Northwestern State University’s History faculty was well represented at the 68th annual meeting of the Louisiana Historical Society in Lafayette, LA March 5-7.
Dr. Charles Pellegrin, NSU Professor of History, chaired a session focused on interesting aspects of Natchitoches’ history titled “Staging the Past: History, Memory and Performance in Louisiana”. Three NSU faculty members gave presentations at the session with LSUS Professor and Archivist Dr. Laura Lyons McLemore giving comments.
Dr. Kent Peacock, NSU Assistant Professor of history, gave a presentation on opera houses and theaters in early 20 century Natchitoches. Dr. James MacDonald, NSU Professor of History, delivered a presentation on early 20 century novelist Ruth Cross and her novel about Natchitoches’ founder Louis Juchereau De Saint Denis. Dr. Christopher Gilson, NSU Associate Professor of History, delivered a presentation on the history of the Louisiana Cavalier play and the American Bicentennial. Additionally, 2002 Louisiana Scholars’ College alumna and current graduate student at Boston University, Sarah Jose, gave a presentation titled “The Textbooks of Louisiana Cuisine: An Analysis of The Junior League Cookbooks from 1959-1980.”
