Publications

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French Colonial Foundations of Pointe Coupée: 1680s-1740s

2006

Creole West Productions. Complementary program to 1st annual forum of the Foundations of Community Series October 14, 2006 with graphics, narratives and generous resources for further study.  Program available online in Adobe Acrobat pdf format at Pointe Coupée Parish History

At Mama's House: A Collection of Poems

2006

Jackson. A collection of poems by poetic storyteller Mary Alice Victorian "Mary V" Jackson reflecting on her vivid childhood memories at Mama's House on the Island Side of False River, Ventress, Pointe Coupée Parish, LA.

Decuir: Early Creole Family of Louisiana - Creole Heritage Day 2005

2005

Creole West Productions, editor. The complementary program to the Decuir presentation and panel discussion sessions during the Creole Heritage Day 2005 events including early Decuir family genealogial information, Decuir family and the foundation of the Catholic Church in Pointe Coupée, articles from Decuir descendants and a full reprint of "Decuir Family of Pointe Coupée Parish, LA: A Remarkable Confluence of Peoples, Time and Place"

Benjamin Franklin Eshleman: A Biographical Sketch

2005

Eshelman-Lee. A fascinating saga illuminating the life of Benjamin Franklin Eshleman. As a young man from Pennsylvania with Mennonite ancestry, Eshleman came to New Orleans in the 1850s to work with his uncle’s hardware firm. Immediately, he became enmeshed in New Orleans merchant society. At the onset of the Civil War, Eshleman enlisted at age 30 as a single man with the CSA Battalion Washington Artillery of New Orleans, appointed immediately as Captain to the 4th Company. With the premier light artillery unit of the Civil War, he fought all the way to Appomattox and surrendered with Lee-- by then promoted to Lt. Colonel. Returning to New Orleans, he became an integral fabric of postwar New Orleans business and society, and Christ Church Cathedral. Co-founder of both Louisiana Confederate Veterans and the Washington Artillery Foundation, he was also a member of the Louisiana escort for the re-internment of CSA President Jefferson Davis from New Orleans to Richmond, Virginia in 1893.

Selected Writings of Julien Poydras

2004

Eshelman-Lee. The inaugural volume of the Liberating Pointe Coupée Parish History series, take a glimpse into selected fully translated correspondence of Julien Poydras from 1792–1804.

Louisiana Purchase: A Dramatic Change for Pointe Coupéeans 1803–1815

2003

Eshelman-Lee. Pointe Coupée Parish, Louisiana's Franco-European beginnings date back to the early 1700s, where its settlement has continued since the installation of the poste of Pointe Coupée in the early 1720s. Over two hundred and eighty years later, we take a look into the past with slices of the history of this Créole community during the Louisiana Purchase era. An accompanying Teacher's Guide is available for use with the print materials or as a complement to the website resource Pointe Coupée Parish History

Antoine Decuir and His Legacy: River Lake Plantation

2003

Eshelman-Lee. Become familiar with a diverse Créole family of Louisiana, through a historical glimpse of a founding family of Pointe Coupée who settled along the lower False River area.

Observations From a 21st Century Traveler (Les Observations d'une Voyageuse du Vingt et Unième Siècle)

2002

Eshelman-Lee. A visit to Pointe Coupée Parish in spring of 2002 inspired this piece.