Friends of the Cabildo NewsVolume 185, October–November 2017 GHOSTLY living history GALLIVANT courtyard tours October 28 & 29 — 10 am to 3 pm 1850 house museum store • 523 st. ann street Explore Louisiana’s colorful past — meet ghosts of old New Orleans in some of the French Quarter’s most historic properties Tours depart every half-hour from the 1850 House Museum Store, 523 St. Ann Street. Visit www.friendsofthecabildo.org or call 504.523.3939 for tickets. Day-of tickets can be purchased from the 1850 House Museum Store or by calling 504.524.9118. friendsofthecabildo.org Friends of the Cabildo Board of Directors Events Ruth Burke, Ghostly Gallivant Online Auction of the best musicians from New Orleans President Oct. 1-31, 24/7 online and Louisiana to perform and archive their Tamra Carboni, www.32auctions.com/focghostly2017 music for the Louisiana State Museum’s Administration The annual Ghostly Gallivant Weekend is the music collection. Join us for a unique musical Charles Chamberlain, single most important fundraiser hosted by experience at the intimate 150-seat, state of the Education the Friends of the Cabildo for our mission of art Old U.S. Mint 3rd Floor Performance Hall. Single concert tickets: $25 General Admission, Robert Freeland, supporting the Louisiana State Museum. Bid Membership on items such as restaurant gift certificates, FOC/LMF Members: $20. A cash bar will be hotel stays, art, jewelry, and much more! available at all concerts. Leslie Perrin, Oct. 6: Deacon John & the Ivories Fundraising Ghostly Gallivant Preview Party Oct. 27: Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington Beverly Lamb, Oct. 20, 6-8 p.m. | 1850 House Museum Store Nov. 17: Kristin Diable Secretary Join us for an evening of food and fun! FOC Dec. 15: Sonny Landreth Jeffery Howard, members will receive 18% off all in-store Jan. 19: Marcia Ball Treasurer purchases (Spratling silver collection is 15% March 16: Beausoleil only). Costumes are encouraged! FOC 2017-18 Film Series Robert Applebaum Second Thursday Lecture Series Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Nadine Blake A note from our President Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Screenings at 5:30 p.m. & 7:00 p.m. Ella Camburnbeck 6 p.m.–8 p.m. 7 p.m. screenings will have guest commentary Robert Cangelosi Admission is free and open to the public. For The Friends of Cabildo Film Series will bring Jeannine Chance more information, contact 504.523.3939. some of the best films and documentaries that Richard Crawford highlight New Orleans and Louisiana people, Oct. 12: Keith Plessy & Phoebe Ferguson Michael M. Davis places and culture. Join us for an educational The 125th Anniversary of Plessy v. Ferguson Marie Delaune experience in the Old U.S. Mint’s 3rd Floor Jackie Graff Nov. 9: Thais Solano Performance Hall. Single film tickets: $15 Mignonne Mary Hammel Renato Beluche´s Decisive Role in the general admission, $12.50 FOC/LMF members. Nov. 8: Cajun Heart Stephanie Haynes Independence of the Americas Jan. 10: Gleason Harry Hardin In the midst of celebrating the 300th anniversary of the Crescent City, this is an Feb. 28: Big Charity: The Death of America’s Lary Hesdorffer opportunity to pay tribute to a brave New Oldest Hospital Ann Irwin Orlenian who was not only instrumental April 26: 1970 Jazz Fest Movies Nairne Frazar in the Battle of New Orleans but who also 2017 Friends of the Cabildo Symposium Beth Landry contributed to the quest for independence in Dec. 8-9 | Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. Wendy Lodrig Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador and Mexico France’s Big Gamble: The Legacy of the First Barry Mabry from Spanish rule. Wave of Settlers, Enslaved People & Native Mick McIlwain Walking Tour Guide Meeting Americans in Colonial Louisiana Grey Perkins The Cabildo, Arsenal 3 The Friends of the Cabildo’s 4th annual Robi Robichaux Second Monday of every month at 10 a.m. symposium will explore the legacy of France’s Larry Schmidt Oct. 9: Artist, photographer and author settlement of New Orleans in 1718. The Beth Sheridan Carolyn Long will speak on Madame LaLaurie program hopes to discover the cultural legacies Debbye Vosbein Nov. 13: Speaker TBD of early colonial commerical and social Tee Zimmerman interactions between Europeans, enslaved FOC 2017-18 Concert Series Aricans and the local indigenous people and Old U.S. Mint, 400 Esplanade Ave. their development of a distinct Creole society. All concerts begin at 7 p.m. A concluding panel will ask the question is Created in 2013, the Friends of the Cabildo New Orleans an Accidental City. Tickets: $75 Concert Series has brought together some FOC/LMF members; $85 general admission. Page 2 friendsofthecabildo.org Recommended Events Reading Welcome to Recommended Reading, a column featuring great reads available at the 1850 House