LEH FUNDED PROJECTS
American Routes, a radio program hosted by folklorist Nick Spitzer which focuses on themes throughout American music. Find a station near you that carries American Routes...hear jazz, rhythm & blues, zydeco, bluegrass, rock-n-roll, and more.
Beyond Face Value, a website exhibit of Confederate currency done by the LSU Civil War Center with the assistance of an LEH General Grant.
Bibliotheque Tintamarre, an on-line library begun as an undergraduate project for the course Francophone Literature of Louisiana at Centenary College of Louisiana.
Ensemble Encore: The Acadian Memorial Multimedia Archive, an interactive website with information on Acadian settlers in Louisiana. Includes a searchable database of ship manifests, church records, and census data. Also includes a listing of land grant information in Acadiana, and essays about the Acadian diaspora.
Foundation for Historical Louisiana, a group dedicated to the history and culture of Louisiana, and to the preservation of historic structures.
Good for What Ails You, a documentary film capturing the healing traditions of Louisiana's Cajuns, Creoles, and Houma Indians. Contains a study guide, profiles of the featured healers, and more.
Holocaust Survivors: Portraits & Conversations, an interactive website of testimony from Holocaust survivors residing in Louisiana. See their faces and hear their stories in their own words; contains a glossary of terms, bibliography, and threaded discussion group on the Holocaust.
Kate Chopin Conference, a gathering in Natchitoches, LA, dedicated to interpreting the life and literature of Chopin.
Louisiana Folklife Festival, an annual celebration in Monroe, LA, of the state's traditional folkways, including food, music, and crafts.
Risonances Crioles/Creole Echoes, an online exhibition that explores the rich cultural heritage of 19th Century Francophone New Orleans.
River Road African-American Museum, a museum dedicated to the history and experiences of African-American life.
Swapping Stories, a documentary film that chronicles Louisiana's varied storytelling traditions. The web site contains study units, a detailed bibliography, and video clips from the film.
Voices in Exile, the Tibetan Photo Project by Tenzin Wangden Andrugtsang
EDUCATIONAL/ACADEMIC HUMANITIES
H-NET (Humanities Net)
Information & resources for the humanities and social sciences. Includes an extensive roster of email lists and discussion threads.
National Council for History Education
Promotes the importance of history education in schools & society.
National Council of Teachers of English
Professional organization of elementary, secondary, and college teachers of English.
EXHIBITS, INSTALLATIONS & PUBLICATIONS SITES
The Cabildo: Two Centuries of Louisiana History (LA State Museum)
The Creole State: An Exhibit of Louisiana Folklife (LA Division of the Arts)
Elegance After Dark: Evening Wear in Louisiana, 1896--1996 (LA State Museum)
Freshly Brewed: The Coffee Trade & the Port of New Orleans, (LA State Museum).
Louisiana Aviation Since 1910 (Wedell-Williams Aviation Museum/LA State Museum)
Louisiana Landmarks, a representative sample of the National Register properties in Louisiana that illustrate the state's diverse built landscape (LSU & LA Division of the Arts).
Louisiana & the Mighty Mississippi River (LA State Museum)
Louisiana Prehistory(LA Division of Archaeology)
Louisiana Studies Historic Preservation Supplement, a curriculum designed to add historic preservation to Louisiana Studies courses, adaptable to any grade level (LA Division of Historic Preservation).
Newcomb Pottery & the Arts and Crafts Movement in Louisiana (LA State Museum)
Recipes and Advice from the 18th Century, a collection of primary documents that provide insight into domestic affairs during the 1700s (Hill Memorial Library).
The People of Louisiana from Colonization to Reconstruction, an exhibit of the multiple cultures that influenced the development of modern Louisiana (LA State Museum).
Poverty Point: A Terminal Archaic Culture of the Lower Mississippi Valley(LA Division of Archaeology)
So More Than Just A Map: Perspectives on Louisiana and the New World (LA State Museum)
FOLKLIFE SITES
The American Folklife Centerat the Library of Congress is a national center of folklife research & collection.
Center for the Study of Southern Culture, located at the University of Mississippi, focuses on multi-disciplinary study of the cultures of the southern United States.
Louisiana Folklife Centerat Northwestern State University has 800 artist and subject files, 1500 audio recordings, 100 video tapes, a small but growing print library of books and periodicals, and 5,000 still photographic images, all focused on the folklife of Louisiana.
Louisiana Folklife Program, within the Division of the Arts, is designed to identify, document, conserve, and present the folk cultural resources of Louisiana.
Texas Folklife Resources, dedicated to presenting and preserving the folklife of Texas.
HISTORY SITES
American Association for State and Local History, a site devoted to the explanation of history research with primary documents. Contains excellent learning resources and student elements.
Gilder Lehman Institute of American History, this site offers a variety of resources that would be useful to anyone studying Louisiana or American history.
Louisiana Historical Association
Louisiana Historical Society
National Register of Historic Places Database for Louisiana, maintained by the Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation.
Oral History Association, Dickinson College, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
St. Augustine Historical Society, Isle Brevelle, LA. Creole folklife and history.
LIBRARY SITES
East Baton Rouge Parish Library
Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University. Includes a large collection of Latin American materials and the Hogan Jazz Archives.
New Orleans Public Library, which holds a large collection of Louisiana and New Orleans Resources.
The Library of Congress, our nation's premier library resource.
