Podcasts about Cane River

627. We interview Kelly Jackson, founder of the Cane River Film Festival. Natchitoches has a long and intimate history with American cinema. The Cane River film festival represents the latest chapter in that history. We are as diverse as the community that we represent. Our mission is to showcase, nurture, and support the emerging creative student and independent filmmakers stories about and or filmed in Louisiana. We want to share their films with an audience, seek opportunities for distribution and celebrate their achievement in telling their story that they want to tell. The Cane River film festival is not just a film festival — it's an experience. Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. May 24, 1963. Birthday of great Shreveport basket player Joe Dumars the Former NBA guard and 6-time All-Star who helped the Detroit Pistons win back-to-back NBA Championships in 1989 and 1990. This week in New Orleans history. On May 24, 2013, City Putt, a 36-hole mini golf complex with two courses opened in City Park.  The Louisiana Course highlights cultural themes and cities from around the state. The New Orleans Course showcases streets and iconic themes from around the city, with signs detailing the city's historic sites at each hole. This week in Louisiana. El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail TX, LA Trail sites are located across 2,580 miles and 5 states (in the U.S.) and thousands of miles in Mexico. The trail runs from the city of Lafayette to the town of Natchitoches. The trail travels west from there into Texas. It splits into two trails while in the state of Louisiana, and joins again at the border with Texas. Website The Trail is administered by the NPS office located at: National Trails Office Regions 6, 7, & 8 El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail 1100 Old Santa Fe Trail Santa Fe, NM 87505      During the Spanish colonial period in North America, numerous “royal roads” — or caminos reales — tied far-flung regions of the empire to Mexico City. One particular collection of indigenous trails and trade routes became known as El Camino Real de los Tejas, the primary overland route for the Spanish colonization of what is today Texas and northwestern Louisiana. The trail's name is derived not only from its geographic extent but also from some of its original users. Spaniards referred to a prominent group of Caddo Indians as the Tejas, a word derived from the Caddo term for ‘friend' or ‘ally.' Thus, the Spanish province of Tejas, the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas, and the historic trail traversing them owe their name to the Caddo language. Postcards from Louisiana. Albany Navarre. Building Blocks for Financial Literacy (ages 6-18). Louisiana Book Festival. Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

 Part 2 of our interview with Shannon Eaves. "Her book, Sexual Violence and American Slavery: The Making of a Rape Culture in the Antebellum South, was published by UNC Press in 2024. This study examines how the rape and sexual exploitation of enslaved women created a rape culture that was woven into the very fabric of antebellum society, influencing daily life for both the enslaved and enslavers....Shannon earned her Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and currently serves as an Associate Professor of African American History here at the College of Charleston. She is a specialist in 19th century U.S. History, African American History, and Slavery and Gender in the Antebellum South" (Faculty page).  "It is impossible to separate histories of sexual violence and the enslavement of Black women in the antebellum South. Rape permeated the lives of all who existed in that system: Black and white, male and female, adult and child, enslaved and free. Shannon C. Eaves unflinchingly investigates how both enslaved people and their enslavers experienced the systematic rape and sexual exploitation of bondswomen and came to understand what this culture of sexualized violence meant for themselves and others. Eaves mines a wealth of primary sources including autobiographies, diaries, court records, and more to show that rape and other forms of sexual exploitation entangled slaves and slave owners in battles over power to protect oneself and one's community, power to avenge hurt and humiliation, and power to punish and eliminate future threats" (UNC Press). Now available: Liberty in Louisiana: A Comedy. The oldest play about Louisiana, author James Workman wrote it as a celebration of the Louisiana Purchase. Now it is back in print for the first time in 221 years. Order your copy today! This week in Louisiana history. March 22, 1976. Reese Witherspoon is from New Orleans and is best known for her role in Legally Blonde and Walk the Line. This week in New Orleans history. Maximilian Ferdinand Bonzano, physician, minter, administrator. Born, Ebingen, Germany, March 22, 1821, arrived in New Orleans, 1835, working first in a printing office as a roller boy and then as printer, which provided opportunity to master the English language. Morally opposed to slavery. Also opposed secession and refused to serve the Confederacy. He was elected from his district as a delegate to the state's 1864 constitutional convention, where he chaired the committee on emancipation and personally wrote the ordinance which freed Louisiana's slaves. He lived in the mansion which had served as the headquarters of Gen. Andrew Jackson. This week in Louisiana. Cane River Creole National Park The Texas and Pacific Railway Depot Oakland and Magnolia Plantations 9:00 am - 3:00 pm daily Natchez, LA Website The Cane River region is home to a unique culture; the Creoles. Generations of the same families of workers, enslaved and tenant, and owners lived on these lands for over 200 years. The park tells their stories and preserves the cultural landscape of Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, two of the most intact Creole cotton plantations in the United States.     The hours of operation for Oakland Plantation and Magnolia Plantation are 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. The plantation grounds, trails, outbuildings, and visitor restrooms are open daily. Guided tours are available Wednesday through Sunday at both sites. The park store, located in the historic Oakland Plantation Store is also open Wednesday through Sunday. The Oakland Plantation Main House is only open on Saturdays and Sundays from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for self-guided tours. The park does not offer visitors services, such as guided tours and shopping at the park store on Mondays and Tuesdays.     The Texas and Pacific Railway Depot in Natchitoches serves as the park visitor center. The depot is open Wednesday through Sunday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.    The park is open daily year-round with the exception of ALL federal holidays. Postcards from Louisiana. Medicare String Band in Natchitoches.  Listen on Apple Podcasts. Listen on audible. Listen on Spotify. Listen on TuneIn. Listen on iHeartRadio. The Louisiana Anthology Home Page. Like us on Facebook. 

This episode of Big Blend Radio's 3rd Tuesday "Go to Natchitoches" show focus on what to experience this Spring in Natchitoches, the oldest city in Louisiana. Hear about outdoor activities like hiking in Kisatchie National Forest and kayaking Cane River or competing in fishing tournaments, and seasonal events like the Melrose Arts & Crafts Festival, Sale on the Trail, and the Annual Jazz & R&B Festival. Featured guest is Arlene Gould, Executive Director of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Plan your visit at: https://natchitoches.com/Follow Big Blend Radio's "Go to Natchitoches" show here: https://shows.acast.com/go-natchitoches-louisiana Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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From Robert Harling (Steel Magnolias) to Kate Chopin (The Awakening) and Caroline Dorman (Forest Trees of Louisiana) to Lyle Saxon (Lafitte the Pirate), this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Go To Natchitoches" Show focuses on the Literary Legends who lived in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Featured guests are Arlene Gould and Kelli West of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. The city features a charming historic downtown that runs along Cane River Lake, and it is home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the Cane River l Heritage Area, historic Melrose Plantation, and is also the final destination of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. More: https://natchitoches.com/

From Robert Harling (Steel Magnolias) to Kate Chopin (The Awakening) and Caroline Dorman (Forest Trees of Louisiana) to Lyle Saxon (Lafitte the Pirate), this episode of Big Blend Radio's "Go To Natchitoches" Show focuses on the Literary Legends who lived in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. Featured guests are Arlene Gould and Kelli West of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. The city features a charming historic downtown that runs along Cane River Lake, and it is home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the Cane River l Heritage Area, historic Melrose Plantation, and is also the final destination of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. More: https://natchitoches.com/ 

