2015 Te r r e b o n n e H i s t o r i c a l & C u l t u r a l S o c i e t y Issue #1 Southdown Plantation House & Terrebonne Museum Color and Form Come to Life in the Southdown Gallery Over the next few months, Southdown Planation House and Museum will host several different local artists in its gallery. Beginning in January, Rene Ghirardi will present Colors of Life and Mardi Gras. On March 15 at 2 pm there will be a reception for Gregory Hayes show Sailing Tides . Hayes is a recent graduate of Nicholls State University. Upcoming Events Artist Rene Ghirardi “The Colors of Life and Mardi Gras” The show runs through February 2015. Artist Gregory Hayes Reception Featuring his show Sailing Tides—Sunday, March 15 from 2—4 p.m. Southdown Marketplace Arts and Crafts Festival—Saturday, March 28, 2015. 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Rene Ghirardi’s crab is just one of his colorful works that grace the walls of Southdown through February (above). Gregory Hayes will feature originals works such as the image to the right starting in March. Southdown Launches “This Week in History” on Facebook and Google + With the incorporation of social media sites at Southdown Plantation we are able to reach a larger audience interested in history in Terrebonne Parish, the state and the world. “We currently have 3,253 likes on our Facebook page,” Assistant Director Melanie Moriarity said. Melanie is the keeper of our Facebook and Intagram accounts where she posts pictures and events. “With the addition of Google+ and our weekly history postings we hope to gain a larger audience for the museum,” Executive Director Rachel Cherry added. This Week in History will focus on Louisiana history and also topics specific to Southdown Planation and Terrebonne Parish. To access these sites go to Facebook, Instagram or Google+ and search for Southdown Plantation. Forgotten Houma: A New History in Pictures Published A new book hits the shelves in January 2015 featuring photographs of Houma and Terrebonne from years gone by. The book titled “Forgotten Houma” is published by Arcadia Publishing, the same firm that produced the much acclaimed Images of Houma by Thomas Cobb and Mara Currie. “Arcadia contacted me last spring with the idea to do a follow-up book with more original images,” author Rachel Cherry stated. “They were looking for images that reached a broad audience within the parish and Southdown has been a repository for many different images over the years.” In addition, Cliff Theriot, archivist at Nicholls State University, authored a book called “Images of Lafourche”. Both books will be available at the Southdown Plantation gift shop. Rachel will be signing books at Southdown Plantation from of Southdown Plantation House and Museum. It is on sale in the gift shop . “When I arrived at the museum in 2012, I was surprised that no one in the past had written a comprehensive history of Southdown,” Author and Executive Director Rachel Cherry said. “We had visitors for tours that were frequently asking for more information about the house and its history, so I made it happen.” Thanks to local sources like Prosper Toups and Frances Mattingly, both books contain information about Southdown Edward Lyons owned boats in which he delivered groceries to the various “little cities” in Sugar Mill and the oil field at each rig is just one of more than 200 images in Forgotten Houma.. Refinery which Although the title is Forgotwas not a part of the history 2—4 p.m. Sunday, March 15 ten Houma, the images come discussed on the tours before. during the art reception for from private collections and “Southdown was such a range from chapters about life Gregory Hayes Show titled huge part of the economic and Sailing Tides. Cherry has also “down the Bayou” to historic social life in the area and I plantations and agriculture, oil completed the book Southwant people to have this infordown Plantation: The House and other industries with secmation that they can share that Sugar Built which details tions specifically on Southall of the history of the proper- with future generations,” Cherdown Mill and Refinery and ry added. ty, the residents, the mill, and the vanishing coast. every exhibit within the walls Southdown Plantation House * The Terrebonne Museum * 1208 Museum Drive * PO Box 2095 * Houma, LA 70361 * 985-851-0154