Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Elodie's Gift: A Family Photographic Mystery
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This article is a draft at present: Here is a photo that my great aunt, the late Elodie Bernard (married name Fontenot), gave me when I v...
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
The Nike-Cajun Rocket: How It Got Its Name
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I promised some time ago that I would discuss the origin of the Nike-Cajun rocket, used as a sounding rocket by the U.S. Air Force, NASA, a...
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
Middle Name or Clerical Error?: Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil and "Gaurhept"
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I've noticed that many Acadian- and Cajun-related websites refer to Acadian frontiersman, guerrilla leader, and exile Joseph Broussard ...
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
More on That Word "Coonass": A Labor Dispute Trial Documents Its Use in 1940
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New research has confirmed the use of the word "coonass" as early as 1940. In addition, the word was clearly used at the time as ...
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Saturday, March 3, 2012
"To Err Is Human": Errata and Updates from My Books
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One of my favorite quotes is "No one who cannot rejoice in the discovery of his own mistakes deserves to be called a scholar."* ...
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
An Old Bull Durham Tobacco Ad in New Iberia, or Palimpsests on the Teche
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In June 2011 fire destroyed a three-story Masonic lodge in downtown New Iberia, leaving a vacant lot along Main Street. Although I drove...
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