Welcome to Open Form, a new weekly film podcast hosted by award-winning writer Mychal Denzel Smith. Each week, a different author chooses a movie: a movie they love, a movie they hate, a movie they hate to love. Something nostalgic from their childhood. A brand-new obsession. Something they've been dying to talk about for ages and their friends are constantly annoyed by them bringing it up. In this episode, Mychal talks to Kaitlyn Greenidge about the 1982 film Cane River, directed by Horace Jenkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode of Big Blend Radio's new 2nd Tuesday "Go Natchitoches" Show focuses on the Cane River Heritage Trail in Natchitoches Parish. Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. The city features a charming historic downtown that runs along Cane River Lake, and it is home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the Cane River Heritage Area, and is also the final destination of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. This episode features:- Arlene Gould & Kelli West of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau: https://natchitoches.com/- Logan Schlatre of Cane River National Heritage Area: https://www.canerivernha.org/- Barbara Justice of Cane River Creole National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cari/index.htm

This episode of Big Blend Radio's new 2nd Tuesday "Go Natchitoches" Show focuses on the Cane River Heritage Trail in Natchitoches Parish. Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. The city features a charming historic downtown that runs along Cane River Lake, and it is home to the Cane River Creole National Historical Park, the Cane River Heritage Area, and is also the final destination of El Camino Real de los Tejas National Historic Trail. This episode features: - Arlene Gould & Kelli West of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau: https://natchitoches.com/ - Logan Schlatre of Cane River National Heritage Area: https://www.canerivernha.org/ - Barbara Justice of Cane River Creole National Historical Park: https://www.nps.gov/cari/index.htm    

It was a hot and humid grind, but we all survived and I'm bringing you a quick recap of my experience on this week's episode! I also had a couple conversations from backstage during weight-in on Day 2 with a couple other anglers, Noella Mclaurin and Shannon Wells to share a little bit about their experience. While it didn't end well at all for me, I am happy to say I earned enough AOY points throughout the season to qualify to fish The Classic on Logan Martin in September! That was one of my major goals this season, and with it being my 1st as a boater and all the challenges I had to overcome throughout the year, I am very happy to have made it. Huge congratulations to Pam Martin-Wells who took home 1st place on Cane River and also earned Angler of the Year, and our 2nd and 3rd place finishers Pam Ridgle and Lynda Gessner. Also a huge congrats to Brooke Johnson for earning 1st place on the Co-Angler side, a first for her. Enjoy this recap and stay tuned for next week's episode where I feature Alisa Johnson, another angler who fishes the LBAA Tournament Trail. Mentioned in This Episode: Cane River, Natchitoches, LA Lance Camper Key West Boats Lady Bass Anglers Association Additional Resources: The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Page The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Group The Woman Angler & Adventurer on Instagram The Woman Angler & Adventurer on YouTube Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Takeover YouTube Channel Listen on Apple Podcasts (subscribe and leave a review!) Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on iHeartRadio!  Support our Sponsors! Lance Camper Freedom Boat Club Nashville Key West Boats St. Croix Rods Hellwig Suspension Products RUNCL (10% OFF Discount Code: TWA10RUN) Stealth Rod Holders Al's Goldfish Lure Co. YOLOtek (use Coupon Code Angie for free shipping!) Additional Mentions: Lady Bass Anglers Association National Professional Anglers Association Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Collective Full episode notes available at thewomanangler.com/189

It was a hot and humid grind, but we all survived and I'm bringing you a quick recap of my experience on this week's episode! I also had a couple conversations from backstage during weight-in on Day 2 with a couple other anglers, Noella Mclaurin and Shannon Wells to share a little bit about their experience. While it didn't end well at all for me, I am happy to say I earned enough AOY points throughout the season to qualify to fish The Classic on Logan Martin in September! That was one of my major goals this season, and with it being my 1st as a boater and all the challenges I had to overcome throughout the year, I am very happy to have made it. Huge congratulations to Pam Martin-Wells who took home 1st place on Cane River and also earned Angler of the Year, and our 2nd and 3rd place finishers Pam Ridgle and Lynda Gessner. Also a huge congrats to Brooke Johnson for earning 1st place on the Co-Angler side, a first for her. Enjoy this recap and stay tuned for next week's episode where I feature Alisa Johnson, another angler who fishes the LBAA Tournament Trail. Mentioned in This Episode: Cane River, Natchitoches, LA Lance Camper Key West Boats Lady Bass Anglers Association Additional Resources: The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Page The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Group The Woman Angler & Adventurer on Instagram The Woman Angler & Adventurer on YouTube Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Takeover YouTube Channel Listen on Apple Podcasts (subscribe and leave a review!) Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on iHeartRadio!  Support our Sponsors! Lance Camper Freedom Boat Club Nashville Key West Boats St. Croix Rods Hellwig Suspension Products RUNCL (10% OFF Discount Code: TWA10RUN) Stealth Rod Holders Al's Goldfish Lure Co. YOLOtek (use Coupon Code Angie for free shipping!) Additional Mentions: Lady Bass Anglers Association National Professional Anglers Association Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Collective Full episode notes available at thewomanangler.com/189 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How is it June already and this is the 1st time we've had the opportunity to take the Lance Truck Camper Mobile Podcast Studio AND the Key West 230 Bay Reef to a Women's Pro Bass Tour Tournament? We've been building and building for this moment since last fall and the time has FINALLY come.  Just in time for the Wildcard Tournament on Cane River in Natchitoches, LA. This is the final event of the year before the Fall Classic on Logan Martin in Alabama...will I qualify? To put it out into the Universe, I already set up our reservation at an RV park for that event after learning my lesson this year with the craziness of the industry. This was one of the major reasons this is the 1st time this pair is traveling together to a tournament. On this week's episode, I give you a quick and dirty recap of the experience thus far AND fill you in on a couple of upcoming very exciting details coming soon.  Next week I hope to bring you a very positive recap of this week's tournament, despite the incredibly hot temps...plus hopefully a conversation with a lady who is part of the LBAA that I've been wanting to feature since last year...stay tuned!  The Cane River is narrow and shallow, but it is 33 miles long. Where will the fish be holding? I hope I find 'em and can let you know next week! Mentioned in This Episode: Cane River, Natchitoches, LA Lance Camper Key West Boats Lady Bass Anglers Association Additional Resources: The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Page The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Group The Woman Angler & Adventurer on Instagram The Woman Angler & Adventurer on YouTube Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Takeover YouTube Channel Listen on Apple Podcasts (subscribe and leave a review!) Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on iHeartRadio!  Support our Sponsors! Lance Camper Freedom Boat Club Nashville Key West Boats St. Croix Rods Hellwig Suspension Products RUNCL (10% OFF Discount Code: TWA10RUN) Stealth Rod Holders Al's Goldfish Lure Co. YOLOtek (use Coupon Code Angie for free shipping!) Additional Mentions: Lady Bass Anglers Association National Professional Anglers Association Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Collective Full show notes available at: thewomanangler.com/188

