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New Exhibits Unveiled at Shadows on the Teche

In July 2024, I had the wonderful opportunity to open five new exhibits that I wrote, designed, and installed at the Shadows on the Teche. They were funded by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area and the National Trust for Historic Preservation. We hosted a members-only opening that welcomed 85 locals and resulted in a 20%Continue reading “New Exhibits Unveiled at Shadows on the Teche”

Expanding Access to Shadows Collection Artifacts

In 2023, I established a multi-year partnership with The Historic New Orleans Collection Decorative Arts of the Gulf South (DAGS) to document the Shadows’ decorative arts collection. In an effort to expand access of the Shadows collection, I partnered with DAGS to photograph, document, and grant public digital access to the vast decorative arts collection.Continue reading “Expanding Access to Shadows Collection Artifacts”

Thematic Public Programs: Garden to Glass at Shadows (2024)

In 2023, I shifted public programs at the Shadows to be thematic. January-April focused on Louisiana Foodways. January was a lecture and cocktail tasting: “History of the Louisiana Cocktail”February was a lecture on Slavery and food-waysMarch was a presentation on community gardens as a method of neighborhood revitalizationApril was the capstone program: Garden to Glass.Continue reading “Thematic Public Programs: Garden to Glass at Shadows (2024)”

Shadows Interpretive Framework Explained (2024)

The Shadows Interpretive Framework established the vision for the new tour and visitor experience. The framework took two weeks to write. Phase one was built in six weeks in 2023. Phase two, three Visitor Center exhibitions, took one year to write, design, and install. Phase two was funded by the Atchafalaya National Heritage Area. PhaseContinue reading “Shadows Interpretive Framework Explained (2024)”

A Reckoning at the Big House (2023)

A Reckoning at the Big House: Regional historians, tour guides, and descendants of the enslaved weigh in on the future of plantation tourism in Louisiana by Jordan LaHaye Fontenot, Alexandra KennonAUGUST 23, 2023(copied from Country Roads: https://countryroadsmagazine-com.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/countryroadsmagazine.com/api/amp/art-and-culture/history/future-of-plantation-tourism/ ) If you were to visit the Shadows-on-the-Teche when the National Trust for Historic Preservation first opened it as a museum in theContinue reading “A Reckoning at the Big House (2023)”

Published Web Articles as a Staff Contributor at the National WWII Museum

I was a staff contributor to The National WWII Museum’s The War section on the website. I specialize in histories often under-represented in Museum content. American Nazism and Madison Square Garden Before World War II, the German-American Bund was one of the most successful pro-Nazi organizations in the United States. On February 20, 1939, AmericanContinue reading “Published Web Articles as a Staff Contributor at the National WWII Museum”