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Wupatki National Monument offers a look at how people lived 900 years ago. Lauren Carter, an iterpreter with the National Park Service, showed the remains of the Wupatki Pueblo and explained how its…

In the early 19th century, Jean Lafitte operated as a privateer across Southern Louisiana. McNeese State University Professor Keagan LeJeune explained what brought Lafitte to South Western Louisiana and…

Riordan Mansion manager Nikki Lober gave a tour of the home of Timothy and Michael Riordan, operators of the Arizona Lumber and Timber Company. The lumber industry played a major role in the early…

The USS Orleck was a Gearing-class destroyer that served in the U.S. Navy from 1945-1982. Museum Executive Director Ron Williams explained the role the ship played during the Vietnam War, and guide Stephen…

Meg Roederer, communications specialist with the Flagstaff Convention and Visitors Bureau, gave a tour of the city and highlighted some of its unique locations. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs)…

Anne Monlezun, founder of the Mardi Gras Museum, shared how Mardi Gras came about, and Museum Director David Faulk gave a tour of the museum. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Maude Reid was born in Lake Charles in 1882. She created more than a dozen scrapbooks collecting stories about Lake Charles' history. McNeese State University Professor Keagan LeJeune shared their contents.…

Jean Lafitte operated as a privateer and pirate across Southern Louisiana in the early 19th century. Keagan LeJeune explained what brought Lafitte to this region and shared some of the stories associated…

During the Civil War, there was massive growth of the federal government and the lack of regulations made the rise of government corruption inevitable. Michael Smith recounted some of the scandals and how…

Lake Charles, Louisiana, began as a “no man’s land” that was home to pirates, cowboys, and runaway slaves. In his book, Lost Lake Charles, Adley Cormier chronicled how this region of Louisiana went on to…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from August 18-22, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the…

Located just outside of Lake Charles, Mossville was a once thriving community. Today it is surrounded by chemical manufacturing plants. Learn how the town’s history is being preserved and see what the city…

Author Adley Cormier gave a tour of the Lake Charles, Louisiana, and highlighted some of its unique locations. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities…

C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2018 LCV Cities Tour” in Lake Charles, Louisiana, from August 18-22, 2018, to feature the history and literary life of the…

In August of 1791, the only successful slave revolt began in the modern day nation of Haiti. Philippe Girard recounted the life of the former slave whose rose to lead a revolution and ultimately bringing…

In her book, Remapping Second-Wave Feminism, Janet Allured examined the feminist movement in Louisiana and explained the unique issues they encountered compared to their counterparts in the north.…

Established in 1894 by Percival Lowell, the Lowell Observatory would become the site of many discoveries. Kevin Schindler, historian at Lowell Observatory, talked about the role it played in the Apollo…

Northern Arizona University’s Cline Library Special Collections and Archives houses the Fred Harvey Company records consisting of menus, brochures, artwork and many other items. Archivist Sean Evans…

The Trans-Alaska Pipeline stretches 420 miles across Alaska from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez, Alaska. Betsy Haines, Alyeska Pipeline’s Vice President of Risk and Technical Support, explained the challenges of…

During World War II, Ladd Army Airfield in Fairbanks was a hub for the lend-lease policy between the U.S. and Russia. Ladd Army Air Field historian Mike Ferguson explained how thousands of American plans,…