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Saturday October 19, 2013 in New Roads, LA
Join us for the 5th Annual Foundations of Community Series forum
La Nouvelle France to Pointe Coupée: Our Creole Beginnings 1608-1740s
The Julien Poydras Museum & Arts Center | 500 West Main St. | New Roads, LA
10am-3pm
light refreshments ♦ R.S.V.P.
Admission $25
Saturday January 11, 2014 in New Roads, LA
Post Civil War Pointe Coupée: An Abrupt Transformation
The Julien Poydras Museum & Arts Center | 500 West Main St. | New Roads, LA
9am-3pm
light refreshments ♦ reservations recommended & will be available online November 2013
Admission complimentary ♦ donations appreciated to benefit The Pointe Coupée Historical Society
As part of the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area Civil War Sesquicentennial Speaker series, Historians Brian J. Costello & Julie E. Lee will offer an engaging glimpse into Pointe Coupée's post Civil War experience. Incorporating recollections garnered from the French American Claims Commission & Southern Claims Commission records with diaries, journals, original records and images, the history will unfold. The Pointe Coupée Historical Society will be showcasing a complementary exhibit in the gallery.