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    Jun, 17

  • The Axeman of New Orleans: the True Story

    537 South Peters Street
    New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

    June 29 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

    From 1910-1919, New Orleans was home to an axe wielding serial killer who targeted Italian grocers. The city was in a panic and the police were desperate. Three men: Louis Besumer, Frank Jordano, and Joseph Mumfre were all accused of being the murderer, but were any of them the Axeman? Davis says no. Attend the […]

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    Jul, 17

  • Italian Lecture Series: Italians in New Orleans Cemeteries: Artisans, Societies, and Notable Burials

    537 South Peters Street
    New Orleans, LA 70130 United States

    July 20 @ 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm

    Emily Ford of Oak and Laurel Cemetery Preservation, LLC, will present on Italians in New Orleans cemeteries drawing from the historic landscapes of all the city’s cemeteries and from ongoing research into the preservation of Italian heritage. The impact of Italians in New Orleans cemeteries is most powerfully visible in Metairie Cemetery row of Italian […]

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