How is it June already and this is the 1st time we've had the opportunity to take the Lance Truck Camper Mobile Podcast Studio AND the Key West 230 Bay Reef to a Women's Pro Bass Tour Tournament? We've been building and building for this moment since last fall and the time has FINALLY come.  Just in time for the Wildcard Tournament on Cane River in Natchitoches, LA. This is the final event of the year before the Fall Classic on Logan Martin in Alabama...will I qualify? To put it out into the Universe, I already set up our reservation at an RV park for that event after learning my lesson this year with the craziness of the industry. This was one of the major reasons this is the 1st time this pair is traveling together to a tournament. On this week's episode, I give you a quick and dirty recap of the experience thus far AND fill you in on a couple of upcoming very exciting details coming soon.  Next week I hope to bring you a very positive recap of this week's tournament, despite the incredibly hot temps...plus hopefully a conversation with a lady who is part of the LBAA that I've been wanting to feature since last year...stay tuned!  The Cane River is narrow and shallow, but it is 33 miles long. Where will the fish be holding? I hope I find 'em and can let you know next week! Mentioned in This Episode: Cane River, Natchitoches, LA Lance Camper Key West Boats Lady Bass Anglers Association Additional Resources: The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Page The Woman Angler & Adventurer Facebook Group The Woman Angler & Adventurer on Instagram The Woman Angler & Adventurer on YouTube Women's World of Fishing Monday Night Takeover YouTube Channel Listen on Apple Podcasts (subscribe and leave a review!) Listen on Google Podcasts Listen on iHeartRadio!  Support our Sponsors! Lance Camper Freedom Boat Club Nashville Key West Boats St. Croix Rods Hellwig Suspension Products RUNCL (10% OFF Discount Code: TWA10RUN) Stealth Rod Holders Al's Goldfish Lure Co. YOLOtek (use Coupon Code Angie for free shipping!) Additional Mentions: Lady Bass Anglers Association National Professional Anglers Association Waypoint Outdoor Podcast Collective Full show notes available at: thewomanangler.com/188 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Coonie, Cajun, Creole: Ethnicity, Context, and Identity on the American Landscape.Dustin Fuqua, native Louisianian and anthropologist, discusses growing up "cookie" and the dynamics of inclusive Creole identity.Dusty Fuqua hails from Avoyelles Parish and resides in Cenla. Fuqua works as Chief of Resource Management at Cane River Creole National Historical Park in Natchitoches Parish. Dusty has apprenticed under John Oswald Colson aka The File' Man for over a decade and works with the Sassafras Society to perpetuate the gumbo file' tradition. Dusty is active in Louisiana french language matters and enjoys participating in French tables and meetups.Dusty can be found on Instagram @DustyCreole or Facebook at Dustin Fuqua. Also search on Instagram for #sassafrassociety for all things file'.

Yeah, I'm back (again!). I go off, as always, on people who refuse to stay home and not get the 'Rona, Young Thug dissing Andre 3000, whether or not Noah Cyrus knows what "nappy" means and a way-less tragic way for the police to take down Black men. Later on, I speak to Sacha Jenkins, filmmaker, former music journalist and the man responsible for bringing his late father's film Cane River back from obscurity. As for music, I play tunes from HAIM, Lyric Jones featuring Little Brother and Blackstreet. If you want to donate to the podcast, get at me at paypal.me/unclecrizzle.

We are getting nutty this week. We sit down and enjoy some nice beverages out in Lafayette, LA and talk all things nuts. Jady Regard is the CNO (Chief Nut Officer) for the family business, Cane River Pecan Company. He has been a part of this business for quite some time now and been there through the various transitions that occurred over the years. In addition to his nuttiness, Jady is quite the knowledgeable marketer with all things social, and first impressions. We take a deep dive in this episode about LinkedIn, and the art of giving first. Enjoy this latest episode of The Patty-G Show, and remember, gift giving season runs 24/7/365! Podcast Link: https://thepattygshow.com/ Cane River Pecan Co Website: https://www.caneriverpecan.com/ Cane River Pecan Co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CaneRiverPecanCompany Cane River Pecan Co LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/cane-river-pecan-co/ Cane River Pecan Co Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caneriverpecan/?hl=en --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pattygshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pattygshow/support

This week my guest is the incomparable Pamela Wood. We discuss her journey to Cane River and her adventurous introduction to New Orleans. Pamela is a philanthropy and fundraising professional and has been successful as a business consultant and stylist. She currently serves as the Major Gifts Officer for the Center for Third World Organizing, a Black Lives Matter ecosystem satellite. You can find Pamela on Facebook at Pamela Wood or contact her at skinnybillionairess@gmail.com.

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A conversation with Allison LaCour, Makeup Artist, about ancestry, the movie Cane River and on being within culture. Allison is a New Orleans, Louisiana based, and nationally recognized makeup artist. She has expressed her talent in a variety of industries such as fashion editorials, local and national publications, a makeup artist for TV and film, politics, and celebrity glamour. Constantly evolving, Allison strives to stay on the cutting edge delivering the latest trends and techniques in her artistry. Her mission of using beauty as an empowerment tool has spread across the country and even across waters internationally. Allison and I talk about our summers on Cane River at our grandmothers houses, her grandmothers legacy, family connections and the recent resurgence of the movie Cane River. This was such an authentic and honest conversation. Allison also talks about her most recent tv and film projects and some of her work that has just been released. You can follow her on Facebook and Instagram @allisonlacour and @ritualnbeauty on Instagram for her online store. If you want to check out the early 80s movie, Cane River, that we discussed you can rent or buy it here. Thanks for listening and don't forget to check out the GumboLife store for your Christmas shopping!

Natchitoches is one of Louisiana’s most charming towns. It is also the oldest continuing settlement having been discovered by French explorers, even before New Orleans. The region is known for its rich history, including having been the setting for the film “Steel Magnolias.” Folk artist Clementine Hunter learned her craft nearby and Kate Chopin, having married a man from Natchitoches, lived for a while in neighboring Cloutierville,. Kelli West, the Marketing and Communications Director of the Natchitoches Parish Convention and Visitors Bureau, joins Errol Laborde, executive editor of Louisiana Life, along with podcast producer Kelly Massicot to tell the fascinating stories of Natchitoches, the Cane River country and the town's Christmas Festival. Oh yes, we will also discover the origins of the town’s indigenous meat pie.

Bianca talks about leading schools in the Middle East; and her Creole culture in which cousins intermarried to remain fair complexioned and preserve their culture, her grandmother deciding to passe blanc (pass for white), being adamant about not being African, and being shunned by her family because she had less European features than her siblings and associated with blacks; and her family's Creole social status and wealth attained in the Cane River, Louisiana community by former slave Marie Therese Coincoin who owned land and slaves resulting from a plaçage relationship with Frenchman Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer. She shares stories about growing up in Bedford Heights and Cleveland, Ohio; not knowing that she was black; not being in the same social class as her peers due to parents’ divorce; earning a bachelor’s degree in Secondary Education/French and master’s in Instructional Technology from the University of Akron; her interest in developing the minds of students to explore other cultures; her independent study in France; earning a master’s in education law to protect rights of special needs students; working in Saudi Arabia as a resource teacher for students with special needs, relating to classism in their society, and not being seen as an American; working as a principal in Kuwait; frustration with U.S. schools not being equipped to address the social and emotional needs of disadvantaged students; serving as the principal of an Indian American school in New Mexico; her mother not identifying as black but instead American and her father's family preferring that he would have married a white woman; always knowing her grandmother, Lucy Couty, as white in contrast to her Negro certificate; family sending her grandmother to a Negro school apart from her siblings, who had European features, because of her more black features; family pressure on her grandmother to marry white but her instead having relationships with black men; defining Creole as the food, the Catholic church, and consanguinity; the Creole Native American, African, German, Spanish, French, and Jewish peoples creating a mixed-race group of people who lived peacefully within their isolated community while under French and Spanish rule; the Creole class hierarchy dictating that whites sit behind them in church; dating dark skinned black men in defiance of her family’s directive to not marry a black; Claude Thomas Pierre Metoyer’s Revolutionary War service; her family's history not being the traditional negative narrative of slavery; joining the DAR to preserve her grandmother's legacy after she had been rejected by both blacks and whites; embracing her African, European and American Indian heritage; "I am American before I am anything but even before I am American I am Christian"; feeling the DAR is a beautiful organization; “being American isn't about race but where you were born"; the necessity to identify with other black DAR members. Read Bianca’s biography at www.daughterdialogues.com/daughters

Professor Stefanie Dunning talks to Michelle Pichon about Cane River, Louisiana.

