What's Happening in, around Evangeline Parish and the state?
(Surrounding Parishes: Acadia, Allen, Avoyelles, St. Landry and Rapides)
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Event Festival
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Where
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Apr. 14, 2012
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LE COMITÉ DES ARCHIVES DE LA LOUISIANE AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY SEMINAR Program 9:00 - 9:30 Registration 9:30 - 9:45 Welcome and Introductions Cherryl Forbes Montgomery, 3rd Vice President 9:45 - 10:15 Tracing the Ballard Family of Rapides Parish Through the Freedmen’s Bureau Records Dr. Leon Tarver 10:15 - 10:45 A Brief History of the Notarial Archives Research Center Adrian Zeno 10:45 - 11:00 Break 11:00 - 11:30 Old Lutheran Cemetery - A Recording and History Kenneth Kleinpeter 11:30 - 12:00 Tracing Condoleezza Rice’s Louisiana Roots and How Newspapers Can Help Identify Slave Holders Judy Riffel |
Baton Rouge, La.
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Apr. 14, 2012
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Mrs. Bertha Budden Reed will present the monthly
program for the Imperial St Landry Genealogical and Historical Society at
10:00 AM on Saturday, April 14 in the conference room of Campus South of
Opelousas General Hospital on I-49 accessed via Exit 15.
Mrs. Budden is a former teacher and a student of history. In her program
"Participation of Louisiana Forces in the Defense of the United States"
she will delineate some of the outstanding events and military personnel
from Colonial Louisiana to more recent times. The famous Galvez March
to protect Louisiana from the British had many early Colonial Louisianians
including the recently arrived Acadians fighting with the Spanish forces
against the British in present Louisiana areas as well as along the Gulf
of Mexico. Come and Coffee and other refreshments will be served beginning at 9:00 AM.
Come early and discover a new cousin or more. The public is cordially
invite to attend. |
Opelousas, La.
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Apr. 16-22, 2012
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New Orleans Navy Week April 16–22, The Historic New Orleans Collection, the National Park Service, and the Louisiana State Museum will each explore the historical events behind the celebration—the Battle of New Orleans and the War of 1812. The activities include lectures, tours, demonstrations and historical re-enactments, a concert, and special admission rates for military personnel. Many of the programs will take place within blocks of the riverfront, where 10 visiting ships will be docked. |
New Orleans, La.
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Follow THNOC on Facebook (The Historical New Orleans Collection) |
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Apr. 28, 2012 8am - 4pm |
Louisiana Genealogical & Historical Society
Annual Seminar Location: Embassy Suites Hotel, 4914 Constitution Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808 |
Baton Rouge, La.
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Sep 2012
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Southwest Louisiana Zydeco Festival |
Opelousas, La.
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