Uncovering the Real People and Real History of Laura, Part 1: The First Primary Sources Found

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Laura Plantation

Laura: Louisiana's Creole Heritage Site

19 episodes

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Laura Plantation provides a cultural experience unlike any other in the United States. Explore the rigors of 200 years of daily life, along with the sobering experience of slavery as it happened at one historic site on the banks of the Mississippi River in the middle of New Orleans plantation country. In this podcast, Joseph Dunn, director of public relations and marketing, will be your guide into the Creole world, offering you compelling stories of the people who lived, worked, and died at this unique historic site. Real History. About real people.

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Uncovering the Real People and Real History of Laura, Part 1: The First Primary Sources Found

Laura Plantation

42 minutes 21 seconds

2 years ago

Uncovering the Real People and Real History of Laura, Part 1: The First Primary Sources Found

Historian Katy Morlas Shannon and a special guest discuss why Laura Plantation was restored and the discovery of the first primary source documents concerning the historic site. They explore how those key resources shaped the historical narrative and the storytelling approach taken in writing the tour and curating the historic structures that remained on the property. For more information about the early days of establishing Laura Plantation as a historic site and to hear from Norman Marmillion himself about the process, visit the following links:

The Original Slave Cabins: Why Laura Plantation was Saved - YouTube

Gallery Talk 2: Looking for Laura : September 5, 2017 - YouTube