We had two successful and enjoyable georeferencing events earlier this month in New Orleans, thanks again to everyone who came out! About 20 people across the two Tuesday nights. Next time around, we’ll finally mix up the schedule a bit so more people can make it out.
Beyond georeferencing over 150 of pages of the Vol. 3, 1896 and Vol. 1, 1908 volumes (special shoutouts to Cacomixl, scanlan, and ngoddard!!) , we also had a few short presentations about research that folks have been working on recently. On the first night, Alice Blackwell talked about what she had learned about her block in St. Roch by looking at Sanborn maps, and Mike Godzinski showed architectural photos he’s been taking while walking the quiet residential streets of Uptown.
On the second night, Alexander Trapps-Chabala presented the geneaological research he’s been diving into about his ancestry (with a dazzlingly comprehensive set of points in Google Earth!) and how it connects the Cane River area around Natchitoches with the 12th Ward neighborhood we had been georeferencing that evening.
A big thank you to everyone who shared their work with us! And to Elizabeth, HistoryForge, and the Midlo Center for making these connections happen.
Having these short, informal presentations really elevates the events by not only giving us all something to listen to while we work on maps, but also starting conversations where people can get to know each other and learn more about the city we live in (and beyond).
Thanks as always to Second Line Brewing for letting us use their side room!
