Meetings

6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
LOCATION: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LIBRARY (LaPLACE, LA)

SPEAKER: ANNE HARMON BRETT
TOPIC: THE DISEASE: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH A LIFE WITH LEPROSY

RE-SCHEDULED for MARCH 2022 due to aftermath of Hurricane Ida

6:00 PM – EVENT OF INTEREST
LOCATION: GERMAN-AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER (GRETNA, LA)

SPEAKER: JAY SCHEXNAYDRE
TOPIC: GERMAN COAST TRICENTENNIAL

For those that could not attend our regular meeting in July in Reserve, this is a reprisal presentation for the GACC in Gretna. An overview of 300 years of the History of the German Coast.  

http://www.gacc-nola.org

10:00 AM – ANNUAL OKTOBERFEST LUNCHEON
LOCATION: KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS HALL (2411 HIGHWAY 18, VACHERIE, LA 70090)

SPEAKER: ALBERT ROBICHAUX JR.
TOPIC: GERMAN COAST FAMILIES & THEIR EUROPEAN ORIGINS (PART 2)

For More Information click the Oktoberfest page

$35.00 per person

The GACHGS in partnership with Albert (Al) Robichaux are proud to announce the publication of German Coast Families: Their Origins in Europe and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana (Volume 2). Al will talk about his newest contribution to Louisiana genealogy and will autograph books.

6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
LOCATION: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LIBRARY (LaPLACE, LA)

SPEAKER: T. CASEY STUART
TOPIC: Claude Tremé: The Man and the Faubourg

The Faubourg Tremé is the neighborhood directly behind the French Quarter. A rich history will be uncovered by examining the man behind the name.

6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
LOCATION: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LIBRARY (LaPLACE, LA)

SPEAKER: ANNE HARMON BRETT
TOPIC: THE DISEASE: ONE MAN’S JOURNEY THROUGH A LIFE WITH LEPROSY

Anne will speak about her parents’ life at Carville, now the National Hansen’s Disease Museum. Her mother, Louise Anne Triche was a native of Vacherie and her father Johnny Harmon was of Texas. Her father was a talented photographer who upon discharge continued a career in photography.

GERMAN COAST ORIGINS TRICENTENNIAL TOUR

https://www.seitztravel.com/german-heritage-tour

Due to the international trip to Europe, there will be no regular meeting this month.

6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
LOCATION: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LIBRARY (LaPLACE, LA)

SPEAKER: TBA
TOPIC: TBA

GACHGS 43rd Anniversary Meeting (Elections & Light Refreshments)

6:00 PM – REGULAR MEETING
LOCATION: ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST PARISH LIBRARY (LaPLACE, LA)

SPEAKER: KENNETH HOFFMANN
TOPIC: SOUTHERN JEWISH EXPERIENCE

Executive Director Kenneth Hoffmann of Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience will give us an overview of the museum and some interesting connections to the Jewish culture of South Louisiana.