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FRIENDS OF THE CABILDO UPCOMING EVENTS

JUNE 2019 JULY 2019 AUGUST 2019 1 Researching Your New Orleans 11 2nd Thursday Lecture Series: Sybil 8 2nd Thursday Lecture Series: Property Seminar Morial - Witness to Change: From Robert W. Fieseler - Tinderbox: 8 Faubourg St. Mary (CBD) Tour Jim Crow to Political Empower- The Untold Story of the Up Stairs ment Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay 9 Volunteer Luncheon 13 Faubourg St. Mary (CBD) Tour Liberation 13 2nd Thursday Lecture Series: 10 Faubourg St. Mary (CBD) Tour Derby Gisclair - The Olympic Club of New Orleans: Epicenter of Professional Boxing 1883-1897

For more information on these events, visit friendsofthecabildo.org or call the FOC office at 504.523.3939. Follow us on social media at: facebook.com/friendsofthecabildo • twitter.com/cabildofriends • instagram.com/friendsofthecabildo Friends of the Cabildo Supporting the Louisiana State Museum Since 1956 News Volume 193 June-July 2019

FOC Oral History Podcasts Online Access to over 250 Interviews

The Friends of the Cabildo Oral History Program has collected over 250 inteviews of New Orleanians interviewed from the 1970s to present day. The program was pioneered by Dorothy Schlesinger, who hoped to capture memories of earlier life in New Orleans before those who remembered it were gone, and it covers a wide range of topics from civil rights to historic preservation, Carnival, Storyville, and jazz.

The stories were recorded on cassette tape, the technology of the time. Concerned about the possibility of losing the tapes to natural decay, a local private donor and the Friends of the Cabildo allocated over $20,000 to send the tapes to Philadelphia for digitization. The production company conserved the tapes and then digitized them for long-term preservation. This process has insured the legacy of the stories being told for not only researchers at the Louisiana State Musuem’s Historical Center, but also for the general public.

Notable New Orleanians whose interviews were preserved include: Rosa Keller Freeman, Lolis Elie, Su- preme Court Justice Minor Wisdom, Congresswoman Lindy Boggs, architect Samuel Wilson, artist George Dureau and restauranteur Ella Brennan.

Future generations will be able to hear the voices of those who have contributed to the life and culture of our city. Phase II of the project is now online thanks to a Rosa Keller Freeman Foundation grant which provides funding for online access. Visit the database today at www.friendsofthecabildo.org/podcasts/ friendsofthecabildo.org Friends of the EventsResearching Your New Orleans Property If you volunteered 30+ hours this year, your Cabildo Board of Seminar lunch is free, guest lunches are $40. Directors New Orleans Jazz Museum RSVP by June 3rd by calling the office at Ruth Burke, Saturday, June 1 | 9:30 am - 12 pm 504.523.3939 President $20 FOC members | $25 general admission Ella Camburnbeck, Second Thursday Lecture Series Administration Volunteer Luncheon New Orleans Jazz Museum at Charles Chamberlain, Sunday, June 9 | 11:00 am the Old U.S. Mint | 400 Esplanade Ave. Education Deutsches Haus | 1700 Moss St. 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Robert Freeland, 11:00 am: Welcome cocktail Admission is free and open to the public. Membership 11:30 am: Lunch & Awards Ceremony Larry Schmidt, Course One: Summer Salad or Crab & Corn June 13: Derby Gisclair Fundraising Bisque The Olympic Club of New Orleans: Epicenter Robi Robichaux, Course Two: Grilled Mahi Mahi topped of Professional Boxing 1883-1897 Secretary with crabmeat & buerre blanc sauce or Beef July 11: Sybil Morial Gary Dressler, Bourguignon with parslied rice, both served Witness to Change: From Jim Treasurer Crow to Political Empowerment with green beans with toasted almonds and August 8: Robert W. Fieseler Robert Applebaum potatoes au gratin Tinderbox: the Untold Story of the Up Stairs Sandy Baptie Course Three: Chocolate Mousse Parfait or Lounge Fire and the Rise of Gay Liberation Gabrielle Begue Pecan Praline Bread Pudding Aimee! Bell Lauren Brower Congratulations to The Stranger Disease, winner of four Big Dionne Butler Easy Entertainment Awards! Robert Cangelosi Bill Capo The Stranger Disease, which was performed at Madame Richard Crawford John’s Legacy in the spring of Gaynell Cunningham 2018, won big at this years’ Wayne Curtis Gambit Big Easy Entertain- Michael M. Davis ment Awards, winning Best Marie Delaune Play, Best Ensemble, Best Harry Hardin Original Work, and Best Lary Hesdorffer Directors (Kiyoko McCrae & Jeffrey Howard Chris Kaminstein). This play Ann Irwin was a collaborative effort Beverly Lamb between the Friends of the Beth Landry Cabildo, the Louisiana State Wendy Lodrig Museum, the New Orleans Connor Lutkewitte Theatre Association, and Barry Mabry Goat in the Road Produc- Mick McIlwain tions that brought the history Grey Perkins of nineteenth century New Leslie Perrin Orleans to life. It’s immersive Melissa Stein format offered a unique Debbye Vosbein experience and garnered Tee Zimmerman much well-earned praise, congrats!