Delighted to be joined by one of the original creators on the Dark Horse era of G.I. Joe, Scott Reed! Scott is a multifaceted writer and artist, and provided Inks for the bulk of the DH era. Our episode is great, as we get to know that mysterious assassin, The Silencer! The Filecard Feature is on the Sand Striker! Remember to listen to the Movies and a Meal Podcast, where this week the're digging into Shirley, BabyTeeth, and Cane River! As always, #ReleaseTheExtreme on social!

Keith and Ben dig back into the indie well with: "Shirley," a movie about a fictional version of author Shirley Jackson, starring Elisabeth Moss (2:31), A coming of age drama starring Eliza Scanlen called "Babyteeth" (14:46) And a romance set in Louisiana filmed in 1982 but is only now getting a wide release (31:13).

373. Part 1 of our interview with Rubia Garcia. Rubia is from New Orleans. Returning to New Orleans after Katrina, she had an undeniable desire to devote her life to the teaching of underprivileged youth within New Orleans Public Schools. She has retired from teaching to pursue her activism. She has been active with Black Lives Matter for several years, and she has taken point in the protest following the collapse of the Hard Rock Hotel on Canal Street in New Orleans. This week in Louisiana history. July 12, 1941. Gov. Sam Jones helps open new direct, deep water channel from Lake Charles to Gulf of Mexico. This week in New Orleans history. Tom Benson, owner of the New Orleans Saints, born on July 12, 1927. Also owned car dealerships. Died March 15, 2018. This week in Louisiana. Annual Cane River Film Festival July 17th, 2020 - July 18th, 2020Russell Hall, Northwestern State University175 Sam Sibley Drive, Natchitoches, LA 71497 318-505-0466 Website | Email Our Mission is to showcase, nurture and support the emerging creative filmmakers. At the Cane River film festival, we pride ourselves on building a unique and powerful hub for filmmakers all over the World. This year's events will take place on the campus of Northwestern State University, May 15-16, 2020 (rescheduled from March 20-21). The event highlights the work of International and National student / independent filmmakers and Natchitoches' contribution to the film industry.   Postcards from Louisiana. 373 Number 9 Books and Records Nathan Mendez. Ruston, LA.Listen on iTunesListen on StitcherListen on Google Play.Listen on Spotify.Listen on TuneIn.The Louisiana Anthology Home Page.Like us on Facebook.

"Cane River" (1982), a recently unearthed debut from writer/director Horace Jenkins, is now, after a year of remastering, available for streaming. Part love story, part critique of colorism in Louisana, "Cane River" is a moving examination of how cinematic romances can't escape history. Critic and writer Tiana Reid guests this week (16:00) to unpack the concept of the "Black outdoors" and review some of Peter Metoyer's poetry. Read Tiana's tremendous review of "Cane River" here: https://www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/06/20/searching-for-freedom-in-cane-river-and-the-black-outdoors/ * * * To support the causes of justice and equality for our Black colleagues, friends, neighbors and fellow citizens, please consider donating to: -The AAR Diversity Internship Initiative-- aaronline.org/page-1795315 -Don't Shoot PDX -- www.dontshootpdx.org/tag/donate/ -The Family of James Scurlock -- www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-scurlocks-family

"Cane River" (1982), a recently unearthed debut from late writer/director Horace Jenkins, is now, after a year of remastering, available for streaming. Part love story, part critique of colorism in Louisana, "Cane River" is a moving examination of how cinematic romances can't escape history. Critic and writer Tiana Reid joins Noah and Chance to unpack the concept of the "Black outdoors" and review some of Peter Metoyer's poetry. Read Tiana's tremendous review of "Cane River" here: www.nybooks.com/daily/2020/06/20/…e-black-outdoors/ * * * To support the causes of justice and equality for our Black colleagues, friends, neighbors, and fellow citizens, please consider donating to: -The AAR Diversity Internship Initiative-- aaronline.org/page-1795315 -Don't Shoot PDX -- www.dontshootpdx.org/tag/donate/ -The Family of James Scurlock -- www.gofundme.com/f/for-james-scurlocks-family --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/theplaylist/message

This week, Adam and Kevin take a look at Josh Trank's strange film Capone, along with some other titles including Gretel and Hansel, Cane River, Brain Damage, s01e03, Circus of Books, Feast of the Epiphany, and Les Misérables. 00:02:35 - Capone review 00:24:33- Watch list 00:42:01 - New releases May giveaway: The Grand Budapest Hotel Criterion Collection Blu-ray - https://filmpulse.net/win-army-of-shadows-on-blu-ray/   web: http://filmpulse.net twitter: http://twitter.com/filmpulsenet    facebook: http://facebook.com/filmpulse

David Sterritt is a film critic, author, teacher and scholar. He is most notable for his work on Alfred Hitchcock and Jean-Luc Godard, and his many years as the Film Critic for The Christian Science Monitor, where, from 1968 until... Read More ›

This interview was recorded just before Cane River Brewing Company won the New Business of the Year award. We’re excited to share this chat about how our award winning, hometown brewery came into existence, and for our listeners to get an inside look on what it’s like to own and operate a brewery.

Ep.97 - #TFRPodcastLive - RIH Kobe Byrant and GiGi, Deepest Condolences to the Bryant Family! The Husband and Wife Team discusses the Creole owning Black Slaves in Louisiana with a look at 'Cane River' | 'The Gentlemen' Movie Review | Topic: Top-10 Bomb-Shells, in TV & Film, Who Were/Are Still Beautiful, Today! | Sunday Jan. 26th, 2020 | 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET | Chime-In - 213.943.3358. Did you know-- Creole Blacks owned Black Slaves? This Sunday, The Husband and Wife Team discuss 'Cane River', a movie lost for 40-years, but restored, and re-releasing in theaters in February. The movie deals with a Romeo and Juliet story, based on the the two coming from different classes, judged thru an American black cast system. Tune-In Sunday at 5:30pm pacific / 8:30pm eastern on The Film Review Life Channel on #youtube.  

