| To my knowledge, none of the images on these pages are copyrighted or restricted. If I learn that any are, I will request permission to let them remain or remove them. ~ ~ ~ The Past Whispers - Home My G-Grandfather's Attic - My Genealogy Site Music: Blues After Midnight To save midi, right-click on title and choose 'Save target as.' |
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| Old New Orleans |
| Welcome! This site is a work in progress, I have so much more to share. Please visit often to see what other photos, topics, places, people and stories I've added. I already had a collection of vintage New Orleans postcards and photos online, but, after the levee failures, I felt a need to create a series of pages that would enable me to devote more attention to specific places, customs and groups of people, with the emphasis still on old photographs and illustrations, but with some history and story-telling added. In this way, I can provide a more complete picture of each...and, ultimately, a more complete picture of my historic, unique and wonderful hometown, the grand old lady by the river...New Orleans. She has given me so much. This is my gift to her. Nancy Brister |
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| I'll meet you 'round the bend, my friend...where hearts can heal and souls can mend. |
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| Godfrey Library of Genealogy & History has added the Old New Orleans site to its database of resources! I'm excited about this because, since Godfrey offers its subscription service to online patrons and historical and genealogical societies across the country, it means that more people will have an opportunity to become acquainted with the site and a chance to learn about the rich history and unique culture of the city of New Orleans. About what makes it such a very special place....in the past and in the present! Nancy |
| If you run into a MISSING PICTURE on any of these pages, right-click on it and choose "Show Picture" from the menu. |
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| Just Added: Breakfast at Madame Begue's; Elmer's Candy Company - Vintage Pics; St. Joseph's Altars of New Orleans; Memories of Grand Isle; Beauregard Junior High School; 1932 N. O. Junior Baseball Champions; Beauty of Iron Lace; Hurricane of 1915 - Front Page; "Port of New Orleans 1873" - Painting Added to Existing Pages: To 'Konos-Gayarre' page: 1951 Class Photo & 1925 Photo of Gayarre School; To 'Night at the French Opera' page: Photo & Times-Picayune Article after Fire of 1919; To 'Old N.O. Advertisements' page: 7 new ads; To 'New Orleans Recipes' page: Creole Trifle (Russian Cake); McKenzie's Buttermilk Drops & Blackout Cake; Heavenly Hash Candy; & Sicilian: Cannoli, Braised Fava Beans, Easter Bread |
| Click on the map below to see the locations of recent visitors! |
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| The list of pages is getting very long and was becoming a bit unwieldy! I'd resisted grouping pages together by subject, realizing that attempting to categorize some of them would be problematic. But, since the number of pages was getting a little out of control, I've made sections for: Schools, Families, Churches, Cemeteries & WW I & II. These can be found at the bottom of the main list. I've, also, moved the handful of special (contemporary) pages to the main list of pages, with the exceptions of: 'Old New Orleans Recipes,' 'Favorite New Orleans Links,' 'N. O. Midis' & 'My Katrina Retrospective,' which will remain below the lists of pages. I believe this will make life easier for those of you who are searching for a particular topic, but will still ensure that those of you who want to have the fun of browsing don't become bogged down with too many sections to navigate. The important thing is for you to ENJOY the site! Nancy |
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