Cowboys & Race
September 14, 2014 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | 1 comment
Hollywood really tweaks people’s perceptions and expectations. It’s endlessly fascinating the extent to which that continues to happen. Since the 1920s, when motionRead More
Saturdays: Bad Luck for the Martinets
September 9, 2014 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | 15 Comments
Saturday evening, 15th November 1890, promised to be a typical one. Pierre François Hyppolite MARTINET (picture, facing left), Pierre NECTOUX, and Alexandre FAUCHEUX,Read More
Colonial Treasurer-General of New Orleans Sued by Vicar-General
June 18, 2014 by Christophe Landry, Ph.D. | 3 Comments
In 1738, the owner of two of my 5th great-grandparents, Sorlingue and Thérèse, the colonial treasurer of New Orleans, Mr. LOQUET, Sieur deRead More
