CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR 2008
Past Meetings and Events
DECEMBER 13, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our Society held a Christmas social, where members enjoyed snacks and traditional holiday music from the islands. Former President Catherine Prokop was presented with a plaque for her years of service and devotion to our group.
President Chad LeBlanc presenting Catherine Prokop with a plaque for her years of service to the Society - Photo by Marie Estopinal
NOVEMBER 8, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
At our November meeting, our annual elections were held for the following officer positions in our Society: President, Secretary, and two members of the Board of Directors.
The board for 2009 consists of the following people:
President - Rose Marie Powell
Vice President - Rogers Serpas
Secretary - Carol Fernandez
Treasurer - Sergio Ramos
Board Members - Alisa Janney, Taylor Fernandez, Vilora Bergeron, and
one seat to be filled
Immediate Past President - Chad J. LeBlanc
OCTOBER 11, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
At our October meeting, our resident Canarian citizen and Treasurer Sergio Ramos gave a great multimedia presentation of the islands of Tenerife and Gran Canaria.
SEPTEMBER 13, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our September meeting was cancelled due to Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, which caused widespread damage throughout our area.
AUGUST 9, 2008 - 1:00 PM
EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH LIBRARY - BLUEBONNET BRANCH
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our August meeting was held Saturday, August 9th at 1PM at the Bluebonnet Blvd branch of the EBR Parish Library. This meeting was a genealogical meeting where members assisted some of our new additions to the Society in their research. We outlined how we go about conducting our research and what valuable tools are at our disposal at our local libraries.
JULY 12, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
At our July meeting, members who visited the Canary Islands in early June gave us a report and slide show of their trip. The presentation was given by Mr. Steve Estopinal, one of our members who relocated to the Baton Rouge area following Hurricane Katrina. Steve's presentation was excellent and gave everyone a true sense of the beauty of the islands that the visitors experienced, both in the natural beauty of the the land, and its people. There was an excellent turnout at the meeting, largely due to an article in the Baton Rouge Advocate which promoted our group, the islands and this meeting.
Click here to read the article from The Advocate's website.
JUNE 14, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our speaker was Dr. Rob Mann, Southeast Regional Archaeologist at the LSU Museum of Natural Science. He presented a synopsis of his recent archaeological investigations at the Galveztown site, one of the original settlements of our people. He detailed the archaelogical process used to survey the site, and explained how he came to be involved in the project. He also reviewed some of the first items that were found on the site, and outlined how he and his staff are going about sorting and identifying the remaining items that were found. Dr. Mann will probably return in November to give us an update on conclusions made based upon the outcome of the dig.
MAY 10, 2008 - 1:00 PM
At our May meeting, past president Catherine Prokop reported on the reception in St. Bernard for the Spanish Ambassador to the United States, attended by President Chad LeBlanc, Treasurer Sergio Ramos and herself. There was also a discussion regarding ideas for future plans for the Society.
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
APRIL 12, 2008 - 1:00 PMLOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our April meeting featured a report on the annual Fiesta held the previous weekend in St. Bernard. Treasurer Sergio Ramos also showed documentary videos of Gran Canaria and Tenerife which featured spectacular aerial footage of the islands.
APRIL 5-6, 2008
ANNUAL Isleños FIESTA! - St. Bernard, Louisiana
The fiesta was well attended despite inclement weather the Friday before it began. Our group was proud to attend and represent the Islenos in the Baton Rouge area.
For pictures from the Fiesta click here.
Click above to see video of traditional Canarian musicians Princesa Dacil perform at the Fiesta.
MARCH 8, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our March meeting was a great event for our Society. There was a very good turnout as long time members joined new visitors to welcome a speaker whose work has been an inspiration to us for many years. Our speaker was Dr. Gilbert C. Din, author of The Canary Islanders of Louisiana. Dr. Din spoke about how he came to write the book, and about his career studying Spanish history. He also answered questions from members, and autographed copies of his book for guests.
For more pictures from the event, click here.
FEBRUARY 9, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
At our February meeting, Vice-President Rogers Serpas and former Vice-President John Hickey discussed the LSU leisure class in archaeology, led by Dr. Rob Mann, which is currently underway at the site of the Galveztown settlement in Galvez, Louisiana. For more information regarding the class and the dig, visit this link - http://www.countryroadsmagazine.com/ViewArticle.php?preview=1&articleid=289
JANUARY 12, 2008 - 1:00 PM
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING, ESSEN LANE
BATON ROUGE, LA
Our January meeting was our annual meeting, where President Chad J. LeBlanc presented the annual report. It outlined our meetings and events of 2007 and represented a very good year of our Society spreading its message. Our speaker was Dr. Florent Hardy, State Archivist, who told all about the fabulous resource that is our State Archives. He presented everyone present with a comprehensive list of Canary Islander materials that are housed in the Archives.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2007.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2006.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2005.
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING - 3851 Essen Lane, Baton Rouge, LA
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©2007 Canary Islanders Heritage Society of Louisiana
