West Baton Rouge Museum Podcast

Presented by Dr. Paul Paskoff. This talk examines the physical destructiveness of the Civil War and the effects of the conflict on the politics of the immediate postwar years in the South. As the main theater of combat, the territory of the Confederacy bore the brunt of the war’s destructive energies...

Presented by Pam Rabalais-Vinci of the LSU Textile and Costume Museum. Just as Cinderella wore her apron for household chores and, upon its removal, was transformed, so were 20th century American women. At the onset of the new century, work aprons were essential components of women’s protective wear. As the century progressed, the garment became increasingly prominent in female clothing decisions, paralleling popular dress and reflecting much of the American cultural experience...

Presented by Addie K. Martin, author of Southeast Louisiana Food: A Seasoned Tradition. Southeast Louisiana food is defined mainly by its dominant Cajun culture as well as its plentiful fisheries industries. While the cuisine has been growing and changing for over 200 years, the fisheries have been evolving steadily since the late nineteenth century...

Presented by Dr. Thomas Durant and Dr. Jonathan Roberts. They share the compelling story of the Charity Hospital System of Louisiana, a story of how poverty, politics, public health, public interest, race, gender, and class shaped the long history of one of the most storied public healthcare systems in the state and in the nation. Recorded January 26th, 2015

Presented by historian and award winning educator, Emmitt Glynn. The Louisiana Native Guard was a select group of free men of color in New Orleans who upon the outbreak of the U.S. Civil War initially organized to offer their support to the Confederacy as “Defenders of the Native Land”. Emmitt Glynn also spoke about education for newly freed slaves. Recorded January 21st, 2015

Presented by historian, Dr. Catherine Jacquet, an assistant professor of history and women's and gender studies at LSU. In the lecture, Dr. Jacquet will discuss the significant roles women played on the home front and in the field during the WWI era. This lecture is in affiliation with Women’s Week of the Women’s Council of Greater Baton Rouge. Recorded September 24th, 2014

According to an inscription at the Horse Park in Kentucky, "History was written on the back of a horse." More than eight million horses died in World War I. Ruthlessly sent into battle against mechanization they had no chance against. We will explore the how and why with Amy Cangelosi, DVM. Recorded September 12th, 2014

Guest speaker and author, Sam Irwin tells the story—complete with recipes and tall tales—of Louisiana’s favorite crustacean: the crawfish. Sam Irwin is a freelance journalist and a writer whose works of fiction have won several prizes, and his nonfiction work appears regularly in Louisiana newspapers and regional magazines, including “Country Roads” and “The Advocate.” Recorded July 24th, 2014

Dr. Katie Pfohl, art historian and curator at the Louisiana State University Museum of Art, presents Impressionism in Paris around 1900. Recorded July 17th, 2014

Mel Buchanan, RosaMary Curator of Decorative Arts and Design from the New Orleans Museum of Art, discusses the artistry and craft that flourished at the Gorham Manufacturing Company during the Belle Époque period, or roughly the turn-of-the-century years starting in the 1870s and ending with World War I in 1914. Recorded May 29th, 2014