New Orleans Historical
A project by The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New OrleansNew Orleans Historical is a web and mobile platform for sharing stories and scholarship about New Orleans and the surrounding area. A project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans Historical is a free app available on your Android or iPhone smartphone or tablet as well as on the web.
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Streets on the Table Episode 3: Margaret Elizabeth
In 2019, the New Orleans City Council launched a city-wide effort to change the names of streets honoring white supremacists. While the city implemented its renaming efforts, a clear need for an educational component to give context to the changes…
Archaeology of the St. Peter Street Cemetery
The St. Peter Street Cemetery served as the City of New Orleans’ primary burial ground through most of the Colonial era, from 1724 (and possibly earlier) until 1789, when it was officially replaced by St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. It still appears to…
Madame Josephine Decuir
By the 1870s, steamboats carried passengers up and down the Mississippi River, docking in the ports of major cities like New Orleans. Here, in July 1872, Captain John Benson denied Josephine Decuir née Dubuclet entry into the women’s cabin on the…
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12 Locations ~ Curated by Kimberly Jochum, Amanda Knight, and University of New Orleans History DepartmentFrenchmen Notes: The Making of a Music Scene
9 Locations ~ Curated by Hannah Kreiger-Benson and Laura DeFazio, Edited by Jessica DauteriveTrail of Crumbs: Tracing the Lore, Labor, and History of Bread-Making in New Orleans
6 Locations ~ Curated by Dana LogsdonMelpomene Street Blues: Archaeology of the Guste Homes in Central City
11 Locations ~ Curated by D. Ryan Gray, Rachel Breunlin, and Shana M. griffinSupport Our Work
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