Three-Plus Centuries of Germans in New Orleans as Documented in the Holdings of The Historic New Orleans Collection

Presentation by Daniel Hammer, Deputy Director of The Historic New Orleans Collection.
An exploration of the history of Germans in New Orleans, based on primary sources, asking where this history is convergent with, and where it is divergent from the common narrative of German-American history. The discussion will also address challenges of preservation of and access to a significant special collection that faces barriers such as condition, language and paleography, and obscurity.