Production Location Consultant, STEEL MAGNOLIAS Tommy Whitehead is considered the man responsible for the selection of Natchitoches, LA for the filming of this iconic movie. From the Shreveport Times: "In the summer of 1989 Hollywood came to Natchitoches for the filming of "Steel Magnolias," and introduced the historic, quaint small town to the world. There was Dolly, Julia, Olympia, Sally, Shirley, Daryl — as in Parton, Roberts, Dukakis, Field, Maclaine, Hannah. They were among stars playing the characters in Natchitoches resident Bobby Harling's book about the death of his beloved sister, known as Shelby in the movie, from complications of diabetes in childbirth. And, of her family and the town. "The (stars and staff) fell in love with Natchitoches and blended in beautifully," said Jerry Pierce, the liaison between the Northwestern State University and the movie production folks. They rented houses. Shopped at Brookshire's. Ate at Sibley Lake's lakeside Mariner's restaurant. Skied in Cane River. Climbed Plantation Cherokee's narrow attic stairs to find a ghost. Enjoyed meals in resident Tommy Whitehead's art-filled lake home. Charmed residents. And left memories that linger 30 years later. And today we get to hear some of those terrific memories!

Big Blend Radio spotlight on the Cane River National Heritage Area and Louisiana's No Man's Land. Recorded onsite as part of the Love Your Parks Tour, at the Grand Ecore Visitor Center in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this segment features Rebecca Blankenbaker and Logan Schlatre - Cane River National Heritage Area, plus, Kelli West - Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau. Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc. works closely with communities, cultural organizations and subject matter experts to document the stories and traditions of the surrounding region in an authentic, accurate and inclusive manner. More: https://nationalparktraveling.com/listing/cane-river-national-heritage-area/

This week, Liberty discusses a few great older books, including Cane River. This episode is sponsored by Quirk Books and We Sold Our Souls by Grady Hendrix. Subscribe to All the Books! using RSS, Spotify, or Apple Podcasts and never miss a beat book. Sign up for the weekly New Books! newsletter for even more new book news. Books discussed on the show: The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan The Forest of a Thousand Lanterns by Julie C. Dao Cane River by Lalita Tademy The Sheltering Sky by Paul Bowles The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin

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Mahjie Douet of Cane River Pecan Company discussed their new location, offerings and did the drawing for their Corporate Gift Box. https://www.caneriverpecan.com/

Founded in 1714, Natchitoches is the original French Colony and oldest city in Louisiana. Big Blend Radio panel discussion with: Arlene Gould – Executive Director of Natchitoches Convention & Visitors Bureau, Rebecca Blankenbaker - Director of Communications of Cane River National Heritage Area, Inc., and Carrie A. Mardorf, Superintendent of Cane River Creole National Historical Park. www.Natchitoches.com

Nathan Hatfield, previous Chief of Interpretation for Cane River Creole National Historical Park discusses the Oakland and Magnolia Plantations, both within the national park unit. Part of the Cane River National Heritage in central Louisiana, this historic park is just a few miles from Natchitoches, the state's oldest town. This interview was recorded onsite in 2014, as part of the Big Blend Spirit of America Tour of National Park units.

Natalie is the author of Queen Sugar, soon to be adapted for television by writer/director Ava DuVernay of “Selma” fame, and co-produced by Oprah Winfrey for OWN, Oprah’s television network. Natalie has an M.A. in Afro-American Studies from UCLA  and is a graduate of Warren Wilson College’s MFA Program for Writers where she was a Holden Minority Scholar. An early version of Queen Sugar won the Hurston Wright College Writer’s Award, was a co-runner-up in the Faulkner Pirate’s Alley Novel-in-Progress competition, and excerpts were published in Cairn and ZYZZYVA. She has had residencies at the Ragdale Foundation where she was awarded the Sylvia Clare Brown fellowship, Virginia Center for the Arts, and Hedgebrook. Her non-fiction work has appeared in The Rumpus.net, Mission at Tenth, and in The Best Women’s Travel Writing Volume 9. She is a former fiction editor at The Cortland Review and is a member of the San Francisco Writers’ Grotto. Natalie grew up in Southern California and lives in San Francisco with her family. Queen Sugar - Now available in Paperback, Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Bam! | IndieBound | iTunes . Queen Sugar; A mother-daughter story of reinvention—about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana. Why exactly her late father left her eight hundred acres of prime sugarcane land in Louisiana is as mysterious as it is generous. But for Charley Bordelon, it’s also an opportunity start over: to get away from the smog and sprawl of Los Angeles, and to grow a new life in the coffee-dark soil of the Gulf coast. Accompanied by her eleven-year-old daughter Micah, Charley arrives with high hopes and just in time for growing season. Charley is as unfamiliar with Southern customs as she is with cane farming—which poses serious challenges both on and off the farm, especially when her farm manager leaves without warning. But, rolling up her sleeves and swallowing her pride, Charley finds the help of a colorful cast of characters—blood relatives and townspeople alike—who all become a family to her and Micah. As the cane grows, Charley is tested by a brother who is quickly using up her patience, and it will take all of her heart to keep the sugar growing and her family intact. Queen Sugar is a story of Southern wisdom, unexpected love, and one family flourishing against all odds. Reviews : Baszile is an eloquent and descriptive writer. . . [Queen Sugar] artfully captures the timelessness of the struggle to survive, the virtues of perseverance, and the undying bonds of blood. —Bust Magazine “Queen Sugar is a page-turning, heart-breaking novel of the new south, where the past is never truly past, but the future is a hot, bright promise. This is a story of family and the healing power of our connections—to each other, and to the rich land beneath our feet.” —Tayari Jones, author of Silver Sparrow “In her heartfelt and beautiful debut novel, Natalie Baszile tells a tale of the South that is as deeply rooted in time and place as it is universal. How do we make sense of family? Loss? The legacies passed down to us? These are the questions that Charley, a young widowed mother, grapples with as she tries to save the sugarcane plantation that is her inheritance and which, unbeknownst to her, holds the answers to both her past and her future.” —Ruth Ozeki, author of A Tale for the Time Being “After turning the last page of Queen Sugar, I already miss the gutsy, contemporary African American woman who ditches California and migrates to Louisiana to run her inherited cane farm. Natalie Baszile is a fresh, new voice that resists all Southern stereotypes, and delivers an authentic knock-out read.” —Lalita Tademy, New York Times bestselling author of Cane River and Red River “Natalie Baszile debuts with an irresistible tale of family, community, personal obligation, and personal reinvention. The world is full of things that keep you down and things that lift you up—Queen Sugar is about both and in approximately equal measure. Smart and heart-felt and highly recommended.” —Karen Joy Fowler, New York Times bestselling author of We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves “Raw with hardship and tender with hope, Queen Sugar digs deep to the core of a courageous young widow’s life as she struggles to keep her farm in Louisiana’s sugarcane country. Natalie Baszile writes with a bold and steady hand.” —Beth Hoffman, New York Times bestselling author of Looking for Me and Saving CeeCee Honeycutt “Queen Sugar is a gorgeous, moving story about what grounds us as brothers and sisters, as mothers and daughters, and all the ways we fight to save each other. Natalie Baszile’s characters put brave roots into inhospitable ground, looking for a place, a person, a community to call home home. I alternately laughed and wept as they failed each other, forgave each other, lost each other, found themselves. It’s a wise, strong book, and I loved it. You will, too.” —Joshilyn Jackson, New York Times bestselling author of Gods in Alabama “Natalie Baszile’s Queen Sugar is a sweeping, beautifully wrought, and uniquely American story that brings to vibrant life the little-known world of Louisiana’s sugarcane country. I fell in love with Charley Bordelon—her huge heart, her kindness, her courage, and her resilience. A lyrical and page-turning meditation on second chances, reinvention, family, and race, Queen Sugar casts quite a spell.” —Melanie Gideon, author of The Slippery Year and Wife 22 “Queen Sugar is an accomplished, confident narrative that announces the arrival of a writer to watch.” —Krys Lee, author of Drifting House “Gorgeous . . . an exquisitely written book about the joys and sorrows of family, love, endurance, and hard work. I can’t ask much more of any novel.” —Peter Orner, author of Last Car Over the Sagamore Bridge “Queen Sugar is story of reinvention and reconciliation about an African American woman who unexpectedly inherits a sugarcane farm in Louisiana. It is a remarkable tale of hope, endurance, and love.” —Ann Trice, Garden District Bookshop Thank You for checking out Hollywood Breakthrough Show This podcast main purpose is to serve up positive information. Join us at Hollywood Breakthrough Show, as we interview some of the most talented people in the business, which names you may, or may not know! But you have seen their work! Whether they're well- established veterans of the business, or current up and comers, these are the people who are making a living in Hollywood. Screenwriters, directors, producers and entertainment industry professionals share inside perspective on writing, filmmaking, breaking into Hollywood and navigating SHOW BUSINESS, along with stories of their journey to success! HELP SPREAD THE WORD PLEASE! SCREENWRITERS, DIRECTORS, AUTHORS, we would love to help spread the word about your Film, Book, Crowdfunding, etc., Contact us! (EMAIL: Info@hollywoodbreakthrough.com ) See Videos of all interviews at Hollywood Breakthrough Show Please subscribe in iTunes and write us a review! Follow us on: Social Media Sites | Twitter @TheBreakThur| Facebook: facebook.com/HollywoodBreakthroughPodcast Subscribe! 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During wargames in Louisiana in September 1941, the U.S. Army found itself drawn into a tense firefight with an unseen enemy across the Cane River. The attacker turned out to be three boys with a toy cannon. In this week's episode of the Futility Closet podcast we'll revisit the Battle of Bermuda Bridge and the Prudhomme brothers' account of their historic engagement. We'll also rhapsodize on guinea pigs and puzzle over some praiseworthy incompetence. Sources for our feature on the "Battle of Bermuda Bridge": Elizabeth M. Collins, "Patton 'Bested' at the Battle of Bermuda Bridge," Soldiers 64:9 (September 2009), 10-12. Terry Isbell, "The Battle of the Bayous: The Louisiana Maneuvers," Old Natchitoches Parish Magazine 2 (1997), 2-7. Special thanks to the staff at the University of North Carolina's Wilson Library for access to the Prudhomme family records. Listener mail: Alastair Bland, "From Pets To Plates: Why More People Are Eating Guinea Pigs," The Salt, National Public Radio, April 2, 2013. Christine Dell'Amore, "Guinea Pigs Were Widespread as Elizabethan Pets," National Geographic, Feb. 9, 2012. Wikipedia, "Guinea Pig" (accessed May 20, 2016). David Adam, "Why Use Guinea Pigs in Animal Testing?", Guardian, Aug. 25, 2005. Maev Kennedy, "Elizabethan Portraits Offer Snapshot of Fashion for Exotic Pets," Guardian, Aug. 20, 2013. "How Did the Guinea Pig Get Its Name?", Grammarphobia, Dec. 22, 2009. This week's lateral thinking puzzle was contributed by listener Tommy Honton, who sent these corroborating links (warning: these spoil the puzzle). You can listen using the player above, download this episode directly, or subscribe on iTunes or Google Play Music or via the RSS feed at http://feedpress.me/futilitycloset. Please consider becoming a patron of Futility Closet -- on our Patreon page you can pledge any amount per episode, and all contributions are greatly appreciated. You can change or cancel your pledge at any time, and we've set up some rewards to help thank you for your support. Many thanks to Doug Ross for the music in this episode. If you have any questions or comments you can reach us at podcast@futilitycloset.com. Thanks for listening!

