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From The Streetcar for 10-September-2026 – The Butcher’s Market
Third Thursdays at the Jefferson Parish Library! In This Issue A Little History... - Our feature story Notes from the Lakefront - Updates Ad of the Week - advertising blasts from the past! How you can help NOLA History Guy - Things you can do right now! NOLA Six Word...
Elite Cavalry #11 – Chasseurs a Cheval at the depot
Continuing our Napoleonic Elite Cavalry series is of four Guard Chasseurs a Cheval at the depot. Napoleon's Elite Cavalry - Chasseurs a Cheval at the depot Another painting of Napoleon's Elite Cavalry by Lucien Rousselot. We see Chasseurs of the Imperial Guard, at...
The First Count of Gálvez
Portrait of Bernado, First Count of Gálvez Portrait of the First Count of Gálvez The equestrian portrait of Bernardo de Gálvez, Viceroy of New Spain, painted by Fray Pablo de Jesús y Jerónimo in 1796 CE. Now housed at the National Museum of History in Mexico City....
Podcast 64 – Battle of New Orleans – On the West Bank
The Battle of New Orleans had an important West Bank component. New Orleans marks the "Glorious Eighth of January" of 1815 with ceremonies at the Chalmette National Battlefield, but the story of what happened on the West Bank is often ignored. Some background: In...
From The Streetcar for 3-September-2026
Third Thursdays at the Jefferson Parish Library! In This Issue A Little History... - Our feature story Notes from the Lakefront - Updates Ad of the Week - advertising blasts from the past! How you can help NOLA History Guy - Things you can do right now! NOLA Six Word...
Elite Cavalry #9 – Chasseurs a Cheval on a Sunday
The first in our Napoleonic Elite Cavalry series is of three Guard Chasseurs a Cheval. Napoleon's Elite Cavalry - Chasseurs a Cheval on a Sunday Three Chasseur à Cheval de la Garde Imperiale, in Sunday "walking out" dress, Paris, between 1804 and 1814. They walk past...
Galvez Cabildo Exhibit – Hero of the American Revolution
Bernardo de Galvez Cabildo exhibit takes guests through his governorship of Louisiana. Galvez Cabildo exhibit Bernardo Vicente de Gálvez y Madrid, his wife, and their daughter, greet guests at the Cabildo at the entrance of the exhibit, Gálvez and Louisiana in the...
Lucien Rousselot Paintings of Napoleon’s Elite Cavalry
These wonderful paintings by Lucien Rousselot are great #writingprompts. Napoleonic paintings by Lucien Rousselot Beginning next month, we're presenting the art of Lucien Rousselot. He was a brilliant artist and "uniformologist." While he painted the French Army...
NOLA History Guy Substack and Patreon
We're making changes to NOLA History Guy Substack and Patreon Changes to our Substack and Patreon We've been sharing NOLA History Guy content to other platforms for some time. Going on Patreon was a fun exercise in WordPress configuration, because there's a plugin...
From The Streetcar for 27-August-2026
Third Thursdays at the Jefferson Parish Library! In This Issue A Little History... - Our feature story Notes from the Lakefront - Updates Ad of the Week - advertising blasts from the past! How you can help NOLA History Guy - Things you can do right now! NOLA Six Word...
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