New Orleans Historical
A project by The Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New OrleansNew Orleans Historical is a web and mobile platform for sharing stories and scholarship about New Orleans and the surrounding area. A project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies at the University of New Orleans, New Orleans Historical is a free app available on your Android or iPhone smartphone or tablet as well as on the web.
Featured Stories
Mosquitoes and Yellow Fever
As you stand in front of the fountain in Jackson Square or walk through the French Quarter peering into courtyards and hearing the faint trickle and splash of a fountain, think about the bugs that these water features attract. Mosquitoes have been…
Fur Traders, Indigenous Peoples, and the Violence of Urban Slavery
Very few well-preserved archaeological sites dating from the French Colonial era have been excavated in New Orleans. As most of these are located in areas that have been developed continuously since the early eighteenth century, many are disturbed…
Keep Marching On: Black Greek Organizations Performances on Leon C. Simon Drive
The half mile stretch of Leon C. Simon Drive, that forms the front boundary of the University of New Orleans’s campus, was a central performance space for Black Greek letter organizations in the 1980s and 1990s. The stretch of sidewalk was the sight…
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Hollywood South: Film Production and Movie Going in New Orleans
11 Locations ~ Curated by The New Orleans Historical TeamNo Sugar-Coating: The Plantation History of Audubon Park
6 Locations ~ Curated by Taylor Lindner, Kalie A. Dutra, & edited by Kathryn O'DwyerSupport Our Work
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