Sep. 5, 2015. Lalita Tademy discusses "Citizens Creek: A Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Speaker Biography: Lalita Tademy was vice president and general manager of a Silicon Valley Fortune 500 company before she turned to writing. Her historical novel "Cane River "(2001) is the result of stories she uncovered through her extensive research into her family's history. The novel became an instant best-seller and an Oprah Book Club selection and has been translated into 11 languages. Her other novels include "Red River" and her most recent work, "Citizens Creek: A Novel." For transcript, captions, and more information, visit http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=6909

In this episode I'll kick things off with two fabulous online resources I think are Gems. Two of you wrote in with your own advice, one on saving your genealogy from theft and another with another tip on digital preservation. I found a funny poem online that the author gave me permission to share. And then Sunny will join me to announce our next Genealogy Gems Book Club pick—and we may or may not digress a little to talk about other fun things on our minds. So sit back and relax—or do whatever you love to do while listening to podcasts—and let's get started. NEWS: Ancestry Web Indexes Did you see the recent article on the Genealogy Gems website about Ancestry Web Indexes? These are FREE resources that anyone can access. You don't need to be an Ancestry subscriber or even create a free login on the site. Here's what they're all about. For the past few years, Ancestry has been indexing databases from other websites on their own site. They're not stealing data or take credit for data from other places—everything is fully cited and points to the original sites. Ancestry is extending the power of its ability to help users find their family history online wherever it may be. They're taking advantage of the fact that it's already a place where people are looking and their site's powerful search tools. What I think is cool is that you may have a better search experience at Ancestry than you would at the original site. Some sites that host databases or indexes don't offer very flexible search parameters. If you search for Elizabeth Madison, they may not recognize “Beth” or “Lizzie” as acceptable search results, or alternate spellings of her last name. But Ancestry does. A subscription to that original site may be required to see any images or other content that's members-only. But if there's data out there, I want to know about it. Then I can decide whether I want to get access to it. Another bonus is that a lot of their big Web Indexes are from sites that are not in English. This gives English-speakers a portal to that data, in case they are intimidated by trying to search a site in another language or by applying Google Translate, which I teach about using in my book . Anyway, I think it's just one more online tool we should all know about! Just within the past few weeks, here are a few new Ancestry Web Indexes: (that's Emigration with an E—for people moving OUT of the country), more than 300,000 records from 1868 to 1908. An Indiana Marriage Index for 1806-1861, with another 300,000 records; Montreal, Canada and dating back to the 1760s; Alberta, Canada newspaper back to 1889; and , and for Gallatin, Montana back to the mid-1800s. Here's a tip that wasn't in our article: you can search for Ancestry Web Indexes by going to Ancestry's drop-down Search menu. Click on Card Catalog, and do a title search for the word “Web.” You'll see lots of results that say “Web:” followed by the name of the index. Just another helpful tip to get the most out of one of the world's biggest genealogy websites, whether you're a subscriber or not!   NEWS: Bomb Sight websiteWe've probably all seen images from the World War II bombing of London  in movies. You see Londoners hunched in tube station tunnels during air raids in The Imitation Game. In The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, the Pevensie children are evacuated to the countryside to escape the Blitz. But for anyone who didn't experience it themselves or grow up in the shadow of those bombed-out buildings, we don't really GET the Blitz, when the Germans bombed London regularly for several MONTHS. There's a new website and mobile app that that reveals the Blitz in a new way: Bomb Sight, . The core of this site is a digitized version of 559 bomb census maps that show where each and every bomb fell between July of 1940 and the following June. These maps were classified until 1971, and were previously only available in their fragile, original condition in the British National Archives. Now you can explore all those neighborhoods and read about the individual bombs that devastated them. You can even see related historical images and read stories and memories. It's stunning to look closely at a neighborhood and see how densely the bombs fell. It's also stunning to pan out to the widest view and see SO many dots. So many bombs. So much destruction. Take a few minutes, won't you, and explore BombSight.org, and you'll have a whole new appreciation for the bombing of London.   MAILBOX: Advice to a new family history bloggerRecently Judy wrote to me after she attended one of my presentations. She says, “Just wanted to know I took your advice and started a blog on one of my cold cases. Here's the link if you'd like to see it: ” So I took a look at Judy's blog. Here is a summary of my comments: Her posts are packed with genealogical data She shows great use of search keywords: she even included all the name spelling variations! In addition to the wonderful information her blog provides to readers, it's also wonderful Google “cousin bait” because others searching for all those names and places will find her I would love to see a "Next Steps" list after the Questions list (which I think was a great addition to the post) A Sobering Reminder about Computer Backups I met Kathy from Carmel Valley, California on the Legacy Genealogy Cruise this past June, which was SO much fun! Afterward, Kathy sent me this note: “Hi Lisa, I hope all is well with you and your family. I am still thinking about our lovely Caribbean cruise. I thought you might share a reminder with your listeners. My husband and I were out of town last week and were robbed. The robbers took only electronics (thank goodness) and did not mess up the house….another thing to be thankful for. But your listeners can not rely on external hard drives as backup. If the external hard drive is by the computer….the robbers will take that as well. Thank goodness we had a web-based backup. So we did not lose our precious research or photographs. It could have been so much worse. This is just another reason why your listeners should look at BackBlaze or another company that provides the same service. I am grateful that I did. Yes, we have to purchase new computer equipment….BUT we have our research and our photos. Gratitude, gratitude.” I'm so sorry Kathy was robbed. But I'm so glad she didn't lose the most important part of her computer: what was on it. And I sure appreciate her sharing her close call with us. We've heard it before: the way to keep from losing copies of anything is to keep multiple copies in multiple physical locations. Kathy mentioned robbery, but another common scenario that would take out all your in-house computer storage is a natural disaster—a flood or fires, like the ones that recently plagued Carmel Valley where she lives (I hope Kathy wasn't affected). But it's a lot of work to back up everything yourself on an ongoing basis and keep distributing it to multiple physical locations. A cloud-based backup service does this work for you: both the backup and the offsite storage! Here at Genealogy Gems, I trust Backblaze as our official cloud-based computer backup service. Do your homework and find what's right for you. But I did my homework and I recommend Backblaze. It's less than five bucks a month for the peace of mind and security that your computer's contents will ALWAYS be safely stored and available for you to retrieve from their secure online vault. I encourage you to check them out at . Digital file storageAfter listening to the most recent Genealogy Gems podcast episode, Bill wrote in with this great comment: “I was very interested in listening to podcast Episode 183 since one of its major segments dealt with preservation of old photos and videos. For the last three years (as time permits), I've been scanning my (and my wife's family's) old photos - mainly black and white. This is still a work-in-progress. Tried to do a good bit of reading about this subject (on the Internet) before I started. Also attended a genealogy seminar in 2009 where one of the presentations covered digital photo preservation.  “Based on what I've read and heard, the ‘experts' generally appear to recommend using the .tif file format (versus jpg, gif, png, bmp) for capturing and retaining any photos you deem valuable or important. This decision seems to be driven by the loss-less nature of the .tif format versus the "lossy" nature of the other formats. There's no question that a .tif version of a given image is substantially larger than its jpg counterpart, too. Since the choice of a file format is a pretty basic (and important) aspect of the digital preservation process, I was surprised it wasn't mentioned in the podcast or associated notes. “After exploring the for a while, I located a page there that compares the various file formats for photos, videos, etc.” Then Bill shared this with me. I loved hearing from Bill. He's absolutely right that TIF is preferred over JPG for just the reasons he mentioned. Kristin and I didn't cover that in our conversation due to time constraints, and the fact that we've covered the advantages of TIF over JPG several times before in past Genealogy Gems episodes (like with Sally Jacobs, The Practical Archivist, which is available for free online). We addressed image resolution because this is a specific area we haven't covered as much. Just a reminder, the Genealogy Gems coupon code for Larsen Digital is still good! The code is Gengem10, and it's good for 10% off services like digitizing old photos and your family videos and film reels. Visit their website at www.larsendigital.com, call them at 800-776-8357 or send an email to .                 GEM: “Open Letter Grandma” Recently I came across this wonderful poem that resonated so well with me—and made me laugh—that I got the author's permission to share it on the podcast. It's called “Open Letter to Grandma” by Amie Bowser Tennant, and it's posted on her blog, . (.)                 GENEALOGY GEMS BOOK CLUB: Our next Genealogy Gems Book Club pick is by New York Times bestselling author Lalita Tademy. Some of you have probably read her previous novels, Cane River and the sequel Red River. Cane River was an Oprah Book Club selection. I read these a few years ago and really enjoyed them. So I was really excited when I heard she had a new novel out. And even more excited when I found out I'd get to interview her for Genealogy Gems Book Club! Citizens Creek is a novel, but it's based on the lives of real people. The publisher describes it as “the evocative story of a once-enslaved man who buys his freedom after serving as a translator during the American Indian Wars, and his granddaughter, who sustains his legacy of courage. “Cow Tom, born into slavery in Alabama in 1810 and sold to a Creek Indian chief before his tenth birthday, possessed an extraordinary gift: the ability to master languages. As the new country developed westward, and Indians, settlers, and blacks came into constant contact, Cow Tom became a key translator for his Creek master and was hired out to US military generals. His talent earned him money—but would it also grant him freedom? And what would become of him and his family in the aftermath of the Civil War and the Indian Removal westward? “Cow Tom's legacy lives on—especially in the courageous spirit of his granddaughter Rose. She rises to leadership of the family as they struggle against political and societal hostility intent on keeping blacks and Indians oppressed. But through it all, her grandfather's indelible mark of courage inspires her—in mind, in spirit, and in a family legacy that never dies. “Written in two parts portraying the parallel lives of Cow Tom and Rose, Citizens Creek is a beautifully rendered novel that takes the reader deep into a little known chapter of American history. It is a breathtaking tale of identity, community, family—and above all, the power of an individual's will to make a difference.” Contributing Editor and Book Club Guru first considered this book for the Genealogy Gems Book Club because of the compelling history told about both Native Americans and African Americans. “But then,” she says, “the characters' stories became more personal and more relatable and more obviously about family, relationships and legacy. We see how the experiences of one generation shape them—and how they shape themselves--and what effects all this has on the next generation. We see how the next generations look backward for inspiration and support and guidance, to see how best to manage in the present and think about the future.” Next episode, Sunny will share a couple of passages from the book about Rose, Cow Tom's granddaughter, who becomes the keeper of his secrets.   DNA GEM: Some Suggestions for the Empty Handed Genetic Genealogists with Diahan Southard “Over one million people have had their DNA tested for genealogical purposes, and that number is climbing fast. If we were able to survey all of those who have tested, how many would answer that they are fully satisfied with their results? I think the level of satisfaction we feel with our genetic genealogy experience has everything to do with our expectations going in. “What did you expect going in? Many are drawn to genetic genealogy by the pretty pie charts and maps that reveal our mix of ancestral heritage. If they are expecting a nice addition to their coffee table pieces, they are pleased. If they are expecting a crystal ball into their ancestral heritage, they are often disappointed. “Likewise, when you see a 2nd-4th cousin on your match page, you may have every expectation that you can figure out how you are related to each other. But when that common ancestor remains elusive, many fear that the test is not helpful, or worse, inaccurate. “Recently we heard from Jenna on the . Jenna has followed the autosomal DNA testing plan perfectly: She tested first with Ancestry, then transferred to Family Tree DNA. She even went the extra step and uploaded her results into GedMatch, a free third party tool, and yet, she feels she hasn't made any positive connections. “For anyone in this situation, here are 2 explanations, and 2 next-steps to help set good expectations for your genetic genealogy experience. “First, you need to know your own family history. If your family is not from the United States, or have only recently immigrated to the United States, you will not find very many matches in the databases. This will change as time moves on and genetic genealogy gains greater exposure and acceptance in other markets.  “If you do have ancestry from the United States, but are still coming up empty handed, it might be because you happen to be the pioneer in your family, the first to jump into genetic genealogy. While 1 million people is a lot of tested individuals, I am consistently surprised by the number of people I meet who have never heard of using DNA testing in genealogy. “Unfortunately, both of these explanations just require patience to be resolved. But, while you are waiting, here are 2 tips to get the most out of what you have: “First, as our Facebook friend suggested, start with a goal. In her case, she is interested in her paternal grandmother's father. Anytime you are researching a male, if you can find his direct paternal descendant, a living male with his surname, you should have him take the YDNA test. “In the absence, or in addition to that, having as many descendants of your ancestor tested as possible will help you fill in the genetic gaps that naturally occur as DNA is passed down. But short of throwing more money at the testing companies, you can search each database by surname and location to look for others who might share these genealogical characteristics with the individual you are looking for. “My second tip is to focus on your closest genetic match and use all the available tools to investigate your relationship. This will involve using the Common Matches tools found at , , and . In this way you can find multiple individuals that may all be related to you through a single common ancestor. You can then use their known genealogies to look for overlapping genealogical information, like surnames and locations to help you identify your shared common ancestor. “Most people that I talk to who feel like their DNA has left them empty handed are just simply not aware of how to use the tools and clues at their testing company to tease information out of their matches. That I why I have written the genetic genealogy quick guides that do take you step by step through your results to make sure you are making the most of your DNA test results. “You can find these guides under the . I also offer customized DNA guidance like the help I've been giving Lisa, which she's talked about in her free weekly newsletter. If you're interested in a consultant, find me through my website, .”—Diahan Southard    

