In the Time of Quarantine: Introducing Digital Museum Content
As our museum staff works from home during this challenging time of sickness and quarantines, we look forward to sharing some of the...
The Rèveillon: A Christmas Eve Tradition in New Orleans
Tonight's lecture at BK House, Transitions: Vestiges of Lost New Orleanian Food Traditions, presented by Liz Williams of the Southern...
WWII and the Beauregard Center for Servicemen
It is a little known fact that the Beauregard-Keyes House was used as a recreation center for servicemen during World War II. Our senior...
It's Summertime and, Well, the Diggin' is Easy
Summertime is slow in New Orleans, but, as driving or trying-to-sleep New Orleanians are well-aware, construction is booming. Much of St....
"In those days, the river was full of ships and stevedores...": An Exhibit Update!
Dr. Robert Cangelosi grew up in the New Orleans French Quarter in the 1930s and 40s when it was still a largely Sicilian neighborhood,...
Keep the Old with the New: Recording Oral Histories in 2017
A few months ago, two BKH staff members rediscovered a stack of old cassette tapes hiding in a storage area. With the help of a 2002...
Reprising the St. Joseph Altar Tradition at BKH
Pictured left: BKH's first annual St. Joseph Altar displayed last year, March 17th and 18th, 2016. In Bread and Respect, authors Jerome...
Honoring a New Facet of Our History at BKH
A document found in the BKH attic featuring the Giacona family business's letterhead. Dated February 8, 1917. At the Beauregard-Keyes...
