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Archives for February 2010

By Boyce Thompson

Judah P. Benjamin’s Homes Largely Forgotten In New Orleans

His Bellechase Plantation was razed in March 1960 to make way for government buildings. His French Quarter townhome is now a strip club called Temptations. 

Filed Under: Benjamin, St. Martin Tagged With: 327 Bourbon Street, Bellechasse, Judah P. Benjamin, Natalie St. Martin

By Boyce Thompson

Genealogist Shines Light on Simmers Past

When it comes to the Simmers side of the family, it’s no easy task separating fact from fiction. Spirited recollections made around holiday dinner tables, memories shared over coffee or scotch were taken as gospel. Little paperwork was left behind to substantiate oral tradition. Then along comes intrepid family genealogist Judy Herbert , who, based on her postings in message boards […]

Filed Under: Herman, McCullen, Simmers, Wigmore Tagged With: John McCullen, Judy Herman, Mabel Simmers, Margaret Wigmore, Simmers, Stephen Wigmore

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