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The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home Now on display at the New Orleans Jazz Museum Grand Illusions: The History and is The Wildest: Louis Prima Comes Home. As a Artistry of Gay Carnival in New Orleans trumpeter, singer, songwriter and performer, this Fat Tuesday’s Bourbon Street Awards might be the son of New Orleans swinging persona conquered most recognizable part of New Orleans’ gay carnival New York, Las Vegas, Hollywood, and points in scene, but the Louisiana State Museum has a much between. View photos, hear recordings, as well as bigger story to tell with a history of the gay carnival see his instruments and stage wear at The New scene of New Orleans. Beautiful, detailed costumes Orleans Jazz Museum. Sponsored by the Gia are just the beginning. Opening night is June 6th Maione Prima Foundation. from 5 pm - 8 pm, at the Presbytere.

Friends of the Cabildo would like to thank its members that support the FOC and the Louisiana State Museum on a yearly basis. We would especially like to welcome our newest members: Will Alexander Stephen Joseph Leigh Ann Arcuri Ellen Lentini Kristi Blackwell Jennifer Lyons Jessie Borrello Kate McGrath David Champagne Katherine Novak Crystal cage necklaces (local artist)Cynthia Chaumont Sandra Ray Retail: $90 | Members: $76.50 William & Joanna Congelosi Ann Rubin Susan Crawford Heather Shields Deidre Cullen Jess Sprenkle Congrats to the Walking Tour Guide Class of 2019! Don Downs John Taylor Friends of the Cabildo welcomes our new tour guide Bradley Driscoll Merry Toups class as they begin giving walking tours of the French Candace Dufek Barbara Walter Quarter. A special thanks also to all the volunteers Mary Hall Jaye Wells who mentored the new class and to those who orga- Lawrence Jaubert nized it and made this year’s class such a success!

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Faubourg St. Mary (CBD) Saturday, June 8| 10 a.m. Saturday, July 13 | 10 a.m. Saturday, August 10 | 10 a.m.

The Friends of the Cabildo Faubourg St. Mary walking tour reveals the history behind the present day commercial district, from the plantation beginnings through the explosive American growth during the peak years from 1830– 1860, to the present day. Marvel at historic buildings on Lafayette Square, St. Charles Avenue, Julia Street, Lee Circle, and more! This tour provides a historic backdrop for a new appreciation of the American Sector. Meeting Location: Henry Clay Statue at Lafayette Square (500 Block of St. Charles Avenue) French Quarter Walking Tours 1850 House Museum Store | 523 St. Ann St. Daily, 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m. $22 General Admission | $17 Members, $17 Students, Seniors & Military Join the Friends of the Cabildo for a memorable two-hour walking tour of one of the oldest communities in the United States. Guides allow you to explore the history, architecture, and folklore of this fascinating city. Purchase tickets online at friendsofthecabildo.org or on site at the 1850 House Museum Shop, 523 St. Ann Street in Jackson Square. For more information, contact the Friends of the Cabildo at 524-9118. Researching Your New Orleans Property Seminar

Robert J. Cangelosi Jr., President of Koch & Wilson Architects and adjunct lecturer at the Tulane University School of Architecture, will present an in-depth program on historic home research. “If walls could talk, you would know everything about your property: who previously owned it, who slept in it, how old it is, and what secrets it holds.” Cangelosi will outline how to develop the history of your property, using primary sources rather than oral traditions and secondary sources, which often are incorrect. Preparation of a “chain of title,” the essential first step in developing a history, will be discussed. Like history detectives, determining when improvements New Orleans Jazz Museum at the Old U.S. Mint were done involves research into various records, including Saturday, June 1 | 9:30 am - 12 pm census, tax, water, building permits, contracts, city directories, newspapers, and more. This program will $20 FOC Members | $25 general admission explain how these records can be used and where to find them. Page 4 friendsofthecabildo.org Shop at the 1850 House Looking for a gift? A new book to read? A unique piece of jewelry? Shop at the 1850 House! Visit us in-store at 523 St. Ann St. across from Jackson Square daily 10 am - 5 pm. We are also online at www.1850housestore.com - Friends of the Cabildo members receive 15% off and free shipping with code “FOCMember”

New Orleans 1815 Map member price: $19.13 Abandoned New Orleans member price: $23.30 Caribbean New Orleans Coming July 2019!

Spratling Hand Earring in Julie Vos Aquamarine Blue Green or Ebony Pineapple Earring member price: $238 member price: $131.75 Lena Prima: Prima la Famiglia Bonerama Plays Led Zeppelin member price: $18.66 member price: $18.66 1850 House Soundscape With support from Friends of the Cabildo, the Louisiana State Museum has installed a soundscape in the 1850 House Museum that helps to recreate the sounds and conversations of former residents throughout the house. Experience the 1850 House in a new way as local actors bring history to life.

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