Three women writers discuss the intersection of place, time, and culture in literature and in the lives of women. The conversation is moderated by Linda A. Duggins, Hachette Book Group.Following the death of her husband, artist and chef Ficre Ghebreyesus, poet Elizabeth Alexander found herself at an existential crossroads. Hernew memoir, The Light of the World, describes a very personal and yet universal quest for meaning, understanding, and acceptance. Elizabeth Alexander composed and read "Praise Song for the Day" at President Barack Obama's 2009 inauguration. The author of six books of poetry, she is the inaugural Frederick Iseman Professor of Poetry at Yale University and was recently elected a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets.LaShonda Katrice Barnett is the author of a story collection and editor of I Got Thunder: Black Women Songwriters On Their Craft and Off the Record: Conversations with African American & Brazilian Women Musicians. She has taught literature and history at Columbia University, Sarah Lawrence College, Hunter College, and Brown University. Her debut novel, JAM! On the Vine, tells the story of Ivoe Williams who founds the first female-run African American newspaper in Kansas City in the early 20th century. She risks her freedom and her life to report on the atrocities of segregation in the American prison system.Lalita Tademy is the author of the bestselling novels, Cane River and Red River. Set agains the backdrop of Alabama in 1822, her new novel, Citizens Creek, follows the lives of "Cow Tom," a young slave boy who is sold to work on a plantation for a Creek Indian Chief, and his beloved granddaughter, Rose, whom he nicknamed Little Warrior. Through Cow Tom and Rose, Tademy shows the strength and determination of not allowing negative circumstances or influences to stand in the way of success.Media Sponsor: The Baltimore Times.Recorded On: Saturday, March 7, 2015

Hey Ho Good Librarians! Here's another "Library of Horrror". Here's what you get for free: 0:00 - "Horror Show" by T-Virus 2:16 - "Emily" by Eric S. Brown 7:38 - "Bullshitn' Horror" by Damange Done By Worms 10:44 - "The Swim" by Bryan Hall, read by Tonia Brown 35:33 - "Haunted" by Splintered Soul 39:35 - "The Apocalypse and Satan's Glory Hole" Chapter One 48:27 - "Horror High School" by the Skeletones 52:14 - "Blood Shed" by 56:40 - "Creepy Dolls" by Jonathan Coultran 1:00:41 - "Excert from Cane River" by Scott A. Johnson 1:15:06 - "Mr. Scary" by Dokken 1:19:34 - Interview with Timothy Long and Jonathan Moon on "TAASGH" Hope you like the show. Undead love, Doc Link to podcast: www.dr-pus.podomatic.com Link to forum: www.libraryofthelivingdead.lefora.com Link to website: www.thelibraryofthelivingdead.com

Yancey County’s Cane River was once home to part of a thriving population of endangered Appalachian elktoe mussels. Recently beset with problems, hopefully through careful stewardship it will once again become a vibrant and beautiful river.

Recent incidents - one on the Cane River in Yancey County, the other on the Davidson River in Transylvania County, highlight the fragility of our water quality.

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NYT best-selling author Lalita Tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. A unique accomplishment, this is the history never before told, brought to life through the unforgettable lives of three generations of African American husbands and wives, parents and children. A saga of violence, courage, and most of all, dreams broken, repaired and strengthened over time, Red River explores issues that resonate to this day....as it illuminates the sometimes heartbreaking choices we all must make to claim the legacy that is ours. Tademy's first novel, CANE RIVER, was chosen as an Oprah's Bookclub(r) Pick.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com

NYT best-selling author Lalita Tademy weaves together history and the story of her own family to bring us an epic work of fiction, the dramatic, intertwining story of two families struggling to make a place for themselves in an America deeply divided after the Civil War. A unique accomplishment, this is the history never before told, brought to life through the unforgettable lives of three generations of African American husbands and wives, parents and children. A saga of violence, courage, and most of all, dreams broken, repaired and strengthened over time, Red River explores issues that resonate to this day....as it illuminates the sometimes heartbreaking choices we all must make to claim the legacy that is ours. Tademy's first novel, CANE RIVER, was chosen as an Oprah's Bookclub(r) Pick.Brought to you by TriCom Podcast, dedicated to putting Authors In Your Pocket (tm)...http://www.authorsinyourpocket.com