In 2011, 2012, and 2014, University of New Orleans conducted archaeological excavations at City Square 1281, a block bounded by Lamanche, Charbonnet, Dorgenois, and Rocheblave streets. This city block was located in the Lower Ninth Ward, and best…

In 2017, Dr. D. Ryan Gray led students and volunteers from University of New Orleans to excavate a portion of a private residence in the French Quarter located at 626 Bourbon Street. The team excavated a series of test units and shovel tests in the…

Madame John’s Legacy is a National Historic Landmark and a property of the Louisiana State Museum. Throughout its history the true stories of those families and individuals who owned or have been associated with this house and property are equaled…

The Hermann-Grima House at 820 St. Louis Street, which today operates as an historic house museum, was a site of enslavement from its construction in 1831 through the Civil War. At least sixty people of African descent served both the Hermann and…