LOUIS, the online catalog of the academic libraries of Louisiana's state universities.
Louisiana State University Libraries, including the extensive archival and special collections of Hill Memorial Library.
Louisiana State Library, the flagship library of the state. This site includes links to all public libraries in the state.
Watson Memorial Library, Northwestern State University. Home of the Cammie G. Henry Research Center
|
LITERARY SITES
Brightleaf Review, an online review featuring a calendar of literary events for the South, seminars with Southern writers, and literary links.
Fooling With Words with Bill Moyers, a poetry site related to the PBS program which features Moyers.
Louisiana Authors Index, maintained by the LSU Libraries, is a working index of Louisiana authors, their works, and bibliographic information.
Scribbling Women, a project of The Public Media Foundation, dramatizes stories by American women writers for national radio broadcast. Their website provides classroom resources for teaching and learning the rich tradition of American literature by women.
The Southern Review publishes fiction, poetry, critical essays, interviews, book reviews, and excerpts from novels in progress, with emphasis on contemporary literature in the United States and abroad (and special interest in southern culture and history).
MEDIA SITES
New Orleans Video Access Center, a resource for independent filmmakers.
Mississippi: River of Song, a PBS documentary tracing the development of American music along the Mississippi River.
KDAQ, 89.9 Shreveport
KEDM-FM, 90.3, Monroe.
KLSA, 90.7 Alexandria
KSLU-FM, Hammond, LA.
Louisiana Public Broadcasting, PBS affiliate of Baton Rouge
WLAE-TV, Channel 32, PBS affiliate of New Orleans
WWNO-FM, 89.9, National Public Radio affiliate of New Orleans
WRBH-FM, 90.3, Baton Rouge
WRKF-FM, 89.3, Baton Rouge
WTUL, 91.5, Tulane University Radio
WWOZ-FM, 90.7, Jazz & Heritage radio station. Louisiana music on the web
WYES-TV, Channel 12, PBS affiliate of New Orleans
MUSEUM SITES
Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville, LA
American Association of Museums
Ark-LA-Tex Antique and Classic Vehicle Museum, Shreveport, LA
Beauregard Parish Museum, DeRidder, LA
Caddo-Pine Island Oil & Historical Society Museum, Oil City, LA
Camp Moore Confederate Cemetery and Museum, near Kentwood, LA
Degas House, New Orleans, LA
Historic New Orleans Collection, New Orleans, LA
Institute of Museum & Library Services
International Petroleum Museum and Exhibition, Morgan City, LA
Lafayette Natural History Museum & Planetarium, Lafayette, LA
Longue Vue House & Gardens, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana Art and Science Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
Louisiana Museum of Military History, Lafayette, LA
Louisiana State Museum, New Orleans, LA
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum, Shreveport, LA
Magnolia Mound Plantation, Baton Rouge, LA
Memorial Hall--Confederate Memorial Museum, New Orleans, LA
New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA
Ogden Museum of Southern Art, New Orleans, LA
Old State Capitol Center for Political & Governmental History, Baton Rouge
Rural Life Museum, Baton Rouge, LA
Tunica-Biloxi Tribal Museum, Marksville, LA
USS Kidd & Nautical Center, Baton Rouge, LA
UCM Museum, Abita Springs, LA
University Art Museum, Lafayette, LA
Vermillionville, Lafayette, LA
West Baton Rouge Museum, Port Allen, LA
NEH SITES
National Endowment for the Humanities
Learn about NEH funding opportunities, programs, and more.
 EDSITEment is a constantly growing collection of the most valuable online resources for teaching English, history, art history, and foreign languages. In addition to bringing to together the best of the humanities on the web, it also features a powerful search engine and lesson plans for classroom and family use. EDSITEment is a joint project of the National Endowment for the Humanities, the Council of the Great City Schools, MCI WorldCom, and the National Trust for the Humanities.
Other State Humanities Councils/Endowments
All US states & territories have humanities councils similar in mission to the LEH. Contact the Council or Endowment in your state.
STATE OF LOUISIANA SITES
Louisiana Department of State's Museum Program, with locations around the state.
Louisiana Division of Archaeology, which collects, distributes & catalogues information on Louisiana's archaeological resources. Take a look at the new interactive web project about Los Adaes, a Spanish colonial site in what is now western Louisiana.
Louisiana Division of the Arts, the state's arts granting agency and a local affiliate of the National Endowment for the Arts.
Louisiana Division of Historic Preservation, which supports the preservation of Louisiana's built landscape. Administers Louisiana's Main Street programs..
Louisiana State Library, the flagship library of the state.
Louisiana State Museum, which has locations around the state, including the Cabildo, the Presbytere, the Arsenal, 1850 House, Madame John's Legacy, the Natchitoches Old Courthouse Museum, the Wedell-Williams Aviation Museum, and many more...
Louisiana State Parks and Commemorative Areas, including historic sites
COLLEGE & UNIVERSITY SITES IN LOUISIANA
Centenary College
Dillard University
Grambling State University
Louisiana College
Louisiana State University
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
Louisiana State University at Eunice
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Louisiana State University at Shreveport
Louisiana Tech University
Loyola University New Orleans
McNeese State University
Northwestern State University
Our Lady of Holy Cross College
Southeastern Louisiana University
Southern University at Baton Rouge
Southern University at New Orleans
Tulane University
Xavier University |
