Lunchtime Lectures
Thursday, February 25, 2010-The Otis Mahogany Manufacturing Company 1886: A New Orleans-Latin American Connection
Curator of the historic Otis House in Fairview Park will speak on the establishment of the world’s largest mahogany manufacturing plant in New Orleans during the 19th century, sawmill operations and labor issues, and the harvesting and transport of logs from Central American to New Orleans.
12:00 p.m.
Evening Lectures
Thursday, March 25, 2010-The Tchefuncte River Lighthouse Shines On: A Site Interpretive Plan
Dean A. Barneswho will speak about his Masters in Heritage Resources Project Thesis, in which he developed a site interpretive plan for the Tchefuncte River Lighthouse.
6:30 p.m.