Museum Shop Germans of Louisiana by Ellen C. Merrill Does the name Mary Deubler ring a bell? How about Josie Arlington? Did you know they’re one and the same? Mary Deubler is the New Orleans-born daughter of German immigrant parents, who, as Josie Arlington, owned one of the most notorious brothels in Storyville in the early 1900’s. Although few Germans have A note from our President as colorful a story as Josie Arlington, Ellen C. Merrill’s book “Germans of Louisiana” convincingly describes Germans as a major force throughout Louisiana’s history. Dear Friends, www.32auctions.com/focghostly2017 Who knew that during the antebellum Fall & winter is fast approaching, which offers a nifty way to be period, New Orleans was the largest German and you’ll see from our October supportive of the FOC’s educational colony in the South? Germans introduced Newsletter, that FOC members and mission, and at the same time take Louisianans to beer gardens and lager beer, their families have a treasure trove advantage of this terrific holiday popularized secular choir music, and built of opportunities to join in special shopping opportunity. the first waterworks in New Orleans. events and programs that ring in Included in this year’s auction are Merrill’s chapters on immigration, especially the coming festive season. gift certificates to some of our the settlement of 13 German families along For those of you who like to shop favorite restaurants and gift shops, the German Coast in the 1720’s, are engaging for exciting and unique gifts, you’ll theatre tickets, fabulous jewelry, and informative. However, the narrative gets bogged down in too many details in the be happy to know that the 1850 VIP day passes to the 2018 JazzFest, chapters on architecture, work and labor, House Museum Store has finally original art and memberships to museums. We’re grateful to have religion and education, when too often launched its own website for online Merrill resorts to list making. shopping…where you can now find these wonderful donations from a the perfect, hard to find gifts broad network of supporters Strangely, Josie Arlington is one of the very few German women featured in the book, without the hassle of crowded stores throughout the community, and we thank them all for their continued and the contribution of German Jews to and nonexistent parking spaces in Louisiana’s history seem underrepresented. the French Quarter! generosity. Do visit the store’s website, at: I’ll hope to see some of you at our Despite its issues, tour guides and genealogy enthusiasts will appreciate this book as a rich, www.1850housestore.com for Ghostly Gallivant Preview Party on October 20th, but in the meantime, thoroughly researched and comprehensive everything from the latest books to account of Louisiana’s Germans. beautiful jewelry, home products thanks again for your ongoing and unique decor made by some of support and enthusiasm. — Regine Richter-McClain Louisiana’s most talented artisans. Best wishes for a wonderful Friends of the Cabildo tour guide Starting October 1st, we’ll be autumn season! If you’d like to make a recommendation posting our annual Ghostly Galli- Best wishes, or submit a review, email rachel@ vant online silent auction at: Ruth Burke friendsofthecabildo.org. facebook.com/friendsofthecabildo • twitter.com/cabildofriends • instagram.com/friendsofthecabildo Page 3 Volunteer history and has an appreciation for the learn about our unique city to school uniqueness that is New Orleans. children and tourists alike. I was attracted to the FOC because I found people like myself How long have you been involved with the who love history and enjoy spreading the FOC? uniqueness of New Orleans to anyone who I graduated from the FOC tour guide class will listen. The FOC provides an outlet for in 2014. I found out about the class one day self-expression and learning. Learning new when I was in the gift shop after visiting things keeps this over-50 brain of mine in the museum with friends. It was difficult at good working condition. first to attend the class, because I work 8-5, Monday through Friday. However, I made In your opinion, what’s the most important SPOTLIGHT ON arrangements with my office and took the work the FOC does? class in 2014. It was there that my love of The most important thing that the FOC does VOLUNTEERING history and New Orleans blossomed even is it brings history to life. In a world of more. I became a docent for the 1850 electronics, it is important to make history fun House in 2015. and exciting. It makes history relevant to COLLEEN BROWN today’s world. I so enjoy taking children and 1850 House Museum Head Docent What attracted you to the organization? young adults through the 1850 House Colleen was born in I’ve always enjoyed visiting the 1850 House Museum and teaching them the “why” behind New Orleans and Museum.