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Genealogists may suffer from map envy when they see New Orleans’ French Quarter website

Posted on January 10, 2019 by Gail Dever

New Orleans’ non-profit Vieux Carre Commission Foundation has launched the Vieux Carré Virtual Library, a website that makes available thousands of historic images and documents for the nearly 4,000 structures in the city’s oldest neighbourhood, the French Quarter. So far, … Continue reading →

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Acadians’ arrival in Louisiana 250 years ago commemorated at well-attended event

Posted on February 26, 2015 by Gail Dever

Last Saturday’s ceremony in New Orleans, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the arrival of the Acadians in Louisiana, was such a popular draw that even representatives of the French and Canadian consul-generals’ offices could not get in at first because … Continue reading →

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