Nutrias

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Who Gets to Vote?

Who Gets to Vote? is a reading and discussion series, developed by the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities , to engage members of the general public in conversations on the history of voting and efforts to suppress the vote in the United States. Participants will engage in discussions led by scholar facilitators who encourage critical thinking about the subjects discussed.

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Finding Isabelle “Ma Belle” Jefferson

Join researcher and historian Gaynell Brady and the City Archives and Special Collections at New Orleans Public Library for a Zoom presentation of her genealogical case study Finding Isabelle Ma Belle London Jefferson: A New Orleans Family Matriarch.

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Identifying Your Catholic Ancestors

Join the Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’ Kimberly Johnson and Katie Vest, NOCC’s Heather Veneziano, and Amanda Fallis of the City Archives & Special Collections at NOPL for a 6-week Zoom series about researching your New Orleans Catholic ancestors.

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Nutrias.org

In 1995, archivists Wayne Everard and Irene Wainwright created the New Orleans Public Library’s first website, the beloved www.nutrias.org. In an effort to pay homage to our original web presence, we present to you the City Archives & Special Collections’ blog: Nutrias.

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