Re-envisioning the Ropes Mansion
In 2009, a fire forced the evacuation of the contents of the Peabody Essex Museum’s Ropes Mansion— a carefully preserved legacy of a [...]
The Private Jefferson: From the Collections of the Massachusetts Historical Society
Thomas Jefferson has been described as an “American Sphinx”: as the drafter of the Declaration of Independence and president of the United States, [...]
Cohn High School: How We Love Thee
In the summer of 2014, the West Baton Rouge Parish School board announced that the Cohn High School (1949-1969) would be demolished. Dedicated [...]
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865
Purchased Lives: New Orleans and the Domestic Slave Trade, 1808–1865 was a special project presented by The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) presented [...]