Friday, June 15, 2012

My Father's Childhood Autograph Book on the History Channel?*

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Last night I was grocery shopping near my home in New Iberia when a woman I know came up to me and said, "Yesterday I was watching the ...
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Thursday, May 31, 2012

My Oddball Collection of Cajun Warplane Photos

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As I mentioned in one of my previous articles, I discovered a photo in the National Archives and Records Administration showing a U.S. World...
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Friday, May 11, 2012

My Cajun Book for Children Soon Available in French Translation

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I'm pleased to announce that my 2008 book, Cajuns and Their Acadian Ancestors: A Young Reader's History , will be available in May 2...
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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