on April 5, 2016 by sally

Official Release from an event I am doing on Wednesday, April 6th. FUN FUN FUN! A Tulane Club of New Orleans Lifelong Learning event: “Life, Death, and Burial in New Orleans” Wednesday, April 6 5:30 p.m. ~ Reception 6 p.m. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged burial, cheryl gerber, david johnson, death, john pope, life, New Orleans, tulane | Leave a comment

Book Signing March 4th at 1850 House

Posted on March 4, 2016 by sally

I will be doing my first book-signing of the year for Stories from the St. Louis Cemeteries of New Orleans, this Saturday, March 4th at the 1850 House, 523 St. Ann Street in Jackson Square from 2pm to 4pm. Come … Continue reading →

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Freretstivus & Kitchen Witch Cookbooks!

Posted on December 11, 2015 by sally

Freretstivus for the rest of us! I will be at the Freretstivus Celebration (also known as the Freret Market Holiday Edition) this Saturday from 12pm to 4pm. There will be music, food, art, pet adoptions, and an airing of grievances! … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged cemeteries, freret market, kitchen witch cookbooks, New Orleans, st. louis cemetery no. 1 | 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 →

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Tales from the Crypt & Deep Sea: Marie Laveau’s Tomb and the Evening Star

Posted on October 28, 2015 by sally

I am VERY excited about my lecture “Tales from the Crypt & Deep Sea: Marie Laveau’s Tomb and the Evening Star” at the Louisiana Humanities Center (938 Lafayette St) this Thursday, October 29, 2015 from 6pm to 8pm. Here are … Continue reading →

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