CALENDAR OF UPCOMING EVENTS
Meetings are held on the FIRST Saturday of the month at the Louisiana State Archives Building in Baton Rouge, Louisiana (see map below).
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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2012 - 11:00 A.M. LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES, ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE, LA At our February meeting we will have our annual elections. We will be electing individuals for the positions of Vice President and Treasurer as well as two board members. Please remember that you must be a current member will dues paid in order to vote! Our speaker will be former President and board member Chad LeBlanc, who will present his program on the story of the Canary Islanders in Louisiana, a brief overview of the story of the Islenos and how they came to settle in South Louisiana.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 3, 2012 - 11:00 A.M. LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES, ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE, LA More information coming soon.
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SATURDAY - SUNDAY, MARCH 17-18, 2012 36th ANNUAL LOS ISLENOS FIESTA LOS ISLENOS MUSEUM, 1357 BAYOU RD., ST. BERNARD, LA
Noon-8PM each day - $3 admission to
enter the Fiesta. Click here to see a video of The Cabuqueros Click here for directions to the Fiesta
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A MAP TO THE LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES BUILDING IS SHOWN BELOW
Past Meetings and Events
SATURDAY, JANUARY 7, 2012 - 11:00 A.M.
LOUISIANA STATE ARCHIVES, ESSEN LANE, BATON ROUGE, LA
Our January speaker was Clifford Normand. Cliff gave a great presentation on how the C. Robert Churchill records of Louisiana Patriots serving in the Spanish army and the local colonial militias during the American Revolution were located and how their descendants became eligible to become members of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Daughters of the American Revolution.
Also, President Layne Lindsley discussed upcoming elections next month, and the upcoming Islenos Fiesta!
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2011.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2010.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2009.
Click here to see the calendar of events for the year 2008.
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
Please note that visitors to the Archives are required to show photo ID and sign in.
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